Beef Cube Steak with Mushrooms and Red Wine

Serving Size: 4

 

Ingredients:

            4 beef cube steaks

            4 tablespoons butter

            2 tablespoons shallots, minced

            8 oz. fresh mushrooms, sliced

            2 garlic cloves, minced

            ¼ teaspoon fresh thyme

            ¾ cup dry red wine

            ¾ cup beef broth

            salt and pepper

            ½ cup all-purpose flour

            2 tablespoons olive oil

 

Directions:

1. In a medium sauce pan melt butter. Add shallots and sauté for 1 minute.
2. Add mushrooms, garlic, and fresh thyme, sauté until mushrooms are tender. Add half of the flour and stir. Pour in red wine and beef broth and a little pepper. Add salt as preferred.
3. Increase the heat until contents comes to a boil. Then reduce heat and let simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.
4. In a small mixing bowl combine the rest of the all-purpose flour and desired amount of salt and pepper. Coat beef cube steaks with flour mixture and set aside.
5. In a large skillet add olive oil over medium-high heat. Place coated cube steaks in the hot oil. Brown on each side.
6. Pour mushroom and wine sauce over the steaks, cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Do not overcook.

Currys

Curry Powder is another unique spice that I can’t live without.  When you add the right amount of curry to any barbeque dry rub recipe or barbeque sauce you won’t believe the difference in taste.  Curry is used all over the world, but growing up in St. Louis Missouri I was not exposed to it often.  Curry goes well with beef cube steak.  I recommend slightly heating it to bring out the aroma of the spice in a warm skillet prior to applying to beef cube steak.

Garlic Cloves

Fresh garlic has an amazing aroma.  I recommend always using fresh garlic.  Simple flatten the garlic clove with the blade of a butcher knife applying a little pressure.  This will separate the garlic from its shell and encourage the juices to come out.  Garlic will spices up most of my beef cube steak recipes.

Turmeric

Turmeric

Turmeric is not a well know spice here in the states.  It is a South Asian spice usually used in Indian recipes.  Some of the benefits of Turmeric besides is unique taste have been linked to healthy teeth and the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease.  I like to heat this spice on an iron skillet before adding it to my favorite barbeque dry rub recipes.  Turmeric complements chicken very well.

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