Smothered Steak Skillet Food

SMOTHERED STEAK SKILLET DINNER

Steps:

• Heat a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Add butter and onions. Cook until slightly softened, stirring frequently for about 10 minutes.
• Season with salt and pepper. Add mushrooms, stirring for an additional 10 minutes. Mushrooms will be very soft and starting to turn golden. Remove from the pan and set aside, keep warm.
• Wipe pan clean and return to the heat. Drizzle olive oil in the pan.
• Season both sides of the steak well with salt and pepper. Place in the pan and cook for 8-10 minutes per side.
• Top the steak with slices of mozzarella cheese, and cover the pan and wait for the cheese to melt.
• Remove steaks from the pan and allow to rest for 5 minutes.
• Serve with mashed potatoes, top steak with reserved mushrooms and onions.

SMOTHERED STEAK DEEPLY SOUTHERN

Steps:

• In small bowl mix 4 seasonings.
• Place flour in a flat surfaced dish (save unused flour for smothering).
• Sprinkle front and back side of each steak piece and rub deep into groves of steak.
• Heat oil to medium high in skillet (cast iron is best).
• Dredge each piece in flour, press in with finger tips. Re-dredge in flour again and place carefully in hot oil for 1 minute and then turn back heat to medium.
• Fry steak 4-5 minutes on each side. Remove, drain on a separate plate.
• Remove all but 2-3 Tbs of oil, over medium high heat, sprinkle with 3 Tbs flour, whisking until well mixed and roux browns.
• Add water, bouillon cube and remaining seasoning. Mix until gravy begins to thicken slightly. Test taste for spice as this is the time to adjust (salt or water).
• Replace steak back in gravy and spread onion rings over the tops.
• Cover and simmer 30-40 minutes.

SMOTHERED ROUND STEAK WITH GRAVY

Steps:

• Sprinkle each side of the round steak pieces with salt and pepper, rubbing seasoning into the meat.
• Combine 1/2 cup flour and garlic powder in a 1-gallon resealable bag. Add steak pieces, seal bag, and shake to evenly coat all the pieces.
• Heat 1/3 cup of oil in a large skillet over medium heat until hot. Add seasoned and floured steak pieces to the skillet in a single layer in batches and cook until browned, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Remove from the skillet and keep warm. Repeat with remaining pieces, adding more oil, if necessary, until all are browned.
• Add onion slices to the same skillet and stir, coating onions with pan drippings, until onion slices have separated and are just beginning to soften, about 2 minutes. Move onions to one side of the skillet and return browned steak pieces to the skillet. Spread steak evenly in the skillet and place onions on top.
• Stir together water, beef base, and Worcestershire sauce in a microwave-safe container. Microwave on high for 1 minute, stir, and pour into the skillet. Cover, reduce heat to a simmer, and cook until the steak is tender, about 45 minutes.
• Remove the steak from the skillet and add reserved 1/2 cup of flour to the pan drippings. Increase heat to medium; stir briskly and cook until bubbly, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Stir in milk and keep stirring until gravy bubbles again. Return steak, onions, and any accumulated juices to the skillet, cover, and reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until flavors are well combined, about 10 minutes.

ONION GRAVY SMOTHERED STEAK

Steps:

• Pat dry steaks with paper towels; season steaks with garlic salt and pepper.
• Heat vegetable oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add steaks to the hot skillet and cook until browned and cooked to desired doneness; about 3 to 4 minutes per side for medium-rare steak. DO NOT crowd the skillet; cook two steaks at a time if skillet isn't big enough.
• Remove cooked steaks from skillet; set aside and keep covered.
• Set skillet back over medium-heat and melt remaining butter.
• Add in sliced onions and season with a pinch of salt; continue to cook for 10 to 12 minutes, or until onions are soft and caramelized. Stir frequently.
• Stir in minced garlic and season with Italian seasoning; cook for 10 seconds.
• Slowly add in beef broth and Worcestershire sauce; using a wooden spoon, scrape up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Bring mixture to a boil.
• Whisk in heavy cream and cook for 1 more minute.
• Reduce heat to medium-low; return steaks to the skillet and continue to cook for 2 more minutes, or until steaks are heated through, and sauce has thickened.
• Remove from heat.
• Garnish with parsley and serve.

