Cube steak in instant pot

This post may contain affiliate links, view our disclosure policy for details. This cut of beef is one of our cube steak in instant pot pieces of meat because it’s inexpensive and when it’s cooked right it is falling apart, melt in your mouth, fork-tender! Let me show you how it works!

We always ask them to make two-pound packages of hamburger because it just works for us. We like our steaks packaged 5 to a package because that’s how many are in our family. And we always request them to make plenty of cubed steaks! Slow Cooker Beef Stew is one of those recipes where you throw everything in the slow cooker and let the magic happen! It has plenty of vegetable and beef! What cut of meat is cube steak made of?

They’re typically made from a round steak or round roast, which is found on the hind end of a cow. Cube steaks can also be made with beef from the chuck, or shoulder, portion of the cow. Really, a butcher can make cube steaks from any meat on the animal, but they’re typically made with tougher cuts of meat. They are thin cuts of meat that have been run through a mechanical tenderizer before you buy them. The tenderizing process makes them have a rough texture that has little indentions in it. Most of the time these steaks are made with beef but can be made from pork, deer, or elk too.

Cube steaks with gravy is a hearty, 30 minutes hands on time meal! Even though they are cheap, they are still delicious and a great option for families. How to tenderize cube steak without a mallet Of course, if you have a meat mallet it will work great for tenderizing cubed steaks. I don’t own a meat mallet because I don’t want to store one more big bulky kitchen gadget! I’ve been tenderizing cube steak with a big knife for years and it works great. Let me show you step by step how to do it!

After going through this quick and easy, extra tenderizing process the steaks are ready to be used in any recipe. Nothing says welcome home like the smell of fall apart beef in a mushroom sauce cooking in your slow cooker! Cube Steak Recipes Want to know how to cook cube steak? My very favorite way is in the slow cooker.

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