I have to apologize in advance if you are a person who really enjoys seeing the process photos of my recipes. This Round Steak & Gravy recipe requires so few steps that I actually didn’t take ANY! If you would like to see the recipe being made, you can go to my Instagram account HERE and check my highlights under the Meat category and watch how to make it. I will also link a video at the end of this recipe. There was something about the Fall weather here in Chicago that had me craving this childhood recipe my Mom used to make. Round Steak & Gravy is a recipe that uses an affordable cut of beef called Round Steak that is delicious, but typically needs hours to cook so that it is tender. I made this recipe in my Instant Pot, but it can also be made in the slow cooker or in your oven, if you have the time. I will add the times for cooking in the crock or oven at the end of the recipe.
Round steak is usually sold sliced. It is slices of bottom, top or eye of round roast. I can get it at Aldi and Walmart and basically any store. You can ask at any meat department.
This recipe will feed a family of four. You can double the meat without having to adjust the onion and gravy. Here is what you will need to make this recipe, :
Ingredients
4 to 6 slices of Round Steak, approximately 2 lbs
2 Pouches of Onion Gravy
2 C of Hot Water
1 Medium Yellow Onion, Sliced
3 Cloves of Garlic, Peeled and Smashed
2 T of Butter
Again, I made this in my Instant Pot, I will add adjustments for a crock or an oven in the steps.
Use a skillet and 1 T of butter to sear off both sides of your round steak. I only cooked these on each side for 2 to 3 minutes.
In your Instant Pot, sauté the onions and the garlic in 1 T of Butter.
Add the slices of meat to the pot.
Add the two pouches of the gravy to 2 C of hot water and dissolve.
Pour over the meat and onions.
Set your Instant Pot to the meat setting and cook on high pressure for 20 minutes.
Release the steam and you are ready to serve.
This recipe is best served on top of creamy mashed potatoes and with buttery corn. You can also use rice or egg noodles. But in my opinion, the gravy needs to be with mashed potatoes. If you want to make this recipe in your crock pot, sear the meat in the skillet, and brown the onions and mushrooms in the same skillet and add the gravy mix to your crock and cook on low 8 to 10 hours. Remember to keep the lid on your crock or it will take longer. If you are making this in the oven, do the same steps as the crock, but place the meat, onions and gravy in a casserole dish, cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 2.5 hours. You can also add mushrooms to this recipe if you like. Another option is to add in one can of Cream of Mushroom Soup to make it a creamy gravy. I have loved this recipe since I was a kid and I hope you do too!
I linked a video below showing the recipe from start to finish if that helps you !
A simple old fashioned recipe made modern by using the instant pot instead of having it cook low and slow in the crock pot or oven. Delicious served with mashed potatoes or buttered egg noodles.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Ingredients
Ingredients
4 to 6 slices of Round Steak
2 Pouches of Onion Gravy
2 C of Hot Water
1 Medium Yellow Onion, Sliced
3 Cloves of Garlic, Peeled and Smashed
2 T of Butter
Instructions
Use a skillet and 1 T of butter to sear off both sides of your round steak. I only cooked these on each side for 2 to 3 minutes.
In your Instant Pot, sauté the onions and the garlic in 1 T of Butter.
Add the slices of meat to the pot.
Add the two pouches of the gravy to 2 C of hot water and dissolve.
Pour over the meat and onions.
Set your Instant Pot to the meat setting and cook on high pressure for 20 minutes.
Release the steam and you are ready to serve.
For another great recipe, check out my recipe for Halloween Taco Dip.
A round steak is a beef steak from the "round", the rear leg of the cow. The round is divided into cuts including the eye (of) round, bottom round, and top round, with or without the "round" bone (femur), and may include the knuckle (sirloin tip), depending on how the round is separated from the loin.
The eye of round steak comes from the round primal cut, located in the rump area of the animal. Because it's from an area that moves a lot (the leg and butt area), this cut tends to be muscle-y, and therefore chewier, than other steaks. But it's also this reason that makes it more affordable than other cuts of steak.
Despite the sparse marbling, the round steak still tastes rich and beefy. It can also be braised, cooked in the oven, or pan-fried. The absence of marbling makes it prone to drying when overcooked, even just for a little bit. But if you want something you can add to pot roasts or stews, this is the perfect meat.
The round steak is also referred to as the rump, and that anatomical description is pretty self-explanatory. That large muscle works hard, so it's lean, without a lot of fat "marbled" throughout. The entire round is very large, weighing up to 150 pounds, with the bone-in.
Just as it can be in so many other areas of your life, baking soda is a vital tool that can help bring each meal to life. Use baking soda if you want your friends to give their compliments to the chef.
Eye of round steak is best cooked using dry-heat methods such as broiling, grilling, roasting, or pan-frying. To pan-fry, heat a skillet over medium-high heat and add a tablespoon of oil. Once the oil is hot, add the steak and cook for about 3 minutes per side.
How does Texas Roadhouse tenderise their steaks? Season each side of the steak well with the seasoning and set aside to rest for about 40 minutes. This causes the salt to infiltrate the surface (through osmosis) and actually aids in the breakdown of muscle fibres, resulting in more tender meat.
The Aging. Most fine restaurants age their beef to intensify the flavor and improve the tenderness of the cut. Aging is done by letting the meat sit (in very controlled conditions) for several days or weeks.
Salt. We all know that salt is one of the most common seasonings in cooking, but salt can do a lot more than just add flavor to your food. By adding salt to your steak, you will help pull out moisture from the meat, enriching the flavor of your steak while tenderizing it in the process.
Eye of round can be tough and lean, which doesn't make it the ideal candidate for roast beef, but a short sear in super-hot heat followed by a long rest in a closed oven is guaranteed to get you a tender, juicy roast every single time. Make sure to slice very thinly across the grain for best results.
The eye of round is a smaller subsection of the bottom round that comes from the center of the round primal cut, or the entirety of the animal's leg. It is by far the toughest and leanest of the three cuts as the muscle gets a lot of exercise. For this reason, it is best cooked slowly over low heat and thinly sliced.
Slice the steak thinly against the grain, which shortens tough fibers and makes the meat more tender. Serve with garlic roasted potatoes and asparagus for a delicious meal.
I have used Flank Steak many times in place of Round for Swiss Steak, and the Minute Steak and Gravy. It is best to pound it a little with a meat cleaver in order to break up the fiber of the meat so it is a little more tender. It may have to simmer a little longer then the round but, it will work just fine.
Eye Round Roast/Steak or Eye of the Round: A boneless roast that looks like tenderloin, but it is much tougher. Used as a roast or cut into steaks. Steaks cut from the roast are used in stews or processed into cube steak. Also called breakfast steak, wafer steak, sandiwch steak, minute steak.
The Top Round Steak is the most tender of the various round steaks. This boneless steak consists of a large muscle called the top or inside round. Note the cover fat on the curved top surface, the cut surface on the left side, and connective tissue along the bottom.
Round steaks are cheap, but they are also known for being chewy and lacking flavor. It takes some work to make a round steak tender and more flavorful, but with some effort you can grill a smokey, delicious steak. Round steak simply take more preparation before grilling than more prestigious cuts of meat.
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