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Farm Kitchen:  Round steak. Seems boring--ideas??  |
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KYgurlsrbest
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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 Posted - Feb 20 2007 : 6:07:18 PM
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Ok--
I have this beautiful round steak in my freezer, along with several others that I purchased from the farmers market this autumn....I really can't find any recipes for the use of it, though.
Anyone have any luck, or have a specialty way of cooking it? I was just thinking of marinating it in the fridge and studding it with garlic, and roasting it together with potatoes and some carrots in the oven....
Help me! I'd like to utilize these, but can't seem to find something "interesting" to do with it.
Thanks!!!
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kitchensqueen
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Posted - Feb 20 2007 : 6:13:35 PM
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You could do steak frites-- cook the steak until medium-well on the stovetop in a red wine reduction with garlic and a little Worchestershire sauce. You can add mushrooms if you like. Serve with home made fries. This is THE way to serve steak and we love it.
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MustangSuzie
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Sarah
New London
Missouri
USA
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Posted - Feb 20 2007 : 6:25:36 PM
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I take them, dredge them in flour and just brown them. Then put them pack in my cast iron skillet with about 3-4 cups of water and a packet of onion soup mix. Simmer this for 30 minutes to an hour. When it's done you can thicken it to make gravy if it isn't thick enough. This is yummy!! I also do this with venison steaks.
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Aunt George
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Georgann
Midlothian
VA
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Posted - Feb 20 2007 : 6:44:14 PM
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Yum...sounds so good. Round steak has a tendency to dry out quickly because it is a very lean cut of meat. I like to take round steak and cut it into serving size pieces and tenderize it a bit by using a hammer tenderizer or the side of a plate (just don't break it! LOL...been there and done that.) I then dredge them in flour (2c flour with 2 tsp of salt, onion powder to taste, pepper to tast) then brown them in a skillet. Add a can of crushed tomatoes, and sliced sweet onions. Sometimes I use stewed tomatoes and then simmer until nice and tender. Serve these with mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli. My mama used to call this swiss steak. Many different recipes for swiss steak.
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Feb 20 2007 : 6:56:43 PM
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Great! I knew I could count on you gals.
I have four up in the freezer, and am thawing one right now for tomorrow night's dinner. Can't wait to try all of these ways to cook it. Not so boring now, eh? 
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Bluewrenn
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Erin
Texas
USA
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Posted - Feb 20 2007 : 7:57:55 PM
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Steak seared in olive oil and garlic, then simmered with stewed tomatoes, green peppers, onions and italian seasonings. Serve with buttered egg noodles and garlic bread.
If you like, you can add a splash of a good red wine to the tomato mixture. I usually cut the steak into strips to make it easier to eat and then put the mixture over the egg noodles in a bowl.
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ArmyWifey
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Holly
Abilene
KS
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Posted - Feb 20 2007 : 10:20:39 PM
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If it's thin cut (a "round steak" I got from my sister's butcheirng wasn't nearly the same as the ones at the commisary)
Pepper steak in the slow cooker
Bulgogi (Korean marinated beef served with rice,green beans and cucumber kimchi at our house)
Cut it into strips and stir fry with veggies
Beef Stroganoff
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windypines
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Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Feb 21 2007 : 03:59:00 AM
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| I will put a round steak, cut up or not, in a crock pot, and add what ever I feel like. Pepper steak, onion, the sky is the limit. Throw my potatoes, and frozen veggie on top, and let her go. sometimes I put in a can of soup, beef base, what ever. Michele |
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BarefootGoatGirl
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Corrine
North Carolina
USA
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Posted - Feb 21 2007 : 06:23:32 AM
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I second the crockpot idea. Mushrooms, pearl onions, and maranara sauce is especialy good. A sweet and sour vinegar type sauce makes a very tender meat, but if you want veggies cook them on the side as the vinegar will keep them from getting nice and soft.
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KYgurlsrbest
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Feb 21 2007 : 6:33:00 PM
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Ok, gals. I took a little of every suggestion here, and the flavor was good, but I have to say, I'm going to have to maybe break a mallet over this next one. I beat it and beat it, and it didn't do a thing--it was very tough, so I was very sad. I did make the best mashed potatoes of my life, though, so all was not lost!!!!
Thanks for the help, and I will keep trying....maybe just being frozen was part of it.
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Ronna
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Ronna
Fernley
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USA
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Posted - Feb 21 2007 : 7:46:27 PM
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How long did you cook it? Takes at least an hour or more to get tender. My mother in law would cook round steak like a T Bone, just long enough to be tough as shoe leather. Yuck. Cooking was not one of her better skills. Baking bread, yes, needlework and sewing, yes. Cooking, no. Only seasonings in her cupboard were salt, pepper, cinnamon and vanilla. No wonder she liked my cooking :)
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Feb 22 2007 : 4:27:15 PM
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Howdy, Ronna. That must have been it. It seems like every time I try this thin of a steak I screw it up--I had a recipe from Cooking Light that called for marinated skirt steak for some type of sandwich and it was so chewy and tough, we both did the same thing as we did with this round steak. Muddle throught until I speak up and say, "this is tough, huh? I mean, it's not good" and he says, "it's alright", which is code for, "I don't like this at all.".....
I'm not real sure. I'm going to have study up because I have a few more up there. I'd hate to let them waste, a good cow provided me with them, and I paid money for them. I just have to get it right, that's all.
Thanks again, girls, for the suggestions. Maybe I'll crockpot it the next time.
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tziporra
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Robin
Seattle
WA
USA
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Posted - Feb 22 2007 : 10:28:39 PM
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It takes a long long time to get a piece of beef tender, especially when it starts out tough like a round steak does. Of course, long cooking times generally sacrifice flavor and texture (tender often = mush). It's a real trick. The two popular options are marinade/slice-thin-thin-thin or sear/long cook.
If you are going to marinate skirt steak as suggested by Cooking Light cut the strips EXTREMELY thin and then pound them even thinner. Marinate for a good long time (overnight), and then pat the strips dry so that you don't boil them in the marinade when you saute. Only saute a few at a time, then wipe out the skillet between batches.
Searing the steak before a long cooking does help seal in the flavor, which is why it's suggested so many times here. Simmer in the tomato sauce/onion soup/whatever until it's fork tender. This may be an hour or more, even with a thin round steak. I still don't care for the flavor, even after searing, of a long-cooked piece of beef, but it's definitely not tough. I will try dredging in flour as some of the gals here suggest, maybe that's what I'm missing.
If you use a slow cooker remember it will take much much longer to cook. Start it in the morning!
Best,
Robin
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momto6
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Valerie
Goltry
OK
USA
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Posted - Feb 23 2007 : 05:07:34 AM
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| I know it is cold and wintery, but alot of times we grill our round steak, then put it in a low (225) oven with b-b-que sauce and sliced onion for a couple of hours. It always turns tender in the oven and is quite tasty. I got lots of new recipe ideas up above! Val |
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bramble
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Posted - Feb 23 2007 : 06:22:02 AM
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Could you marinate for 24 hours and slow cook (crockpot)for stew and add the veggies a few hours before your ready to eat so everything isn't mush? We also do this cut of meat mainated and sliced thin (almost like deli meat) for a marinated steak salad that was in Cooking Light a few years ago. Beef is not my forte, I was a vegetarian for 12 years who married a carnivore!
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