Stewed Steak

Stewed Steak turns inexpensive cuts of beef into fall-apart tender steaks which make their own gravy as it slow cooks. It's one of the simplest and most satisfying comfort food meals ever. Instructions on how to adapt for a slow cooker are included.

Originally published on February, 2010.

Stewed steak is one of our family's favourite winter comfort food recipes. It's pretty well fuss free and foolproof. It is an economical meal as well because it makes use of less expensive cuts of beef. These cuts benefit from the slow braising cooking method.

It takes just a few minutes to prepare the steak and then it is simply slowly braised in beef stock for a couple of hours. That slow cooking ensures the meat is falling-apart tender and a rich gravy has formed.

This is an excellent relaxing weekend meal that satisfies practically everyone.

Update September, 2014. I've even included this recipe in my first cookbook because it has become such a staple at our house.

I've also added stewed steak because I have heard from so many people who have tried it and enjoy such an easy meal. Once the initial preparation is done, you can just sit back and wait for it.

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Stewed Steak

Yield: 6 -8

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 3 hours

Total Time: 3 hours 20 minutes

Stewed Steak turns inexpensive cuts of beef into fall-apart tender steaks which make their own gravy as it slow cooks. It's one of the simplest and most satisfying comfort food meals ever. Instructions on how to adapt for a slow cooker are included.

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Ingredients

• 3 pounds of sirloin, cross-rib or round steak (or similar cut)
• 1 cup flour
• 2 teaspoon ground thyme
• 2 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg
• 5 - 6 cups of good beef stock, low sodium stock if you are using store bought
• 3 cloves minced garlic
• 4 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

1. Season the steaks with salt and pepper.
2. Mix together the flour, thyme and nutmeg. Dredge the steaks in the flour mixture, then brown them on both sides in a little canola oil in a heavy skillet over medium high heat. No need to cook them fully, just brown the surfaces well.
3. Drain the excess oil from the skillet and deglaze the pan with a little beef stock before adding it to the steak in the roasting pan.
4. Place the browned steaks in a covered roasting pan and add the beef stock, garlic, Worcestershire sauce and pepper.
5. Cover and slow cook the steaks in the oven at 300 degrees F for 2-3 hours or until the meat is very tender and begins to fall apart. The flour that was used to brown the steaks helps to thicken the gravy as it cooks.
6. I like to skim any surface fat off the gravy before serving.
7. Serve with roasted garlic mashed potatoes and steamed vegetables.

Notes

NOTE: You can substitute 1 cup of broth with a cup of red wine for an even richer gravy.

NOTE: This recipe can be prepared in exactly the same manner and cooked in a slow cooker on low for 4-6 hours depending upon the thickness of the steaks being used.

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Nutrition Information

Yield

8

Serving Size

1 serving
Amount Per Serving Calories 397Total Fat 16gSaturated Fat 6gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 7gCholesterol 153mgSodium 462mgCarbohydrates 9gFiber 1gSugar 1gProtein 55g

The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.

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