Lori's Smothered Cube Steaks

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 cube steaks
• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 10 medium sized brown button mushrooms, sliced
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped
• 6 slices bacon, cooked almost crisp (i use the microwave)
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 teaspoons season salt (your choice)
• pepper
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 1 -1 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried tarragon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 in large saute pan, on medium high, heat 2 tbsp of the oil.
• 3 meanwhile, place flour along with season salt in a dish.
• 4 mix.
• 5 dredge steaks, coating well on both sides.
• 6 reserve remaining flour.
• 7 fry steaks in oil for 3 minutes on both sides.
• 8 place in oven going baking dish coated with non stick spray.
• 9 add the remaining oil to the pan.
• 10 saute the onions for 5 minutes, then add mushrooms and continue sauteing for another 5 minutes.
• 11 add garlic and cook until fragrant.
• 12 add 1 tablespoons of the reserved flour, stir and cook for 2 minutes.
• 13 add the wine, cooking briefly and then the stock.
• 14 stir.
• 15 should it become thicker than you want, just add more stock.
• 16 cook until desired consistency.
• 17 add the bacon, tarragon and pepper to taste.
• 18 stir.
• 19 pour mixture over the steaks and bake 45 minutes.