Cube steak

[mvick]

In a very weak moment ( I went to the grocery store hungry). I bought beef cube steak, in the past it has had no flavor.
I do not expect it to be better.
What to do? Someone said marinate in milk, another said Marinate in beef broth. Someone even suggested pickle juice. Anyone had this problem?

[MO_cows]

It is lean, and there is more flavor in fat. Chicken fried steak would be a good use for it. Or make salisbury steak.

[Bret]

I like them chicken fried in an iron skillet with too much salt and pepper. A little tough and stringy one of my favorite sandwiches. By a fire outside with baked potatoes, sour cream, toothpicks and rum and cokes.

[Mike CHS]

I like to pound mine out a bit thinner than how it comes from the store. Breaded and a liberal dose of Italian seasoning then quick fried for a sandwich. ) Not healthy but it is tasty.

[mvick]

Thanks, good ideas!
Just need to "doctor it up a bit".
Think I will Pound it some more and season with spices, egg, and buttermilk. Yummy.

[Grandmotherbear]

Gravy covers many ills.

[TnAndy]

One of my favorite cuts ! Roll in salt/peppered flour and fry, then use the leftover flour mix to make gravy. Pour gravy over rice or fresh cornbread. Mmmmmmmmm.

We also make a pork cutlet out of the ham (beef cube steak, we make out of thin slices of sirloin or round), drop it twice thru the cuber attachment on our Weston grinder to 'cross hatch' it, and give it the same treatment. Mmmmmmmmmm....

[Bret]

Threads like this make me think about where I want to be if my truck breaks down. Yum.

[maddy]

Fajitas. Yum!

[po boy]

It could be made from several cuts of beef.

My wife simmers it with cream of mushroom soup and serves it over yellow rice and some green vegies as a side.

I like it with seasoned pepper, garlic and pan fired and make beef burgers.

[Skandi]

Beat it flat, roll it up round sausage filling or seasoned beef mince and cook it slowly in gravy.. mmm

[doozie]

Crock pot it, any flavor gravy, onions,and serve with mashers.

[Awnry Abe]

Sear it, then cook it slow, in covered pan for several hours in a deep broth of Marsala wine and chicken stock. Add a cup of cream in the last half hour. Add onions and herbs to your liking. Serve with mashed potatoes and green beans.

[logbuilder]

Originally Posted by mvick

Thanks, good ideas!
Just need to "doctor it up a bit".
Think I will Pound it some more and season with spices, egg, and buttermilk. Yummy.

You've got the idea. No specific recipe. For me, put some seasoned salt, pepper, pinch of italian seasoning in a paper bag and then dump the cube steaks in and shake. Brown in some oil in skillet.

If desired, make some gravy for the top.

This technique can be used for thin cut pork chops too. Kids love them.

[montysky]

Mo Cows beat me to it, DW is a Texan thru and thru and the first thing that popped into my head was chicken fried steak, also fried with a mushroom sauce would be great.

[sammyd]

cook it up and dump a can of condensed tomato soup in the pan let it simmer around in that for a while

[tlrnnp67]

Pound it out flat, dust it in seasoned flour, and pan fry it in half butter and half olive oil. When browned, add some minced garlic, minced shallot or red onion, capers, and some freshly squeezed lemon juice with a little lemon zest. Stir around and baste the steak with the sauce until the flour on the steak thickens the sauce a bit and be sure to stir up the little browned bits on the bottom of the pan from when you first fried the steak. You can add a touch of cream if you want or a little more butter/lemon. Taste for salt and pepper. A splash of white wine would also lend a bit of good flavor to this sauce.

[Muleman]

Maybe a bit off topic, but I bought a hand crank cuber for $100 a few months back and used it for a hog I butchered. Man, that thing is great. I was able to salvage many pieces headed for sausage (not that sausage is bad) but the end result is just plain good. I will not be butchering anything else without one I can tell you that. I even experimented with it on a few chicken breast!!! all I can say is melt in your mouth good!!

Floured, fried in a iron skillet, cube steak is just plain good. As you see by the recipes listed, very versatile also!!

[Danaus29]

I like cube steak fried in bacon grease with onions, garlic, and mushrooms. Olive oil is okay but bacon grease is better. Liver is great that way too.

[Sanza]

Try marinating the beef in a red wine and soya sauce or teriaki sauce mixture. Braise the meat (in bacon fat if possible) and then slow cook with onions and minced garlic and whatever other seasonings you prefer. Then make whatever sauce you desire. The wine tenderizes and gives an awesome taste.