Recipe: Peppery Steak with Pan Fries and Gravy (using cubed steaks)

PEPPERY STEAK WITH PAN FRIES AND GRAVY

FOR THE POTATOES:
1/4 cup butter or margarine
6 medium new red potatoes, cut into wedges
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
FOR THE STEAKS:
1/3 cup all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
4 beef cubed steaks
FOR THE GRAVY:
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 tablespoon all purpose flour
1 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper

TO COOK THE POTATOES:
In 10-inch skillet melt 1/4 cup butter until sizzling. Add remaining potato ingredients. Cook over medium high heat, turning occasionally, until golden brown (10 to 15 minutes). Place potatoes on platter; keep warm while preparing steaks and gravy

TO COOK THE STEAKS:
In 9-inch pie pan stir together all steak ingredients except steaks. Coat both sides of steaks with flour mixture.

Place 2 steaks in same skillet. Cook over medium high heat until brown and crispy (3 minutes on each side). Remove steaks to platter with potatoes. Cook remaining steaks.

TO MAKE THE GRAVY:
Reduce heat to medium. In same skillet with drippings and brown particles melt 1 tablespoon butter; stir in 1 tablespoon flour. Cook, stirring occasionally, until smooth and bubbly (1 minute). Stir in remaining gravy ingredients. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until gravy thickens (4 to 5 minutes).

Serve gravy over steaks and potatoes.

Makes 4 servings
Source: Land O Lakes Treasury of Country Recipes