Country Style Steak

Name: Country Style Steak
Yield: Yields 6 to 8 servings
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 4 cups (950 ml) sliced onions; 3 cups (710 ml) cold water or beef stock; ½ teaspoon sugar; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; Peanut oil or lard, if needed; 3 slices bacon, cut into 1-inch (2½ cm) squares; 1 teaspoon salt; 6 tablespoons flour; ¾ teaspoon dried sage; 2½ pounds (1125 g) lean beef steaks, such as round, ½ inch (1¼ cm) thick; ¼ teaspoon salt; ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes; 1½ teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; ¾ teaspoon dried thyme

Preparation info

Yields
6 to 8
servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Bill Neal's Southern Cooking

By Bill Neal

Published 1985

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Ingredients

1½ teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
¾ teaspoon dried thyme
¾

Americas
United States
Main course

Method

Combine the pepper, thyme, sage, salt, and red pepper flakes in a bowl and rub the steaks well all over with the mixture. Set aside to season for at least 20 minutes, preferably overnight, covered, in the refrigerator.

Render the bacon in the skillet or sauté pan until it browns. Remove the bacon, drain, and set aside. If necessary add fat to the pan for browning the steaks. Combine the