medtran49
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Don't use one. I've added a couple of things over the years, garlic and onion powders, beef broth, as she used all water, and fresh garlic cloves.
The 7-bone steaks used to be cheap, though not so much anymore. The one we got was $30, but it gave us 2 full meals for 2 people, plus there's 1 more serving. So, I guess about $36 with everything for 5 servings. Best of all, minimal prep and pretty much hands off cooking once started.
It's just sprinkle s&p on 1 side of a thick cut 7-bone steak/roast, along with some garlic and onion powder, then dust with flour, rub in, then put in a heated Dutch oven type pan with some vege oil to brown, while repeating rub on other side, flip, brown. Add 2 or 3 cans plain stewed tomatoes depending on size of roast, an appropriate amount of chopped onion and celery, plus 2 or 3 well smashed garlic cloves, 1/2 to 2/3 can (the stewed tomatoes empty can) of both beef broth and water, cover and simmer until almost fall off the bone tender, usually 1.5 to 2 hours, stirring occasionally, turning steak over once at midpoint, then remove cover to reduce sauce to a gravy like consistency and steak is falling off bones. Sometimes if sauce isn't fully reduced, I'll make a cornstarch slurry to thicken more, particularly when someone is hungry and doesn't want to wait anymore. Serve with mashed potatoes.