SMOTHERED CHUCK STEAK ELECTRIC SKILLET STYLE

Steps:

• 1. Heat electric skillet to medium and drizzle in some olive oil. Placed seasoned steaks in and brown on both sides. Turn temp down to "Warm" where the light goes on and off every minute or two. Now cover with water and add chopped celery and onion. This is the secret to this melt in your mouth, incredibly flavorful steak. If your temp is too high and the heat light stays on your electric skillet constantly you will have to turn the meat and add water every few minutes to keep it from burning.
• 2. With temp on the Warm setting, seasoned meat covered in water and chopped onion and celery added, cover with lid and allow to simmer for about 20-30 min. Keep an eye on it until you know how often you need to add more water. Each time you add more water turn the meat over. About half way through add about 1 tsp of beef bouillon powder. This will just enrich your broth (gravy).
• 3. Allow to simmer 2- 2 1/2 hours or until steak is fork tender. Make sure you have plenty of water (broth) in pan when you remove steaks.
• 4. GRAVY-remove steak, mix together in a small bowl about 1 c milk and 1 tbsp. cornstarch. Mix together well till no lumps then add to broth ( I had about 3-4 cups of broth). If you have less broth use less milk and cornstarch. Add cornstarch mix to broth and stir while on low heat until thickened. Season with salt and pepper if desired.

SMOTHERED ROUND STEAK

Steps:

• In a 3-qt. slow cooker, toss beef with flour, salt and pepper. Stir in all remaining ingredients except noodles., Cook, covered, on low until meat is tender, 6-8 hours. If desired, serve with noodles.

SMOTHERED STEAK SKILLET

Steps:

• Garlic Mashed Potatoes: Place a single layer of garlic cloves on a sheet of heavy-duty aluminum foil and drizzle olive oil, just enough to coat.; wrap tightly.
• Roast in 400 degree F preheated oven for approximately 45 minutes or until soft. (This can easily be done in a toaster oven; watch carefully and will take less time.) Unwrap and let cool until touchable. Peel cloves and mash with potatoes when they are ready.
• Wash and rinse potatoes under cold water. In large sauce pot, bring potatoes to a slow boil for approximately 20 minutes. The exact time depends on the size of the potatoes used. For faster cooking, cut into smaller pieces. Remove from heat and drain in colander.
• In pan or bowl, combine potatoes, peeled and roasted garlic cloves and all other ingredients and smash with a potato masher; adjust milk and seasonings. Return smashed potatoes to low heat, if necessary to keep warm. (See my suggestion in description about a cast iron pan.).
• Sauteed Onions and Mushrooms: Melt butter in skillet over medium heat and add onions and seasonings. Saute and stir until lightly caramelized. Add sliced mushrooms and stir, as needed to avoid burning, until hot.
• Sirloin Steak Skillet: Grill steaks to desired degree of doneness; slice against the grain. Melt the slices of mozzarella cheese over each shingled steak. Top with onions and mushrooms, and serve with smashed potatoes on the side.

SMOTHERED STEAK

Steps:

• 1. I used an electric skillet for this dish. Add a little olive oil to skillet and brown steak on both sides. Add about 2 cups of water, celery and onion (you can add some sliced carrots too if preferred). Cover with lid and simmer on very low. On the electric skillet I turn the knob till the light just comes on, it will then cut off and on and as it simmers. Check skillet about every 30 minutes and turn steak and add more water if needed. When steak is done you want 2 cups of broth. Cook till will depend on thickness of steak. My steak was about 1-1 1/2" thick. Most any cut of steak will work.
• 2. Once steak is tender (I wanted mine to the shredded point) remove steak, veggie and broth. Melt 1/4-1/2 c of butter and add the same amount of flour to make a roux. Let flour brown just a little to remove the raw taste. Add broth back to pan and mix well and allow to thicken. Add steak back into gravy and I used a potato masher to "smash" my steak and shred it.
• 3. Serve over mashed potatoes, rice or bread for an open face steak sammie.

SMOTHERED STEAK

Steps:

• Pound the steak with a meat pounder to soften.
• Dredge meat in flour, salt and pepper.
• Brown in a skillet on both sides in hot oil or butter or both.
• Lower the heat and braise on very low heat until meat is fork tender (approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour) Remove meat from pan and set aside.
• Add more water to skillet, if necessary, and adjust seasonings (flour, salt and pepper) Stir constantly on low heat to make a rich, brown gravy.
• Place the meat into the gravy mixture and heat through.
• Serve on a meat platter.

BASIC SMOTHERED STEAK AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Mix the flour, salt and pepper together.
• Pound this mixture into the meat well.
• Cut the meat into 4-6 pieces.
• Heat the oil in a heavy skillet and cook the steaks in batches over medium-high heat until brown on both sides.
• Remove the meat and reduce the heat to medium.
• Add the onions and cook until limp and golden.
• If the pan is dry, add a few tablespoons of water to the skillet.
• Lay the meat over the onions and add the bay leaves, thyme, beer and beef stock.
• Cover tightly and reduce the heat to low.
• Simmer gently for 30-40 minutes until the meat is very tender.
• Do not let it boil.
• Remove the bay leaves and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper.
• If the sauce is too thin, remove the meat and raise the heat; boil until the liquid thickens slightly.
• Serve the steaks topped with the onions and sauce.
• This is good served with either mashed potatoes or buttered noodles.