OK, I admit....for me, the greatest joy in cooking is the raves I get.
Cooking for just me.....I rarely bother - just make some eggs, a
sandwich, or anything that requires minimal effort.

However, I feel it's time to start eating better, and I've been making
pots of stew, soups or whatever, and freezing them in individual
portions.

I got some cube steaks on sale - should be quick and easy - but I'm
tired of them plain, with onions. Anyone have any suggestions for cube
steak dishes for one?

Thanks!

wrote:

> I got some cube steaks on sale - should be quick and easy - but I'm
> tired of them plain, with onions. Anyone have any suggestions for cube
> steak dishes for one?

If we're talking about the same thing, throw it into a saute pan,
add some sliced jalapenos or saute some Italian peppers, like that,
melt some cheese on it and make yourself a nice sandwich on a club
roll.

nancy

wrote:
>
>> I got some cube steaks on sale - should be quick and easy - but I'm
>> tired of them plain, with onions. Anyone have any suggestions for cube
>> steak dishes for one?

Swiss Steak:
http://www.therecipeforcooking.com/swiss-steak.html


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PENMART01 wrote:

>
> Swiss Steak:
> http://www.therecipeforcooking.com/swiss-steak.html
>

HEY, they stole my recipe! Only they changed round steak (that's what I
use) to cube steak! ;-) If using round steak, when you coat the steak
with flour prior to browning, pound the steak with a meat tenderizer.
(I'd recommend doing this step outside if possible ;-) )

I'd also recommend Crisco (the one in the can) for the oil. I don't know
what it is about it but it doesn't come out the same if you use other
oils. I also add mushrooms. One of my all-time favorite meals.


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PENMART01 wrote:

>
> Swiss Steak:
> http://www.therecipeforcooking.com/swiss-steak.html
>

HEY, they stole my recipe! Only they changed round steak (that's what I
use) to cube steak! ;-) If using round steak, when you coat the steak
with flour prior to browning, pound the steak with a meat tenderizer.
(I'd recommend doing this step outside if possible ;-) )

I'd also recommend Crisco (the one in the can) for the oil. I don't know
what it is about it but it doesn't come out the same if you use other
oils. I also add mushrooms. One of my all-time favorite meals.


--
Steve

Every job is a self-portrait of the person who did it.
Autograph your work with excellence.

wrote:
>
>> I got some cube steaks on sale - should be quick and easy - but I'm
>> tired of them plain, with onions. Anyone have any suggestions for cube
>> steak dishes for one?

