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lifestudent55
04-01-2009, 01:05
Griswold will like this because it calls for a good sized cast iron skillet. :cool:

I'm not putting amounts here because it depends on how many steaks and your own personal tastes.

Steaks (I used pork steaks, but beef round steaks, venison, or almost any other steak will do.)
Flour for dredging steaks (sorghum flour is good here, but so is all purpose or whole wheat)
1 Onion, sliced in rings
Mushrooms
Meat stock or broth
Corn starch
1/4 Cup Cold water
Salt and pepper to taste

Dredge steaks in flour and let set approx 10 minutes.

Heat cast iron pan to medium high and add oil for pan frying. Brown steaks on both sides. If you're doing more steaks than will fit in a single layer, then do one layer at a time. Set aside.

Add onion and mushrooms to skillet and cook till onions are transluscent. Add stock and bring to a boil. Reduce to simmer. Stir corn starch into cold water to make a slurry. Add corn starch/water slurry to stock and stir while it thickens. Put steaks in stock and lower heat. Let simmer till steaks are done. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

DetectDave
04-01-2009, 05:22
Pics??? You know the verbiage here..LOL

lifestudent55
04-01-2009, 06:19
They didn't last long enough for pics DDave. :D

Griswold
04-01-2009, 18:08
sounds pretty darn good life. using hens for your rooms?

bullman
04-01-2009, 19:09
Hey Life,

That sounds excellent. Wife and I just picked up some pork steaks from New Athens, so we'll give it a try. I have to pull out my cast iron skillets though...been in storage for awhile

lifestudent55
04-01-2009, 20:55
sounds pretty darn good life. using hens for your rooms?
I was using up some other mushrooms, but the hens would've been real good for this.

Bullman, let me know how they turn out. Griswold and I never store our cast iron cookware. It gets used too often (right Griswold?).-

Griswold
04-01-2009, 22:22
LOL, DANG LIFE YOU KNOW IT MAN. agree 101% with ya, best cookware in my eyes ever made.

bullman
04-02-2009, 19:35
Life,

Turned out VERY well...Just polished them off :)

I normally don't store mine either, but I'm just getting back home from a 6 month stay in South Carolina, so everything is still in boxes......

Hey, I just noticed that I'm no longer a NOOB! I'm now a Green Horn!