Mcdonald Family Cubed Steak Recipes

MELT-IN-YOUR-MOUTH CUBED STEAKS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350. Heat olive oil in large (cast iron works best) skillet on med-med/high heat.
• 2. Mix flour, salt & pepper (I prefer fresh ground) in pie plate.
• 3. Dredge cubed steaks in flour mixture.
• 4. Brown steaks maybe 5 min. per side.
• 5. Turning over a few times.
• 6. Place cooked cubed steaks in a deep casserole dish. Drain oil from skillet, reserving steak/flour residue.
• 7. Mix soup mix with 2 cups water in a bowl.
• 8. Pour water into cast iron skillet.
• 9. Turn heat higher whisking to loosen browned bits in skillet. I sometimes add some of the leftover flour at this time... mixture does not need to be thick as it thickens in the oven.
• 10. Pour this mixture over cubed steaks.
• 11. Bake, uncovered, for 1 hour.
• 12. Makes its own gravy & cubed steaks are so tender, you won't need a knife!

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.

SMOTHER CUBED STEAK

Steps:

• put flour salt and pepper in large zip lock bag put meat in and seal and shake until its all coverd.
• put oil in electic skillet or frying pan and heat on med to med hi.
• put met in and brown on both sides.
• put onion and green peppers in let cook 5 minutes.
• pour tomato sauce over meat oions and green peppers cover and simmer 45 minutes or until meat is tender.
• check oten so dosen't stick or burn.

FRIED MUSTARD CUBED STEAKS

Steps:

• In a large resealable bag, combine mustard and water; add steaks. Seal bag and turn to coat; let stand for 10 minutes. Drain steaks, discarding marinade. , In a shallow bowl, combine the flour, salt and pepper. Dip steaks in flour mixture. In an electric skillet, heat 1/4 in. oil to 375°. , Fry steaks, in batches, until crisp and lightly browned, 3-4 minutes on each side.