Swiss Steak:
http://www.therecipeforcooking.com/swiss-steak.html


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Sheldon
````````````

On 2004-10-21, > wrote:

> I got some cube steaks on sale - should be quick and easy - but I'm
> tired of them plain, with onions. Anyone have any suggestions for cube
> steak dishes for one?

.....And, I just happened to cook one with onions for supper tonight. Funny
you should be bored with them. I just rediscovered them. I'm thinking
fried bell and jalapeno peppers and onions with my next grilled cube steak
sanwich.

nb

Smother with mushrooms and onions....yum!

> wrote:

> Smother with mushrooms and onions....yum!


Or make chicken - fried steak with them )

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> wrote:

> Smother with mushrooms and onions....yum!


Or make chicken - fried steak with them )

--
Best
Greg

> wrote:

> Smother with mushrooms and onions....yum!


Or make chicken - fried steak with them )

--
Best
Greg

> wrote:

> Smother with mushrooms and onions....yum!


Or make chicken - fried steak with them )

--
Best
Greg

> wrote:

> Smother with mushrooms and onions....yum!


Or make chicken - fried steak with them )

--
Best
Greg

> wrote:

> Smother with mushrooms and onions....yum!


Or make chicken - fried steak with them )

--
Best
Greg

Smother with mushrooms and onions....yum!

wrote:
> OK, I admit....for me, the greatest joy in cooking is the raves I get.
> Cooking for just me.....I rarely bother - just make some eggs, a
> sandwich, or anything that requires minimal effort.
>
> However, I feel it's time to start eating better, and I've been making
> pots of stew, soups or whatever, and freezing them in individual
> portions.
>
> I got some cube steaks on sale - should be quick and easy - but I'm
> tired of them plain, with onions. Anyone have any suggestions for cube
> steak dishes for one?
>
> Thanks!


Chicken fried steak?


jim

JimLane wrote:
> wrote:
>> OK, I admit....for me, the greatest joy in cooking is the raves I
>> get. Cooking for just me.....I rarely bother - just make some eggs, a
>> sandwich, or anything that requires minimal effort.
>>
>> However, I feel it's time to start eating better, and I've been
>> making pots of stew, soups or whatever, and freezing them in
>> individual portions.
>>
>> I got some cube steaks on sale - should be quick and easy - but I'm
>> tired of them plain, with onions. Anyone have any suggestions for
>> cube steak dishes for one?
>>
>> Thanks!
>
>
> Chicken fried steak?
>
>
> jim

I was going to suggest that, then I re-read the OP. Eating "better" would
suggest to me, healthier. Chicken fried steak is wonderful but not
particularly healthy. Oh what the hell. Go for it. Make a nice buttermilk
batter with egg, salt, pepper. Dredge the cube steak in some seasoned flour
then dip it in the batter and fry the suckers over medium-high heat in a
little vegetabke oil (or melted vegetable shortening) until crispy. Top
with cream gravy and be sure to put some on the mashed potatoes, too.

Jill

On 2004-10-21, jmcquown > wrote:

> Make a nice buttermilk
> batter with egg, salt, pepper. Dredge the cube steak in some seasoned flour
> then dip it in the batter and fry the suckers over medium-high heat in a
> little vegetabke oil (or melted vegetable shortening) until crispy. Top
> with cream gravy and be sure to put some on the mashed potatoes, too.

Geez Jill, yer killin' me, here! Your post after I ate my last cube
borders on beef brutality.

nb

notbob wrote:
> On 2004-10-21, jmcquown > wrote:
>
>> Make a nice buttermilk
>> batter with egg, salt, pepper. Dredge the cube steak in some
>> seasoned flour then dip it in the batter and fry the suckers over
>> medium-high heat in a little vegetable oil (or melted vegetable
>> shortening) until crispy. Top with cream gravy and be sure to put
>> some on the mashed potatoes, too.
>
> Geez Jill, yer killin' me, here! Your post after I ate my last cube
> borders on beef brutality.
>
> nb

Sorry, nb - didn't mean to be so cruel! ;p

Jill

notbob wrote:
> On 2004-10-21, jmcquown > wrote:
>
>> Make a nice buttermilk
>> batter with egg, salt, pepper. Dredge the cube steak in some
>> seasoned flour then dip it in the batter and fry the suckers over
>> medium-high heat in a little vegetable oil (or melted vegetable
>> shortening) until crispy. Top with cream gravy and be sure to put
>> some on the mashed potatoes, too.
>
> Geez Jill, yer killin' me, here! Your post after I ate my last cube
> borders on beef brutality.
>
> nb

Sorry, nb - didn't mean to be so cruel! ;p

Jill

Thanks everyone!

"I was going to suggest that, then I re-read the OP. Eating "better"
would suggest to me, healthier. Chicken fried steak is wonderful but not
particularly healthy. Oh what the hell. Go for it. Make a nice
buttermilk batter with egg, salt, pepper. Dredge the cube steak in some
