Quick and Easy Slow Cooker Cube Steak

Cube steak is notorious for being chewy… I never mined it and I do have a number of recipes for it… but a lot of people complain about it. Well complain no more… this recipe for Slow Cooker Cube Steak is not only quick to put together and easy.. the cube steak will be so tender it will melt in your mouth… honest!

TIPS

Every slow cooker is different…. the heat settings are different. This recipe needs to cook on low … my one slow cooker cooks the pot at a low simmer when it’s set on low… my other slow cooker.. takes forever to get hot and will not simmer on low…. And believe it or not.. it’s the newer one that doesn’t simmer… anyway… you want a very low simmer… so set you cooker on the setting to get a very low simmer.

My gravy is slightly thickened, I don’t care for really thick gravy… if you prefer it thicker… add more flour to the beef broth before you add it into the cooker.

Set this up and 5 ½ hours later you have a delicious dinner! …. Add some smashed potatoes and a veggie… and you are good to go!







Recipe: Slow Cooker Cube Steak

All you need:

6 good sized cube steaks
½ cup of flour
½ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion, sliced
3 ½ cups beef broth, divided
1 pkg. (8 oz.) fresh mushrooms, sliced
3 tablespoons flour

All you have to do:

In a shallow bowl, mix the ½ cup flour, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Dredge the meat in the flour mixture.

In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium high heat. Brown both sides of each cube steak until it has a little bit of a crust. Place the browned cube steaks in the slow cooker.

After all the cube steaks have been browned… add ½ cup of beef broth to the skillet to deglaze the pan. Using a spatula scrape all the bits up off the skillet and pour it over the meat in the slow cooker.

Add the sliced onions and 2 cups of beef broth to the crock pot. cover and set the slow cooker on low and cook for 5 hours.

In a small bowl, combine 3 tablespoons of flour and 1 cup of beef broth. Whisk until smooth and has no lumps. Stir it into the slow cooker.

Add the sliced mushrooms and replace the lid. Cook for another 30 minutes or until gravy has thickened, stir occasionally.