Round steak is something that was part of my growing up. It was my grandmother's "go to" meat, along with hamburger and bologna. It was, and still is, a relatively cheap cut of meat that is very versatile. And that is what makes this Amish Oven-Baked Top Round Steak so appealing!
My grandmother would cook it and it as a stand-alone meal, but what she really liked to do was have cooked round steak mixed with her spaghetti sauce and meatballs. In fact, that was one the "secrets" to good spaghetti and meatballs, adding some round-steak to the sauce. But sometimes meals like this Amish Oven-Baked Top Round Steak were favorites also.
Grandma would sometimes cut up a pepper, or some teaspoons of oregano,rosemary, thyme, or add some garlic for flavor. But usually she just prepared it very no-frills. The round steak is a more accessible cut of meat, coming from the leg of the cow, as opposed to flank steak, for instance, which is stomach muscle of the cow. And we won't get into the ever-popular skirt steak
🙋 Amish Oven-Baked Round Steak FAQ
Cube steak is a very good substitution, very similar cuts of meat. And if all else fails, try a rump roast!
A delicious mushroom or onion gravy would pair well. Check out these 5 amazing Amish gravy recipes here.
This varies greatly between Amish settlements depending on local customs and traditions. Wood-stoves are still very common, but they tend to heat unevenly. Kerosene is another widely used cooking stove among the Amish. Still, others would cook a top round steak over an open fire outside.
Canned cream of mushroom soup is a favorite. If you don't have any other soup on hand, just smother it with cream of mushroom soup!
Because of its cheap accessibility and versatility, round steak is one of the cuts of beef that enjoys venerated status among the Amish and Mennonites. You can do a lot with a little and this Amish Oven-Baked Top Round Steak is a testament to that. My parents tried it out and really liked it.
I like this type of cooking because you can mix and match according to your own taste. They did not, for instance, have dry onion soup mix, so they just used chopped onions. Dad thought had they had onion soup mix the supper would have been a little less liquidy, so root through your pantry for some of the dry soup mix. I know you have some back there somewhere.
And they didn't have a can of cream of chicken soup, so they used two cans of cream of mushroom and they added some sour cream. Dad said it turned out wonderfully, perfectly fork-tender. I'd try to stick the recipe if you have the ingredients, but if you don't, yeah, experiment away.
While this recipe calls for cooking in a glass baking dish, you could try it in a Dutch oven. Whatever cooking method you choose, this will be one of the top round steaks you'll try! You get a delicious broth as it cooks and, yeah, this is good stuff. A touch of red wine vinegar as it cooks is also a delightful addition.
Of all the round steak recipes I have seen, this is one of the easiest. You can cut it up and do it in a stir-fry. You could douse it in Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, or steak sauce when you are ready to eat.
Now, here are some photos and the recipe. Enjoy!
Top round steak is a cheap cut of meat, but you should still go for the best most lean kind you can find.
Spread the soup over the steak, but also any other seasonings not listed below can go in here, perhaps some black pepper, seasoning salt, and any other marinades.
Brown gravy is a great companion to the steak, but you can experiment with gravies. This is also the part where you can add in some carrots and perhaps some rice or noodles.
This makes for a wonderful and affordable steak dinner! Serve with some sliced tomatoes on the side. And be sure to follow proper cooking process for meat and getting the best internal temperature. Texas A & M puts out a good guide.
🥩 Ingredients
- 2 pounds round steak
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 package brown gravy mix
- 1 package of dry onion soup
- 1 can water
📋 Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- Place round steak in a 9 x 13 pan.
- Mix all other ingredients and pour over top of round steak.
- Cover with foil and bake for 3 hours.
- Uncover, slice, and serve with mashed potatoes.
- Use the baked gravy for the meat and the potatoes.
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🖨️ Full Recipe
Amish Oven-Baked Round Steak
Ingredients
- 2 pounds round steak
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 package brown gravy mix
- 1 package of dry onion soup
- 1 can water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- Place round steak in a 9 x 13 pan.
- Mix all other ingredients and pour over top of round steak.
- Cover with foil and bake for 3 hours.
- Uncover, slice, and serve with mashed potatoes.
- Use the baked gravy for the meat and the potatoes.
Alesha F.
Thank you for giving me a base to go on for this recipe! I eat gluten free due to celiac disease and I'm a nurse, so I changed things up slightly. I coated my steaks in some corn starch and seared them first before putting them in a crock pot. I used a can of gluten free cream of mushroom and a can of gluten free cream of chicken, with gluten free dried onion soup mix with 1 can water. Then I put 1T ghee, and 1T coconut milk, as well as chopped up an onion. I put 1/4 t each, garlic, rosemary, smoked paprika. I cooked the meat on WARM for 12 hours. I know it sounds like forever, but the meat was SO tender! I served it over my favorite brand of frozen mashed potatoes (Bob Evans) which are gluten free, and there you go! Dinner is served!
Kevin Williams
Sounds amazing, Alesha, thanks for sharing, 12 hours is a long time, but you definitely can do that with a crockpot, I am sure it was melt-in-your-mouth by the time you ate it!
Julie
I made this recipe and it was great! It was super easy and has lots of gravy. This is the first time I have made round steak that was fork tender. Thank you for the recipe.
Kevin Williams
Thanks, Julie, for that report, glad it turned out well for you...it is classic comfort food!
Lisa
Extremely easy and extremely good. I added a small can of drained, sliced mushrooms.
Kevin Williams
Mushrooms are a super addition!
Jennifer W
So simple and delicious. We had mashed cauliflower with it. The gravy was delicious and the meat so tender!
Kevin Williams
Glad you enjoyed it, it is an easy, good recipe!
Don
I've made lots of round steak. Nothing could ever compare to this recipe. So yummy and delicious!!! Thank you for the recipe.
Kevin Williams
Thanks for telling us, Don, glad you enjoyed it, it is a good recipe!
Rhonda
This is hardly an “Amish” recipe. They make everything from scratch and as inexpensive as possible. When most of the ingredients come prepackaged, i have a hard time believing it’s authentic.
Kevin Williams
We've talked a lot about Amish recipes on this site and how processed and pre-packaged foods really caught on in some Amish settlements after WW II. It does vary from place to place, but I've seen Amish settlements where cream of mushroom soup is king and buggies are loaded down with cases of Mountain Dew, it just depends on the community.
Abby
This recipe sounds really yummy; however, this recipe, and many others that I'd like to try, call for dry onion soup mix. We have food allergies in our house, and cannot use dry onion soup mix - do you have any substitution suggestions? I'm afraid that if I leave it out, the flavor/taste will be adversely affected. Thanks for your help!
Kevin Williams
Hi, Abby, always good to hear from you. What is the allergen to, the preservatives in the mix or the actual onion? If you aren't allergies to the onion, really, onion powder is a perfectly fine substitute for dry onion soup mix, it'll give you the flavor without a lot of the "junk." Let me know!