Recipes with beef, round steak

Southwest beef fajitas: thin-sliced round steak marinated in lime, chili, and garlic, broiled fast and tucked into flour tortillas with salsa, relish, and guacamole. Authentic Tex-Mex, 40 minutes.

Sourdough steak uses tangy sourdough starter as a wet dip before dredging round steak in seasoned flour for a crispy, pan-fried crust. A frontier-style take on chicken fried steak.

Ranch-style chicken fried steak with tenderized round steak dipped in milk, dredged in seasoned flour, and deep-fried golden. Served with a creamy white milk gravy made from the pan drippings.

Beef bourguignon with round steak marinated in Burgundy wine, then braised with bacon, onions, garlic, thyme, and mushrooms until fork-tender. A classic French stew with real depth of flavor.

Cincinnati four-way chili with cinnamon, allspice, and warm spices over spaghetti, topped with cheddar and raw onions. Ready in 30 minutes.

Farm pot roast simmered low and slow with onions, carrots, and stewed tomatoes until the beef pulls apart with a fork. A Sunday-dinner classic with a rich pan-drippings gravy.

Old-fashioned Swiss steak with flour pounded into round steak, seared in lard, and simmered until fork-tender. A classic Depression-era braised beef recipe with just five ingredients.

Round steak braised low and slow until fork-tender, then blanketed with sharp aged cheddar and chopped parsley. A retro one-pan beef-and-cheese supper that turns budget cuts into Sunday dinner.

Southwestern simmered beef stew with round steak, green chilies, stewed tomatoes, cumin, and oregano. A thick, chile-spiced braise that turns tough beef fork-tender.

Swiss steak with flour-pounded round steak braised in tomatoes, onions, celery, and green pepper. A retro skillet supper simmered fork-tender in 90 minutes.

Beef beer fajitas simmer strips of round steak in beer with garlic and crushed red pepper until tender, then finish with onions and green peppers. The beer keeps a budget cut juicy. A quick, build-your-own fajita night.

Hot Hunan hoagies pile garlic-ginger marinated steak on toasted Kaiser rolls with a sesame-soy relish of mushrooms, peppers, and scallions. Asian-fusion sandwich with serious bite.

Quick taco salad with lean ground beef, bell peppers, and salsa over romaine lettuce with roma tomatoes, cheddar, crushed tortilla chips, and green onions. A 20-minute weeknight Tex-Mex dinner.

Texas-style competition chili with cubed round steak, bold chili powder, and cumin simmered low and slow for 2.5 hours. No beans, no shortcuts, just pure beefy heat the way Texans do it.

Paprika beef roll stuffs pounded round steak with mushrooms, onions, pimiento, bread crumbs, and stuffed olives, then roasts in red wine for two hours.

Sherry-marinated beef stir-fried with cauliflower, roll-cut carrots, and black mushrooms in a Szechuan peppercorn sauce with black bean paste and Chinkiang vinegar. Authentic wok cooking with serious depth of flavor.