To feed a family of six, my mom would usually buy the lesser grade cuts of meat directly from our local butcher shop. We then would pound(tenderize) the meat with a hammer-looking utensil that had little points on the head. Lots of round steak at our house growing up! But every once in a while, my parents would splurge for the nice thick marbleized NY strip steaks. Mmmmm!
My mom would also make the steak pie. Tenderized round steak, cubed with potatoes, carrots and mushrooms. She would make a gravy with a bit of red wine. My dad loved it! We made individual pies, as my mom didn't let us girls get the wine gravy-just plain gravy.
