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Smothered Steak - serve with your favorite sides.

Smothered Steak

Tender round steak slow braised in a thick, dark onion gravy.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours 10 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4 people
Calories 365 kcal

Equipment

  • cutting board
  • kitchen knife
  • meat tenderizer
  • shallow pie dish
  • Dutch oven or large heavy saucepan
  • measuring cup
  • measuring spoons
  • tongs
  • large spoon

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound round steak - tenderized, cut into portions
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 large yellow onion - sliced thinly into half-circles
  • 2 tbsp butter - divided
  • 1 tbsp Balsamic vinegar
  • 4 tbsp flour
  • 3 cloves garlic - minced
  • 2 tsp thyme - minced
  • 1 cup dry red wine
  • 3 cups beef stock
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
  • 1 tsp dark soy sauce
  • ⅛ tsp cayenne pepper
  • ¼ cup fresh parsley - chopped
  • ¼ cup green onions - chopped

Instructions
 

  • Using a meat tenderizer, pound the meat to an even thickness. Season generously with salt and pepper.
    1 pound round steak, 1 tsp kosher salt, 1/2 tsp black pepper
    Smothered Steak - tenderize round steak, season with salt and pepper.
  • Dredge the cutlets in all-purpose flour.
    1/4 cup all-purpose flour
    Smothered Steak - dredge the cutlets in flour.
  • Cut the onion in half longwise, then cut into thin half-moon slices.
    1 large yellow onion
    Smothered Steak - slice a large onion into half-rounds.
  • Heat one half of the butter in a heavy saucepan or dutch oven. When the butter is sizzling, add a floured cutlet.
    2 tbsp butter
    Smothered Steak - fry the steak in olive oil and butter.
  • Brown each cutlet on both sides, being careful not to crowd the pan. Cook in batches if necessary.
    Smothered Steak - turn the steaks, and brown the other side.
  • Remove the browned cutlets and set aside.
    Smothered Steak - remove browned steaks and set aside.
  • Add onions and Balsamic vinegar to the pan, then sauté until translucent.
    1 tbsp Balsamic vinegar
    Smothered Steak - sauté onions and balsamic vinegar until translucent.
  • Add flour, garlic and thyme.
    3 cloves garlic, 4 tbsp flour, 2 tsp thyme
    Smothered Steak - add flour, garlic and thyme.
  • Cook for a couple of minutes while stirring to brown the flour.
    Smothered Steak - cook for a couple of minutes.
  • Add dry red wine to deglaze the pan.
    1 cup dry red wine
    Smothered Steak - add dry red wine.
  • Scrape up any of the fond and incorporate it into the sauce.
    Smothered Steak - deglaze the pan, scraping up the fond.
  • Preheat beef stock in the microwave, then slowly stir it into the sauce.
    3 cups beef stock
    Smothered Steak - add hot beef stock.
  • Add Worcestershire sauce.
    1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
    Smothered Steak - add Worcestershire sauce.
  • Add dark soy sauce. This is an optional step that will help to darken the sauce.
    1 tsp dark soy sauce
    Smothered Steak - add dark soy sauce.
  • Add the remaining knob of butter. Stir and simmer until the sauce just begins to thicken.
    Smothered Steak - add a knob of butter.
  • Add the browned cutlets back to the sauce.
    Smothered Steak - return browned steaks to the sauce.
  • Simmer, covered for three hours. Check on it from time to time, stirring and scraping up any bits that have stuck to the bottom of the pan.
    Smothered Steak - simmer, covered, for three hours. Add a pinch of cayenne pepper, and adjust the salt to your liking.
  • Remove the lid, then adjust the seasoning. Add the cayenne pepper, chopped parsley and chopped green onions.
    1/8 tsp cayenne pepper, 1/4 cup fresh parsley, 1/4 cup green onions
    Smothered Steak - add chopped parsley and green onions.
  • Serve hot with a ladle of brown gravy and your favorite Southern sides.
    Smothered Steak - serve with your favorite sides.

Nutrition

Calories: 365kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 86mg | Sodium: 1192mg | Potassium: 890mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 632IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 5mg
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