Monday, Monday....

I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend!  I hope all the dad's in your lives had a great day too!  But one question comes to mind after each Father's Day: Why does it seem that Father's Day gets stretched to include the entire weekend?  hmmmm Mothers we must protest.  No more just a couple Subway sandwiches for us will suffice!  (not that I dislike Subway or anything), let's go for the gusto and request a meal that will be unforgettable.  What shall we have?  Steak and shrimp scampi, lasagna, meatballs in sauce,  or linguine with clams?  For some reason all of these recipes sound very familiar? Oh I know, I just made them for my husband.  I think I better just request a big double scoop ice cream sundae with marshmallow and raspberries from the local ice cream stand.  I will be very happy just the same and no messy kitchen to clean up either.  My thighs might begin to jiggle a little bit more but oh so worth it on that glorious day we call Mother's Day. ;)

On to today's recipe, I hope you enjoy this one:

Cube Steak with Gravy

The Players: (photo should include a small onion).

Remove any excess fat from cubed steaks  & cut to size; season:

Meanwhile begin to heat oil over medium heat:

Dredge cubed steaks in seasoned flour:

Carefully place cubed steaks into the oil in the pan:

Brown meat on one side; turn to second side, add water and boullion:

Add sliced onion; cover:

All done:

Cubed Steaks and Gravy

1-2 packages cubed steaks, cut to serving size (usually 1 package contain 2-3 large cubed steaks) Shown here was one package with 3 large steaks.

Salt and pepper to taste

1/4 tsp. garlic powder (opt)

1/2 cup flour, or more as needed to coat meat

3 beef boullion cubes

1/2-1 cup of water

1 small onion, sliced into rings or minced, dried onion

canola oil

Here's How:

Prepare cubed steaks by cutting into desired serving size pieces.  Season meat with salt and pepper as desired, season both sides of meat.

Slice onion into small to medium width rings.

Put about 1/2 to 1 cup flour onto a plate or flat type bowl.  Season with garlic powder if using.

Begin to preheat oil in pan over medium heat, adding just enough oil to lightly cover bottom of pan.

Dredge cubed steaks into seasoned flour, coating each side. Shake off excess flour.

Add cubed steaks to oil in pan.  You can crowd them a little bit in pan as they will shrink.

Cook cubed steaks over medium heat for aproximately 5-7 minutes, until lightly browned.

Turn cubed steaks over to second side, if there is an excess amount of oil remaining, carefully drain.  After 2 minutes or so on second side, add beef boullion cubes and just enough water to go half-way up the sides of the meat.  Move them around a little bit in the water/gravy that is being made to distribute a little bit of the flour into the gravy. 

Cover and let simmer on medium  heat for 20 minutes.  Check to make sure there is enough water in pan, add more if necessary, usually it is necessary to add additional water but start out with a small amount, add as needed.  You will usually only have to add additional water once.  Continue cooking, reduce heat to medium low until meat is tender and onions are fork tender.  Depending on thickness of cubed steaks this could take an additional 15 minutes. 

Transfer cubed steaks to serving dish; keep warm.

Over low heat mix gravy in pan to incorporate, heat through.  Pour into serving dish.

Serve with mashed potatoes or noodles and a vegetable.

Enjoy!

Evelyn