Steak that has been mechanically tenderized, a process that leaves a characteristic pattern of small indentations on the flattened surface of the meat.
‘the recipe calls for a family pack of cube steak’
‘Tender cooked cubed steak makes for some great sandwiches.’
‘She said we were having peas and carrots (ubiquitous of course) and cubed steak and gravy.’
‘I also hope that Southern style sticky rice is on the agenda since it goes so well with cubed steak.’
‘Fanny is cooking fried cubed steak, rice, steamed broccoli, and dinner rolls.’
‘The Market sent over a canned ham, bacon, hamburger, cube steak, and a roast beef.’
‘I usually buy a prepackaged steak called "cube steak" for this dish.’
‘I've found that even though cube steaks are tenderized at the market they are still a fairly chewy piece of meat.’
‘Already tenderized cube steaks can also use some meat mallet attention.’
‘I browned 6 cube steaks with granulated garlic and seasoned pepper.’
‘Next time I will bake the browned cube steaks longer with the sauce poured over them and covered with foil for added tenderizing.’
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