seasoned flour then dip it in the batter and fry the suckers over
medium-high heat in a little vegetabke oil (or melted vegetable
shortening) until crispy. Top with cream gravy and be sure to put some
on the mashed potatoes, too.
Jill"

So that's what a chicken fried steak is! I have a friend in TX who
keeps telling me I MUST have one, but when I saw it on the menu at a
local cafe, it said something about milk in the gravy....and being
lactose intolerant, I can't handle that. But, I reckon I can try the
steaks without the gravy....or is that sacrilege? )

I hadn't had cube steaks in years, then one of the local supermarkets
had them on sale for $1.99 a pound - and the quality is quite good!
So, I got a large package, and a bunch of these little suckers in my
freezer, waiting for me to do something interesting to them.

wrote:
> Thanks everyone!
>
> "I was going to suggest that, then I re-read the OP. Eating "better"
> would suggest to me, healthier. Chicken fried steak is wonderful but
> not particularly healthy. Oh what the hell. Go for it. Make a nice
> buttermilk batter with egg, salt, pepper. Dredge the cube steak in
> some seasoned flour then dip it in the batter and fry the suckers over
> medium-high heat in a little vegetabke oil (or melted vegetable
> shortening) until crispy. Top with cream gravy and be sure to put some
> on the mashed potatoes, too.
> Jill"
>
> So that's what a chicken fried steak is! I have a friend in TX who
> keeps telling me I MUST have one, but when I saw it on the menu at a
> local cafe, it said something about milk in the gravy....and being
> lactose intolerant, I can't handle that. But, I reckon I can try the
> steaks without the gravy....or is that sacrilege? )
>
> I hadn't had cube steaks in years, then one of the local supermarkets
> had them on sale for $1.99 a pound - and the quality is quite good!
> So, I got a large package, and a bunch of these little suckers in my
> freezer, waiting for me to do something interesting to them.

Of course you can have it with brown gravy... that's another thang we do
with it down here in the southern US <G>

Jill

"Of course you can have it with brown gravy... that's another thang we
do
with it down here in the southern US <G>
Jill"

Well, that's nice to know - I was afraid of getting lynched or
something, seeing as I now live in the South! )

I was thinking....perhaps I could concoct a white gravy using
lactose-free milk. Ya think?

On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 01:23:00 -0500, "jmcquown"
> wrote:

> Of course you can have it with brown gravy... that's another thang we do
> with it down here in the southern US <G>

Do y'all do a real brown gravy or is it the "quick" type?

sf
Practice safe eating - always use condiments

"Of course you can have it with brown gravy... that's another thang we
do
with it down here in the southern US <G>
Jill"

Well, that's nice to know - I was afraid of getting lynched or
something, seeing as I now live in the South! )

I was thinking....perhaps I could concoct a white gravy using
lactose-free milk. Ya think?

wrote:
> Thanks everyone!
>
> "I was going to suggest that, then I re-read the OP. Eating "better"
> would suggest to me, healthier. Chicken fried steak is wonderful but
> not particularly healthy. Oh what the hell. Go for it. Make a nice
> buttermilk batter with egg, salt, pepper. Dredge the cube steak in
> some seasoned flour then dip it in the batter and fry the suckers over
> medium-high heat in a little vegetabke oil (or melted vegetable
> shortening) until crispy. Top with cream gravy and be sure to put some
> on the mashed potatoes, too.
> Jill"
>
> So that's what a chicken fried steak is! I have a friend in TX who
> keeps telling me I MUST have one, but when I saw it on the menu at a
> local cafe, it said something about milk in the gravy....and being
> lactose intolerant, I can't handle that. But, I reckon I can try the
> steaks without the gravy....or is that sacrilege? )
>
> I hadn't had cube steaks in years, then one of the local supermarkets
> had them on sale for $1.99 a pound - and the quality is quite good!
> So, I got a large package, and a bunch of these little suckers in my
> freezer, waiting for me to do something interesting to them.

Of course you can have it with brown gravy... that's another thang we do
with it down here in the southern US <G>

Jill

On 2004-10-21, jmcquown > wrote:

> Make a nice buttermilk
> batter with egg, salt, pepper. Dredge the cube steak in some seasoned flour
> then dip it in the batter and fry the suckers over medium-high heat in a
> little vegetabke oil (or melted vegetable shortening) until crispy. Top
> with cream gravy and be sure to put some on the mashed potatoes, too.

Geez Jill, yer killin' me, here! Your post after I ate my last cube
borders on beef brutality.

nb

