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Quick Cube Steaks
"The recipe I cut out from the Miami newspaper (many years ago) calls this "German Quick Steaks"--not too sure where the "German" part comes from. Makes cube steaks tender and easy. Serve with mashed potatoes or egg noodles."
photo by Anonymous
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
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2-4
ingredients
- 2 -4 beef cube steaks
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 (1 ounce) package brown gravy mix (use 2 if you like lots of gravy)
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
directions
- Chop onion.
- Melt butter in a heavy skillet over medium heat.
- Add the steaks and onions, browning steaks on both sides.
- While steaks are browning, mix gravy mix according to to package directions.
- Add vinegar and brown sugar to gravy.
- Pour gravy over steaks and lower heat. Cover and simmer 20 to 30 minutes until meat is tender. Check periodically to make sure liquid does not evaporate. Add water as necessary as the gravy cooks down and get very thick. I have simmered for up to an hour with good results. Just keep an eye on the gravy--don't want it all to evaporate.
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Reviews
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I used deer steaks for this recipe and it was wonderful. The meat was so tender and there was no wild taste to the meat at all. This is definately a keeper. -
I made this last week and it was yummy! We did not have the package of gravy so I made it homemade with some flour, onion powder, garlic, and salt, bullion. It came out wonderful and is a great inexpensive family meal to make! Will make again! -
Made as written. Cube steaks were on sale for $1 for 10 at our local grocery, which was good as we're on a tight grocery budget. I made this with 4 cube steaks as directed. It came out very tender with LOTS of gravy with only using 1 packet. I think this is because my steaks weren't 100% thawed (more like 90%) and I needed to get a quick meal out. I would make this again and add mushrooms as Maria in California did. Thanks! -
My husband and I both loved it. The only thing I did is it was a homemade gravy rather than using a gravy packet and I added mushrooms . For a spice I used salt on one side and on the other I did Grill McCormick Grill Mates Montreal steak spice.
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The vinegar in the recipe probably constitutes the German part.
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Tweaks
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The resident teenaged food critic said this cube steak was "not too bad". You have to understand that this is the highest possible compliment from him! The steaks were delicious. I made as directed with the following modifications: I sprayed the skillet with olive oil cooking spray instead of using butter to brown the steaks and I substituted Recipe #149886 for the commercially produced brown gravy mix. Thanks for a great recipe. I'll make this again. -
This was very good. We left the onions out (personal preference) and spiced the gravy mix with onion powder instead. I used 2 packets of gravy and simmered it for about 45 minutes. I really liked the flavor of the gravy and how tender the meat was. Thanks for sharing!
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NC Gal
United States
<p>Hi! I'm married with two children, dd and ds. I have a part time job and always looking for quick yummy meals to make on those busy nights. <br /><br />Life is good! :)</p>
