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Cube Steak

This is an easy recipe that serves a crowd very easily.
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Author: Peggy Jansen
Servings: 12
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 30 minutes
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Ingredients  

  • 6 4 oz beef cube steaks
  • ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
  • vegetable oil (for searing)
  • 1 large onion (sliced and separated into rings)
  • 3 cups water (divided)
  • 1 envelope brown gravy mix
  • 1 envelope mushroom gravy mix
  • 1 envelope onion gravy mix

Instructions: 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°.
  • Heat oil in a skillet, over med/high heat. (If you want even more tender meat, you can cover the cube steaks with a piece of Saran wrap and pound the meat with a meat tenderizer.)
  • Dump the flour on a plate and coat each cube steak in the flour.
  • Sear the steaks until they are lightly browned on each side.
  • Transfer to a large roaster pan (or Crock-pot).
  • Slice the onion and place on top of the steaks. Add 2 cups of water.
  • Cover and cook for 2 hours. (Or 8 hours on low, if in a Crock-pot.)
  • Whisk together the gravy mixes in the remaining 1 cup of water, then pour over the steaks.
  • Cover and cook 1 more hour.

Notes:

Serving Size: Doubling this recipe to serve 24 people is perfect. (12 4-oz cube steaks for 24 people.)
Cooking Time: It takes about 20 minutes to sear a double recipe (12 cube steaks). Then needs to bake for 2 hours before the mixes are added, and a full hour after the mixes are added so it thickens properly.
Diet: Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free