Tender pieces of steak are slow-cooked with a rich tomato brown gravy!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds round steak (or cube steaks or minute steaks)
- 2 carrots (sliced into 1-inch pieces)
- 1 rib celery (sliced into 1-inch pieces)
- ½ yellow onion (sliced ½-inch)
- 2 cloves garlic (sliced)
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ cup white wine
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1 (14.5 ounce each) can diced tomatoes (with juices)
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- salt and black pepper (to taste)
- cornstarch (optional, for thickening)
Instructions
- 1Add sliced carrots, celery, onion, & garlic to the bottom of a slow cooker.
- 2Pound steaks with a meat tenderizer to ¼ inch thickness and season with salt and pepper (cube steaks do not need to be pounded). Put flour in a shallow dish or plate and dredge each steak in the flour mixture.
- 3Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and brown steaks on both sides, about 2 minutes per side adding more oil if needed.
- 4In the same pan, add wine and scrape up any brown bits. Add to the slow cooker with remaining ingredients except for the cornstarch.
- 5Cover and cook for 6-8 hours on low or 4-5 hours on high or until steaks are fork tender.
- 6Serve over mashed potatoes or noodles.