Cube Steak With Balsamic Onion Gravy Spend With Pennies Recipes

CUBE STEAK WITH ONION MUSHROOM GRAVY

Steps:

• Mix flour & pepper and place on a flat plate.
• Add cube steaks covering with mixture well.
• In a large fry pan with a lid, brown the cube steaks in oil.
• Add onions, mushrooms & garlic.
• Saute about 1 miniute.
• Add stock & worcestershire sauce and bring to a low boil, scraping the pan to loosen brown bits.
• Cover pan & lower heat to a low simmer.
• Stirring occasionally.
• Cook 1 1/2 hours. Serves 2-4.

COUNTRY FRIED STEAKS WITH SWEET ONION GRAVY

Steps:

• In a shallow bowl, stir together the flour, cornstarch, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper until thoroughly mixed. Remove 1/3 cup of the flour mixture, and set aside. Gently press the cube steaks into the remaining flour mixture in the bowl until well coated on both sides.
• Heat butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat until the foam subsides on the butter. Gently pan-fry the steaks until the coating is browned, about 4 minutes per side. Turn only once. Remove the steaks to a platter.
• Spread the onions out into the skillet with the remaining oil and butter, and cook over medium heat until the onions are translucent, 5 to 7 minutes, stirring often. Sprinkle the reserved flour mixture over the onions; cook and stir for 1 more minute, then pour in the beef stock and milk. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring constantly until the gravy is thickened. Scrape the pan well to dissolve any flavor bits left in the bottom. Return the browned steaks to the gravy mixture, then push them down into the gravy. Cover the skillet, reduce heat to low, and simmer until the steaks are very tender, about 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.

CUBE STEAK WITH ONION GRAVY

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet.
• Mix flour, salt and pepper.
• Dredge cube steaks in flour mixture; fry steaks until cooked but do not overcook or will become stringy.
• Remove steaks from pan and drain on towels; cover to keep warm.
• Drain off all of fat except for 2 tablespoons.
• Saute onion in skillet till tender;scrape up little bits of meat from pan.
• Add flour and cook with onion till slightly brown.
• Whisk in beef broth and cook till thick and bubbly. If not thick enough mix up a little flour/water and whisk into gravy.
• Cut cube steaks into 1" strips and return to pan with gravy; heat through and serve.

CUBE STEAK WITH GRAVY

Steps:

• Whisk flour, cornstarch, 1 teaspoon black pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon salt together in a shallow bowl. Spread 1 tablespoon of the flour mixture onto a plate; press each cube steak into flour mixture to coat completely.
• Place coated steaks on a work surface and pound each several times with a meat tenderizer on each side to pound flour into steak. Pound each steak a second time to further incorporate flour mixture into the meat.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat until skillet is about 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cook steaks in hot butter until browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer steaks and any stray pieces of meat to a plate and tent with aluminum foil to keep warm. Let skillet cool briefly.
• Heat the same skillet over low heat. Pour enough milk into the skillet to cover the bottom of the pan. Whisk 1 tablespoon flour mixture into hot milk until gravy has a cream-like consistency, 10 to 15 minutes. Add more flour mixture as necessary to thicken gravy. Transfer any steak scraps back into the skillet and season gravy with salt and black pepper.
• Place hot steaks on plates and top with gravy.

CUBE STEAKS WITH BALSAMIC ONION GRAVY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine flour, salt, & pepper in a shallow plate. Dredge the meat in the flour mixture.
• Heat olive oil over medium heat in a dutch oven. Brown steaks on each side (adding additional olive oil if needed). Set aside.
• Melt the butter in the dutch oven and cook onions in it until they are tender, add the wine and cook until it reduces. Top with browned steaks.
• Add remaining ingredients except for cornstarch. Cover and place in the oven. Cook for 2 ½-3 hours or until fork-tender. Halfway through cooking, add 1 more cup of broth so the meat is covered with liquid.
• Remove the dutch oven from oven and remove the steaks from the pot and place on a plate covered with foil.
• Combine cornstarch with 1 tablespoon water. Bring liquid in the pot to a boil. Stir in cornstarch slurry and stir until thickened.
• Serve over mashed potatoes.