Worcestershire Baked Steaks & Gravy

Here’s a super-neato way to make a delicious meal with clearance aisle cuts of steak.

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This is an easy recipe to use on those clearance aisle steaks you bought at the local grocery store. You don’t really need to spend a lot of money for this to become a wonderful, warming meal on a cold winter’s evening.

I like to serve this dish with baked potatoes so you can cover the whole mess with the gravy you make at the end. A side of steamed broccoli or roasted Parmesan asparagus are both nice pairings.

Worcestershire Baked Steaks & Gravy

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Servings
4
servings
Prep time
15
minutes
Cook time
60
minutes
Total time
75
minutes

Ingredients

  • 3
    lbs
    beef top round steak
    or other tough meat
  • 0.5
    tsp
    sea salt
    or to taste
  • 1
    tsp
    black pepper
    or to taste
  • 0.25
    cup
    all-purpose flour
  • 2
    tbsp
    olive oil
  • 2.5
    cups
    beef broth
  • 2
    tbsp
    Worcestershire sauce
  • 2
    lg
    onions
    thinly sliced

Directions

  • Preheat toaster oven to 375 degrees.

  • Thoroughly pound the steaks with a tenderizing mallet, then season to taste with salt and pepper. Dredge in flour.

  • Heat olive oil in a large, oven-safe skillet. Add steak and brown on both sides, until crispy and golden brown. Add broth and bring to a simmer. Be sure to scrape all the “goodies” from the sides and bottom of the pan and stir into the broth. Remove from heat.

  • Lift the steaks and place half of the sliced onions underneath, making sure to cover the bottom of the pan. Set the steaks back into the pan, then evenly spread the remaining onions on top.

  • Cover the skillet with a lid or foil, then place in the toaster oven. Allow it to bake for at least 1 hour, preferably 2.

  • Depending on the steak you’ve chosen, it may fall apart like pot roast. Either way, remove it from the skillet. If it doesn’t fall apart, slice the steaks.

  • If the remaining onions and liquid in the skillet are still thin, thicken with your choice of thickener (I use Wondra when I only need to slightly thicken something).