Lowrey's Easy Meat And Gravy

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 -6 beef cube steaks, cut into 1 x 1 inch pieces
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon kitchen bouquet browning sauce (optional)
• 2 (10 1/4 ounce) cans cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2 (4 ounce) cans mushrooms, not drained (i use "pieces and stems")

Recipe

• 1 brown the beef in the oil, being careful not to crowd the pan, until no longer pink.
• 2 you may need to do this in batches.
• 3 with all the meat back in the pan, add the garlic, worcestershire sauce and the browning sauce (if using).
• 4 stir to coat the meat.
• 5 in a large bowl, mix until smooth, the cream of mushroom soup, the mushrooms and their liquid, and 1½ cups of water.
• 6 pour over the meat in the pan and stir to coat.
• 7 cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for at least 1 hour, or until meat is tender.
• 8 the longer it cooks the more tender it becomes.
• 9 this may also be baked, covered, at 350°f for 1 hour (or longer).