Quick, easy, cheap and tasty!
- The marinade of spices, orange and lime juice comes together easily.
- While the steaks are soaking you can slice the peppers and onions.
- Cube steaks cook up in less than five minutes.
And voila…you’re eating dinner before Alex Trebek has had a chance to announced the categories.
Let’s take a look:
Cube Steak with Lime Mojo
Author: Fine Cooking
Recipe type: Entree
Cuisine: Southwestern
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 8 medium cloves garlic, peeled
- Kosher salt
- 1-1/2 tsp. finely chopped fresh oregano
- 1 tsp. ground cumin
- Freshly ground black pepper
- ¾ cup fresh lime juice (from about 4 medium limes)
- ½ cup fresh orange juice (from about 1 large orange)
- 1 tsp. granulated sugar
- 4 beef cube steaks (1-1/4 to 1-1/2 lb. total)
- 1 Tbs. canola oil
- ½ large white onion, thinly sliced
- ½ large red bell pepper, cored and thinly sliced
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Instructions
- In a mortar, lightly crush the garlic with a pestle. Sprinkle with 2 tsp. salt and let sit for 5 minutes. Add the oregano, cumin, and ½ tsp. black pepper and mash until a paste forms. Transfer to a medium bowl and add the lime juice, orange juice, and sugar; whisk until well combined.
- Lay the steaks in a 9×13-inch glass or ceramic dish and pour the garlic mixture (the mojo) over them. Let the steaks marinate for no more than 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat the oil in a 12-inch skillet over high heat. Add the onions and peppers and cook, stirring constantly until they begin to soften, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
- Add the steaks to the pan along with 2 Tbs. of the mojo (discard the rest). Cook for 2 minutes, flip, add the onions and peppers, cover, and cook for 1 minute more. Uncover and continue cooking until the meat is just cooked through, about 2 minutes more.
- Serve the steaks topped with the onions, peppers, and a drizzle of the cooked mojo.
Cube Steak with Lime Mojo…It’s What’s for Dinner.
On this day..
Love marinades like this.. they pack a lot of flavor and you don’t need a lot of time. This is going on my must try list!
Let me know how you like it Jenn.
Your photo is so pretty. You must have your camera back. This steak sounds wonderful and easy. I’ll have to give it a try.
I don’t have my camera back Karen. This was prepared before the emergency room visit.
I’ve not tried mojo on beef, but that looks very tasty. Are cube steaks like Swiss steaks?
I think so Dave. Cube steak is what we always turned into Chicken Fried Steak.
Looks like a quick work week meal for you to whip together. Your peppers look just right – I usually overcook them.
Thanks Larry.
I’ve actually never had cube steak before but it seems like you made a great meal out of it!
My mom fixed it alot when I was growing up. Haven’t cooked one in quite some time. We mostly had it as Chicken Fried Steak with lots of gravy. YUM
I have to tell you, when I first saw this post, I thought it said Lime Mayo and I was very curious about steak with mayo.
This sounds much healthier and – of course- with a lime juice marinade I know I’d love it.
Mayo anything sounds good to me. Now you’ve got me thinking about pulling out that lime oil you’ve sent me.
Just saw your reply – you have got to try mayo with Chipotle Tabasco – smoky aioli. Try it on oven fries . . . because potatoes are just not sinful enough.
I love that Chipotle Tabasco smoky aioli. And too funny…I agree potatoes are just not sinful enough.
Hah! We must have known each other in another life or something, because I’m always hurrying dinner so I won’t miss Jeopardy…
Too funny!
We don’t live to cook ! I love quick dish !
I agree, sometimes quick fixes are a big necessity.
The orange and lime juice must give the steak such a nice tang! That mac and cheese side also looks mighty tempting.
That Mac and Cheese is from Muy Bueno Cookbook. It’s really good.
Great, now I have bits from the Saturday Night Live version of Jeopardy going through my head, like “Sean Connery” saying things like, “Not a fan of the ladies, are ya, Trebek!”
I like this way to use cube steak. The only way we normally do it is chicken fried steak but in my defense, that’s a pretty great way to do it!
Well heck I must have missed that one. But I can’t tell you how many times over the years I’ve said “remember when SNL did that skit…………” And yes, I’ve only ever chicken fried any cube steak. This was a pretty good recipe, I’d probably make it again if I can keep the flour from jumping on it.