Y?all, I have this awesome friend?Tia. She can COOK. You might remember her from the cheesecake post. She used to own a restaurant?did I mention she can COOK? I?m tickled pink she?s sharing a family crock pot recipe with us today. Make it ? you won?t be sorry. With a name like Sweet T ? It?s a Way of Life, you know you can?t go wrong.
A family recipe
My MaMa (pronounced MawMaw, don?t ask me why, that?s just how we spelled it) made this recipe often and I loved it. She wrote it down for me on one of those little spiral-topped pocket notebooks that you used to get from the bank. I still have it, written in her handwriting. She passed away 15 years ago, so this recipe is very special to me.?
Seasonings baby!
The measurements are more suggestions than anything. I do it a little differently each time I make it. Really, you have to just do it to your own liking.? This is SO very quick you can make it up in about 10 minutes.? It?s perfect for putting in the crock-pot when you have a busy day planned and you know you aren?t going to want to take the time to make dinner at the end of the day.
Flour mixture
In a shallow dish or on a plate, combine the flour, salt and pepper. Sometimes I add a little garlic powder or meat tenderizer. Just season it to your liking, although I don?t think something like mint would be a good idea.? But hey, it?s your cube steak.
Olive oil
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Brown in oil
While it is heating, begin dredging the steaks in the flour, coating both sides well, and then place in the hot oil to brown. Turn once a nice crust has formed. While the steaks are browning, slice the onion. I like a lot of onion in mine (they will cook down a LOT!) so I often use two. Again, it?s up to you.
Layers
Next, layer half of the browned steaks, half of the onions, half of the mushrooms, and half of the cream of mushroom soup. And, you guessed it, repeat the layers.
Deglazing the pan
Don?t throw the skillet in the sink just yet though! You will have all those little bits of browned goodness in the bottom of it. This is where the beef broth comes in ? deglaze that pan!? You could use red wine, water and Worcestershire sauce; there are several options for this. Turn the heat up just a tad, pour the broth (or whatever you are using) into the searing hot skillet and scrub the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon to get it all up and mixed together well.
Browned bits of goodness!
When all the little bits are scraped up, pour the whole lot of it over the top of the ingredients in the crock-pot.
Cook that baby!
Even the cooking time and temperatures are variable here. You can cook it on high for 4-6 hours, or put it on low for 8-12 hours. Personally, I like it cooked down so much that the meat is just falling apart, so I go with the longer end of the spectrum.
Crock Pot Cube Steak
This makes a lot of sauce, so I serve it over noodles. And I love this with sour cream; you could mix it in right before serving or just throw some on top of each serving. I serve it with a salad or green beans, although I didn?t get either on the plate for these pictures!
I hope you all love this simple and quick dish as much as MaMa and I!
1 pkg (6-8 pc) cube steak
1 Onion, sliced
2 Cans Cream of Mushroom Soup (Stacy uses?Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup)
1 Cup Beef Broth
16 oz fresh mushrooms, sliced
? cup flour
? tsp salt
? tsp pepper
2 TBSP olive oil
Sour Cream (optional)
Cooked noodles
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In a shallow dish or on a plate, combine the flour, salt and pepper.?Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. While it is heating, begin dredging the steaks in the flour, coating both sides well, and then place in the hot oil to brown. Turn once a nice crust has formed. While the steaks are browning, slice the onion.
Next, layer half of the browned steaks, half of the onions, half of the mushrooms, and half of the cream of mushroom soup. And, you guessed it, repeat the layers.
Turn the heat up just a tad, pour the broth (or whatever you are using) into the searing hot skillet and scrub the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon to get it all up and mixed together well. When all the little bits are scraped up, pour the whole lot of it over the top of the ingredients in the crock-pot.
You can cook it on high for 4-6 hours, or put it on low for 8-12 hours.
This makes a lot of sauce, so I serve it over noodles. And I love this with sour cream; you could mix it in right before serving or just throw some on top of each serving.
Sweet T ? It?s a Way of Life
I am a stay at home mom who loves to create ? ANYTHING! I love flea markets, estate sales and my Granny?s house. The name ?Sweet T ? It?s A Way of Life? is symbolic for me in a few different ways. First of all my name is Tia ? hence the Sweet T. And what I do is a way of life, any artist will tell you that. It?s not a hobby or an interest, it?s who I am, what I do. These are the talents that God has given me and it would be a waste not to use them! Then, you also have the fact that I am a Southern Girl and in the South, sweet tea isn?t just a drink, it?s a way of life. It?s who we are, what we do.
Source: http://www.stacymakescents.com/mamas-crock-pot-cube-steak
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