Cast Iron Skillet Steak

A cast iron skillet is excellent for cooking steaks and other meat preparations. They are affordable and long-lasting. It is not always possible to go out in order to eat steaks, as there are times when time constraints do not allow you and you crave for some home cooked recipes.

Steak and Mushrooms Recipe
To make this cast iron skillet steak you will have to follow the following steps. Here are the ingredients that you will require:

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup red wine of your choice
• 2 tablespoonfulk - Butter
• 2 tablespoonful - Minced onions of your preferred choice
• 1 clove garlic
• 8 ounces- Fresh mushrooms of your choice
• Ground black pepper
• 1/4 tablespoonfull - Dried Thyme leaves.
• Olive oil
• 2 tablespoonful - Flour and some to be kept separate for dusting the steak
• Some beef broth

Method of Preparation
Step 1: Melt the butter in the cast iron cookware such as a skillet or pan on medium low heat and add the minced onions immediately.

Step 2: Add the mushrooms and saute until they are tender. Now add the garlic and saute the mix for 1 more minute.

Step 3: Pour the flour and cook for 2 minutes and then immediately pour the wine as well as the beef broth. Add the thyme, black pepper and salt and let the dish cook until it boils. Then simmer for 20 minutes till the dish is semi dry.

Step 4: Now begin preparing for cook the steak in a separate pan. Firstly add olive oil and heat. Coat the steaks with flour and place it in the pan, also add salt and pepper as well as chillies if you wish. Cook the meat as per your taste. Medium rare or extra rare.

Step 5: Pour the sauce over cooked steak and let is get absorbed into the meat.
This is a favorite marinade for rib steaks, or use it for chicken or other meat.

Garlic Marinade Rib Steak Recipe
Here is how you can make this recipe on a cast iron skillet. The ingredients have been given below:

Ingredients

• 4 Rib eye steaks
• 1 tablespoonful - Dry mustard powder or seed
• 2 cloves of minced garlic
• 1 tablespoonful - Black pepper
• 1 ½ cups - Soy sauce

Method of Preparation
You will have to firstly heat the soy sauce and cook the garlic, mustard and the pepper with it to make a sauce. Now cook rib eye steak in a separate pan add, pepper and salt with butter. Now once the steak is cooked pour the sauce on the steak. Cover the dish and refrigerate for 3-4 hours. Once that is done, you can make a broth. Oven cooking can also be a yummy alternative.

Flank Steak with Greens
This steak is the quickest to cook. You will need to cook the greens and the seasonings in the same skillet once the steak is cooked. Following are the ingredients that you will need:

Ingredients

• 1 pound beef top flank or round steak
• 1 ½ to 2 tablespoonful - Spicy Southwest or Cajun seasoning
• Vegetable oil spray (Olive Oil)
• 8-Medium red skinned potatoes cut in half
• 2 cups minced onions
• 2 cups beef broth
• 3 garlic cloves minced
• 1 carrot cut in thin strips
• 2 bunches of mustard greens, collard or turnip greens, stems to be shred and cooked.

Method of Preparation
First of all freeze the steak so that is will be easier to cut it into thin slices while it is still firm. Slice the flank steak across its grain into long strips of about 1/8-inches. Now coat the beef strips with spicy seasoning. Preheat a large skillet pan on medium-high heat and then spray vegetable oil it. You can even apply a light coat of olive oil. Add the steak and cook quickly while continuously stirring, for at least 5 minutes. Once the steak is golden brown you may reduce the heat to medium. Now you can add the potatoes, onion, beef broth, and garlic. Cover and cook on medium heat for about 20 minutes and then add the carrot strips. Now add the greens and cook until carrots are tender.

Hopefully, these steak recipes will help you cook a delicious meal for your family and friends. Cooking on cast iron skillet is very convenient, but they need to be well taken care of.