Thanks everyone!

"I was going to suggest that, then I re-read the OP. Eating "better"
would suggest to me, healthier. Chicken fried steak is wonderful but not
particularly healthy. Oh what the hell. Go for it. Make a nice
buttermilk batter with egg, salt, pepper. Dredge the cube steak in some
seasoned flour then dip it in the batter and fry the suckers over
medium-high heat in a little vegetabke oil (or melted vegetable
shortening) until crispy. Top with cream gravy and be sure to put some
on the mashed potatoes, too.
Jill"

So that's what a chicken fried steak is! I have a friend in TX who
keeps telling me I MUST have one, but when I saw it on the menu at a
local cafe, it said something about milk in the gravy....and being
lactose intolerant, I can't handle that. But, I reckon I can try the
steaks without the gravy....or is that sacrilege? )

I hadn't had cube steaks in years, then one of the local supermarkets
had them on sale for $1.99 a pound - and the quality is quite good!
So, I got a large package, and a bunch of these little suckers in my
freezer, waiting for me to do something interesting to them.

JimLane wrote:
> wrote:
>> OK, I admit....for me, the greatest joy in cooking is the raves I
>> get. Cooking for just me.....I rarely bother - just make some eggs, a
>> sandwich, or anything that requires minimal effort.
>>
>> However, I feel it's time to start eating better, and I've been
>> making pots of stew, soups or whatever, and freezing them in
>> individual portions.
>>
>> I got some cube steaks on sale - should be quick and easy - but I'm
>> tired of them plain, with onions. Anyone have any suggestions for
>> cube steak dishes for one?
>>
>> Thanks!
>
>
> Chicken fried steak?
>
>
> jim

I was going to suggest that, then I re-read the OP. Eating "better" would
suggest to me, healthier. Chicken fried steak is wonderful but not
particularly healthy. Oh what the hell. Go for it. Make a nice buttermilk
batter with egg, salt, pepper. Dredge the cube steak in some seasoned flour
then dip it in the batter and fry the suckers over medium-high heat in a
little vegetabke oil (or melted vegetable shortening) until crispy. Top
with cream gravy and be sure to put some on the mashed potatoes, too.

Jill

>Melba's Jammin'
>
> wrote:
> wrote:
>> >
>> > I got some cube steaks on sale - should be quick and easy - but I'm
>> > tired of them plain, with onions. Anyone have any suggestions for
>> > cube steak dishes for one?
>>
>> ....And, I just happened to cook one with onions for supper tonight.
>> Funny you should be bored with them. I just rediscovered them. I'm
>> thinking fried bell and jalapeno peppers and onions with my next
>> grilled cube steak sanwich.
>
>> nb
>
>What's the right way to cook a cube steak, nb? Fast or slow? I've not
>had good success, and it's been years (like 15-20) since I've cooked one.

If you know for sure it's a fairly tender cut then grilling or pan frying works
well, but if you're uncertain about how tender your meat is then swissing
(braising) is the way to go.. I much prefer swiss steak, oven braised with lots
of onions, 'shrooms, and beefy gravy, and lotsa wide egg noodles, or potato
nic.

Heat a large heavy covered skillet. Pound your meat with seasoned flour. Brown
meat and add lots of onions to sweat, then shrooms, s n' p, jug o wine, cover
and cook in a slow oven till tender, 'bout 2-3 hours.


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````````````

One time on Usenet, said:

<snip>

> I got some cube steaks on sale - should be quick and easy - but I'm
> tired of them plain, with onions. Anyone have any suggestions for cube
> steak dishes for one?

I'm not sure what you mean by "plain", but DH (the 'cube steak cook'
in our family) dips them in a mixture of bread crumbs, garlic, salt,
pepper, and paprika, then frys them in butter. HTH...


--
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"I rule you!" - Travis of the Cosmos, ATHF

>
>I got some cube steaks on sale - should be quick and easy - but I'm
>tired of them plain, with onions. Anyone have any suggestions for cube
>steak dishes for one?

You could dredge them in some eggwash and flour and or cornmeal and fry them in
1/2 inch of oil; make some country fried steak. Serve with some country gravy
and mashed potatoes and biscuits and put the gravy over everything.

Michael O'Connor - Modern Renaissance Man

"I actually thought about voting for John Kerry before I decided to vote
against him."

One way to use your cubed steaks is to make country steak in the traditional
Virginia way. Delicious.


Country Steak

Flour steak. Brown over high flame. Remove from pan. Cook thinly sliced
onions (about o medium onion per 2 servings) in same pan until soft. Remove
from pan, leaving all fat and drippings in pan. Reduce heat to medium. Add 2
to 3 tablespoons flour (enough to make a thick paste); stir constantly until
