(Tender) Beef Bottom Round Steak

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Tender Baked Bottom Round Steak(s) ~ picture added 8-29-13

Recently my grocery store had Bottom Round Steaks on sale, Buy One Get One... I always used to cook these on the grill and they were a little on the tough side but they always tasted good! The last time my husband came shopping with me and I was looking at these, and he said "these are NOT steaks, get a Rib Eye, or a T-bone or something, those are steaks!  ¯\(°_o)/¯    So... I didn't get any steaks for a couple weeks.(•̪●)  Eventually I did break down and bought a couple Rib Eye's , I just couldn't resist a juicy steak cooked on the grill.  Well last week I went ahead and bought a couple of the Bottom Rounds and thought to myself  "I'll just cook them some other way"  Hence, this blog post. I just couldn't pass up that sort of deal!
I admit, this is one of the tougher cuts of meat, but you can make it a lot more tender...
All you have to do is "fork it"  ;) 
It turned out good, and I plan on having it again. Oh and BTW my hubby liked it too! hehehe...

Here is what you need:

Bottom Round Steak or two (they do shrink considerably)
Your favorite Seasoning (I use Everglades Seasoning and Garlic Salt)
1-2 Tablespoons of Olive Oil
1/3 Cup of Flour (I added some seasoning to the flour also)
1 Cup of either Beef Bouillon or Beef Broth (I used Bouillon)
1/2 Teaspoon(or more if you like) of either fresh Garlic (minced) or Minced Garlic from a jar. 

I use Everglades Seasoning in just about everything I make!!

First get a cutting board and place your meat on the board and poke the steak with the fork for about 2 minutes on each side.(trust me your arm will get tired!) The more pokes the better, this will help make it tender. Stop poking if it starts to rip. After I forked it, I put a little seasoning on and and rubbed a little olive oil on each side and let it sit in the fridge for a little over a hour. (You don't have to do this, unless you want to do a marinade, I just did because my hubby was working late and I didn't want to start it to early )  (•̮̮̃•̃)


When I was ready to cook it, I laid it in the flour mix and coated each side.

Coat with Flour/Seasoning, both sides.

Heat  the oil in the pan on Med. High, sear it on both sides. (Don't flip to soon or it wont have a nice crust on it, or the flour mixture will come off.)

Sear Meat on both sides

Once seared put it in a baking dish with the Broth and Minced Garlic. Cover with foil and bake it at 350 degree's for about 30-40 minutes or until it pulls apart with a fork easily.
When it is done it will look something like picture below. We enjoyed ours with Mashed Potatoes and Corn. This had a nice flavor, and was tender!

Tender Baked Bottom Round Steak(s) ~ added pic 8-29-13

Tender Baked Bottom Round Steak

If you have any other ways to cook Bottom Round that makes it tender, please share with a comment and let us know!

Savory Meatloaf

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This is one of my favorite meals! I love me some meatloaf! ;)
When I met my husband ♥ and we were going through all the things that we like and don't like, meatloaf was one of the things that he didn't like, I said "you haven't tried MY meatloaf" (we have a running joke now of you haven't tried My ------- )
Now there are quite a few things he doesn't like   but I have changed his mind with a lot of them ;) he has a open mind and will at least try things now. Unless it has mayonnaise in it, he doesn't even want to touch it! lol Hates it! 
But fortunately my meatloaf is not on the list of "un-liked" stuff! 

Please don't mind the color of some of my pics the lighting in my kitchen is terrible for pictures! It tends to make things look yellow, unless I use the flash, then it looks washed out! Can't win... :/

Before Cooking..you can see the noodles and beans from the Minestone Soup.

He loves my meatloaf so much that he bought me a new meatloaf pan, you know the one, the "As Seen On TV" meatloaf pan. See below ↓

"Perfect Meatloaf Pan set"

They actually work great! Does just what it advertised...slips right off the tray on to the serving plate.

Here is what you need:

1. At least 2 lbs. of Ground Beef

2. Can of Minestrone Soup

3. 1 Cup of Italian Style Bread Crumbs

4. 2 Eggs

5. Spices to your liking (I use Garlic Salt and Everglades Seasoning)

6. Ketchup 

Pre-heat oven  to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, add Ground Beef, Minestrone Soup, half of the Bread Crumbs and the two Eggs beaten, you may add some spices at this time, I do, but I also put them on the top,so don't over do it. With your hands mix the ingredients together. Once its mixed in a little, add the rest of the Bread Crumbs,and mix thoroughly. Shape into a loaf and put in your pan. If you don't have a loaf pan, shape into a loaf and put it in a pan that has sides, a 9x13 perhaps. Sprinkle some spices and put a layer of Ketchup on the top. Bake in the oven for an hour and insert a meat thermometer, I cook mine till it reaches 160 in the center.

Mix all ingredients in a large bowl

I serve mine with Corn and Mashed Potatoes. 

Meatloaf, Corn & Mashed Potatoes...YUM 

I always hope there is leftovers on this one, because I have a meatloaf sandwich the next day for lunch, Yum! :)

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