Smothered Steak

Aug
9
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Smothered Steak
Rich, beefy smothered steak is comfort food, with a long simmering time. It’s Friday food here at our farm, as long as there’s round steak in the freezer, although we make exceptions for guests and serve it on other days if the guests are special enough.

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Difficulty: Easy

Servings: varies

Prep Time: 30 minutes   Cook Time: 2-3 hours  

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter or vegetable oil
round steak, cut in sections
1 cup flour
salt, pepper, garlic to taste
ROUX and GRAVY:
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons butter
beef broth or water (2 to 3 cups)

Directions

Set a large skillet to medium heat and melt about a half stick of butter. (Use olive or canola oil if you’d rather, or whatever shortening you prefer for browning meat.) While the butter’s melting, cut the round steak into sections, removing as much as the fat and connective tissue as you can. I start by cutting out the bone (and tossing it to the most deserving dog). Then I separate the round steak along the natural dividing lines in the meat, cutting out the tougher connective tissue as I go.

Sometimes I leave the sections large enough for single servings, and sometimes I divide those into halves or thirds. It depends on what I’ll be serving with the smothered steak, how it’ll look on the plate, and what I’m in the mood to do.

Add salt and pepper to taste to about a cup of flour–garlic, too, if you like–then generously coat the meat with the mixture.

When the butter’s sizzling hot, place the floured meat in the skillet to brown. The floured portion has a tendency to stick, so use a metal spatula and scrape under the meat carefully when you turn it. I can usually tell when the first side’s about done because the meat juices will have soaked through most of the flour that’s stuck to the uncooked top. Note–you might need to lightly grease the skillet when you turn each piece if there’s not enough butter or oil left to sear and sizzle the uncooked side.

Remove each piece when both sides are browned but not thoroughly cooked. The meat should still be oozing pink juices at this point.

This next stage is optional. I like a bit more sauce with the smothered steak, so prepare a roux for a gravy base at this point. To do this, melt another chunk of butter, maybe 2 tablespoons. Add an equal amount of flour, stir together, and let cook until the mixture bubbles nicely. Slowly add beef broth (or water), and stir until a smooth thin gravy forms.

Slide the meat pieces into the skillet on top of the gravy. Add more broth or water until the meat is mostly covered. Even with my biggest skillet, I usually have two layers of meat in the skillet at this stage. I make sure the bottom layer is completely submerged in the gravy and the top layer is nicely surrounded but not covered. (If you’ve opted to skip the ‘extra gravy’ stage, just arrange all the meat in the skillet and add about two cups of broth or water.)

Turn the heat down to a very low simmer. Cook covered for at least an hour, although two hours or even more is better. The goal is a long, slow cooking time to tenderize all those tough muscle fibers and whatever connective tissue couldn’t easily be cut out.

On hot summer days, I prefer it served with newly dug yellow flesh potatoes and garden fresh tomato slices. Other times, I like it better with rice or noodles.

Categories: Beef, Main Dish

Submitted by: laurap on August 9, 2010




Comments

  1. odell says:

    LauraP, THANK YOU so much for posting this recipe! I made it last week and it was a huge hit. So easy, so good. I did put it in the oven at 275 for around 4 hrs. cause I had to be gone. This is a perfect recipe for round steak.

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