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Bob

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/04/dining/04steak.html?_r=1Turning to Cube Steak, and Back to Childhood



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By KIM SEVERSON
Published: March 3, 2009

I AM in love with the cube steak.
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Cube steak with lime.

There. It?s out. My madeleine is a piece of round steak mechanically mashed into submission.

The realization came to me not too long ago, when I found a package in the grass-fed beef bins where I buy my groceries. I took them home, patted them with some seasoned flour and slipped them into a hot skillet. Six minutes later I was right back at my childhood dinner table, when cube steaks on a Tuesday night meant life was safe, steady and predictable.
 
I always hated that stuff. Country-fried cube steak was one of the frequent dishes in Mom's weeknight repertoire of dinners. Daddy loved it. Diverging from being Daddy's girl, I have always hated meat for which I feel a need to sharpen my teeth in order not to choke to death when I swallow it.

Daddy also loved pickled pigs' feet. :puke:
 

Bob

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I always hated that stuff. Country-fried cube steak was one of the frequent dishes in Mom's weeknight repertoire of dinners. Daddy loved it. Diverging from being Daddy's girl, I have always hated meat for which I feel a need to sharpen my teeth in order not to choke to death when I swallow it.

Daddy also loved pickled pigs' feet. :puke:

if you have 2-3 hours, it can be cooked into a gravy covered submissive state of mysterious meat-like product
 

Miss Kitty

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Love the cube steak! Although, Mr. Kitty calls it the pube steak. :D
 

SHELLY

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Ah yes...cube steak. Season it; dip in seasoned flour; dip in egg wash; cover in freshly crushed cracker crumbs; put in fridge for 30 minutes to set crumbs; fry in 1/4" of veg oil on each side till crisp; drain; cover with peppered country gravy; serve with a side of buttery mashed potatoes and steamed fresh green beans...:dunno:..never heard of it. :cool:

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scooterbug44

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I love cube steak! Not breaded or floured or country fried (maybe to repair a shoe sole), but cooked rare w/ some Worcestershire sauce and some mashed potatoes w/ a side of asparagus is a yummy and quick meal!
 

Matt J

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I'll bet cube steak is a better seller right now than other cuts at the supermarket.
 

DD

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I think I have some in the freezer. :scratch:
 

ShallowsNole

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I adored Mom's cube steak with gravy. After almost 18 years of being mom-less, I can finally halfway do the cube steak...but I can't seem to do the pan gravy worth a flip. :sosad:
 
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