deep brown. Gradually add water (still stirring constantly) until
consistency of thin gravy. Reduce heat to low. Season with salt and pepper.
Stir in meat and onions. Spoon gravy over the top. Cook about 1 hour, or
until tender, adding more water if needed. (Note: If desired, steaks may be
seasoned with salt and pepper before coating.)

wrote:
> OK, I admit....for me, the greatest joy in cooking is the raves I get.
> Cooking for just me.....I rarely bother - just make some eggs, a
> sandwich, or anything that requires minimal effort.
>
> However, I feel it's time to start eating better, and I've been making
> pots of stew, soups or whatever, and freezing them in individual
> portions.
>
> I got some cube steaks on sale - should be quick and easy - but I'm
> tired of them plain, with onions. Anyone have any suggestions for cube
> steak dishes for one?
>
> Thanks!


Chicken fried steak?


jim

wrote:
> OK, I admit....for me, the greatest joy in cooking is the raves I get.
> Cooking for just me.....I rarely bother - just make some eggs, a
> sandwich, or anything that requires minimal effort.
>
> However, I feel it's time to start eating better, and I've been making
> pots of stew, soups or whatever, and freezing them in individual
> portions.
>
> I got some cube steaks on sale - should be quick and easy - but I'm
> tired of them plain, with onions. Anyone have any suggestions for cube
> steak dishes for one?
>
> Thanks!


Chicken fried steak?


jim

wrote:
> OK, I admit....for me, the greatest joy in cooking is the raves I get.
> Cooking for just me.....I rarely bother - just make some eggs, a
> sandwich, or anything that requires minimal effort.
>
> However, I feel it's time to start eating better, and I've been making
> pots of stew, soups or whatever, and freezing them in individual
> portions.
>
> I got some cube steaks on sale - should be quick and easy - but I'm
> tired of them plain, with onions. Anyone have any suggestions for cube
> steak dishes for one?
>
> Thanks!


Chicken fried steak?


jim

wrote:
> OK, I admit....for me, the greatest joy in cooking is the raves I get.
> Cooking for just me.....I rarely bother - just make some eggs, a
> sandwich, or anything that requires minimal effort.
>
> However, I feel it's time to start eating better, and I've been making
> pots of stew, soups or whatever, and freezing them in individual
> portions.
>
> I got some cube steaks on sale - should be quick and easy - but I'm
> tired of them plain, with onions. Anyone have any suggestions for cube
> steak dishes for one?
>
> Thanks!


Chicken fried steak?


jim

>Melba's Jammin'
>
> wrote:
> wrote:
>> >
>> > I got some cube steaks on sale - should be quick and easy - but I'm
>> > tired of them plain, with onions. Anyone have any suggestions for
>> > cube steak dishes for one?
>>
>> ....And, I just happened to cook one with onions for supper tonight.
>> Funny you should be bored with them. I just rediscovered them. I'm
>> thinking fried bell and jalapeno peppers and onions with my next
>> grilled cube steak sanwich.
>
>> nb
>
>What's the right way to cook a cube steak, nb? Fast or slow? I've not
>had good success, and it's been years (like 15-20) since I've cooked one.

If you know for sure it's a fairly tender cut then grilling or pan frying works
well, but if you're uncertain about how tender your meat is then swissing
(braising) is the way to go.. I much prefer swiss steak, oven braised with lots
of onions, 'shrooms, and beefy gravy, and lotsa wide egg noodles, or potato
nic.

Heat a large heavy covered skillet. Pound your meat with seasoned flour. Brown
meat and add lots of onions to sweat, then shrooms, s n' p, jug o wine, cover
and cook in a slow oven till tender, 'bout 2-3 hours.


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---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
*********
"Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."
Sheldon
````````````

On 2004-10-21, > wrote:

> I got some cube steaks on sale - should be quick and easy - but I'm
> tired of them plain, with onions. Anyone have any suggestions for cube
> steak dishes for one?

.....And, I just happened to cook one with onions for supper tonight. Funny
you should be bored with them. I just rediscovered them. I'm thinking
fried bell and jalapeno peppers and onions with my next grilled cube steak
sanwich.

nb

One time on Usenet, said:

<snip>

> I got some cube steaks on sale - should be quick and easy - but I'm
> tired of them plain, with onions. Anyone have any suggestions for cube
> steak dishes for one?

I'm not sure what you mean by "plain", but DH (the 'cube steak cook'
in our family) dips them in a mixture of bread crumbs, garlic, salt,
pepper, and paprika, then frys them in butter. HTH...


--
J.J. in WA ~ mom, vid gamer, novice cook ~
"I rule you!" - Travis of the Cosmos, ATHF