I think my love for my Slow Cooker is pretty well known (well, at least to my family).
It really is one of my most favorite kitchen appliances.
It's right up there with my stand mixer.
It is the busy parent, busy worker, and beginner cook's best friend. It can take a rather tough cut of meat, like this cube steak here, and turn it into tenderness on a plate.
My favorite part of this recipe? The gravy. Oh mercy, the gravy.
Me and gravy, it's a love thang.
Me and gravy, it's a love thang.
So if you love your Crock Pot like I do, you gotta give this one a try.
Ingredients:
1 ½-2 pounds Cube Steak
1 package Brown Gravy Mix
1 package of Au Jus mix
1 Can Cream of Chicken Soup, low sodium (or Cream of Mushroom Soup)
1 Can French Onion Soup, low sodium
1 Can of Water
1 Can of Water
In a medium bowl, combine soups, can of water and package mixes and mix well.
Put cube steak in slow cooker.
Pour soup mixture over cube steak.
Cover slow cooker and cook steak on low for 6-8 hours.
Put cube steak in slow cooker.
Pour soup mixture over cube steak.
Cover slow cooker and cook steak on low for 6-8 hours.
Serve with mashed potatoes or egg noodles.
Enjoy!
32 comments:
I heartily agree that the slow cooker is one great tool . . . even in the heat of summer, especially in the heat of a busy summer day. I'll be trying this. (Another appliance that ranks right up there is my immersion blender.)
Oh my! Cube steak was one of my mom's staple meals when I was younger. I bet you we have it at least 2 times a month...We never had it with gravy, but that suuuuuure does look mighty tasty!
I have never made cube steak before. I didn't know what to do with it. But I am so going to make this!! love a good crock pot recipe!
The cube steak is the beginning to a hearty meal. My mama prepared this for us when we were under her roof. I have yet to try my hand at it. I need to now to have a taste of home again. Looks so delicious and my stomach is growling over this one. Yummy!
Sounds like a meal to keep a family VERY happy - thanks!
Mary
Wow. My family would love love love, did I say love....this recipe. It looks fantastic and is made in my fav applicance too. The crockpot. I knew we were kindred spirits (Tammie). Come over and visit us today. We have a great grilled fuit recipe.
OMG!! That looks amazing! I too am a fan of the crock pot it is the best invention ever :)
I too will be adding this to my menu.
I grew up loving cube steaks. The husband? Not so much. Maybe your slow-cooker goodness can help me talk him into giving cube steaks a try. ;) Thanks, Bran!
Now that is a country meal.
This looks like an easy and delicious comforting meal! I added it to my menu plan for August! YUM!
Cube steak is not my favorite cut of meat, so unlike most Texans I do not like chicken fried steak. The main reason is that it is so tough. Preparing it as you suggested just might get me to like it-thanks for sharing.
I will have to give this a try, love to use the slow cooker on hot days and on sunday. Thanks for sharing.
That was so sweet of you to invite my daughter, Rhondi to visit and share a recipe on your blog. About this crock pot recipe, It looks so good and would be easy for me to make since I work full time. Rhondi bought me a crock pot for Christmas a few years back, but unfortunately it's in storage with all of my other great cooking utensils. Love your blog!!
Donna Stiles
This looks delicious!
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I'm with you on the gravy, Brandie!
I do love me some slow cooker... and some gravy! This looks like a good dinner :)
I don't use my slow cooker nearly enough! This looks like some down home type of slow cooking. Awesome! Thanks for sharing! And keep them coming honey!
Oh wow! I've been making this wrong all these years!
My family makes this simply with the steak and the cream soup. I never thought about adding all the extras for some extra good flavoring!
I will definitely be making this one. Thank you! :)
This was great. Love crock pot cooking. In the heat of July and can still have good old comfort food. Thanks ffor sharing this recipe.
Question. Do you add water to the dry gravy mixes or just them to the other soups? I want to try this tonight
No water is added to this unless you want a thinner gravy. Hope that helps. :)
MMMmmm...I cannot wait to try this! Looks so simple and delish! Thanks so much for sharing!
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I grew up eating cube steak. My mom would make a brown gravy and add sauteed onions. She would brown the meat. Then she would simmer it for maybe an a hour or 2.
My husband calls this farm food and loves it! I haven't made it in years.
Have you noticed that the price of cube steak isn't inexpensive in the grocery stores?!
I tried this recipe out for supper tonight! It was heavenly!!! When the meat was finished I just threw a bag of egg noodles in the crock pot and let them cook in the beef gravy. They turned out great! And so easy! We will certainly be making this one again! Thank you so much for sharing it!
Hi Cari! Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know how it turned out for you! I'm SO happy to hear that y'all enjoyed it! Yay!!
This recipe looks wonderful! I'd love it if you submitted it to us here at Gooseberry Patch for possible inclusion in a new slow cooker cookbook. Just follow the link for simple directions! Thanks!
http://www1.gooseberrypatch.com/gooseberry/recipe.nsf/f.sharearecipe
This was a very good recipe and I will make it again. I can't stress enough that Low Sodium soups should be used. I thought I could get away with using the regular ones, but it was WAY too salty. I, too, took the meat out and put a bag of egg noodles to cook in the sauce for about 20 minutes. A very tasty dish! Thank you for posting!
i make cube steaks in the crock pot but i use cream of mushroom soup, and golden cream of mushroom soup together plus about 1 can of water. i sometimes fry the steak before but it works good either way. if i am out of cube steaks i use hamburger patties or minuite steaks.
Overall the cubed steak was really good, but I do have a question. The gravy was really thick, rich and too salty. Although the recipe doesn't indicate it, should I have mixed a can of water with each of the condensed soups? Other comments suggest using the low sodium versions for less salt. Thanks for any advice.
By the way, I used a bottom round roast that was trimmed by the butcher. It was cut into 1/2" thick slices and cubed twice, resulting in 1/4" steaks. I also browned the steaks in a cast iron skillet before adding to the slow-cooker.
Hi Bill, thanks for your comment! I definitely recommend low sodium items for this and also adding one can of water. The gravy is the best part of this. I think, also, some of the newer crock pots run at a higher temperature so the gravy reduces down quickly. If you find that is the case, add in another can of water to help with the thickness. Hope that helps!
All I got is- OMG!!!! Made these today- something different for my husband. He is very very ill & I have been trying new things out!!! He loved it- could even cut the meat all by himself!!! The only thing I changed was the cube steak to chicken fried steak. My butcher said that cube would fall apart because they tenderize twice & only once for chicken fried. I made mashed potatoes & all day green beans- my way of cooking canned ones. He wants again & I am so happy I have found your blog-
Hi Jen!! It just thrills me to bits to know your husband enjoyed this recipe. And you are so sweet to want to make some good meals for him!! I really appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to let me know how this came out for you. Big hugs to you both!
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