Reviewed: Jul. 25, 2011

Pleasantly surprised to learn that the finger steak originated in Boise; I grew up in the Twin Falls area, and my family now lives in Boise. I do remember eating fast food finger steaks as a teenager! Tried this recipe tonight and it was ABSOLUTELY DELISH! I will make this many times in the near future. A couple of issues I had was that the batter was VERY thick, so I may use less flour (2 cups rather than 2 1/2) next time and play it by ear from there. I also left out the salt, as recommended by other reviews, but I will probably cut back on the seasoning salt as well in the future. Also realized I didn't have marjoram, so I substituted Herbs de Provence (thyme, marjoram, rosemary and savory) and this worked just fine. BOTTOM LINE: This recipe is a keeper!

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1HEART4JESUS

Reviewed: Mar. 9, 2011

These were not good at all. The batter turned all gooey and solft and had way to much worstershire sauce flavor. I was able to fix them by adding baking powder and more milk to thin it out and they were really good. The baking powder made them crispy and they were delish.

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ambean

Reviewed: Mar. 9, 2011

Oh my ridiculously good! We didn't season our meat or anything before and these were some of the best that we've EVER had. My husband grew up in Idaho and his family has made finger steaks all growing up and he couldn't stop eating these. One trick: tenderize the steak before battering them-- it makes them soak up the seasonings a little better from the batter and it makes them, well, tender. Also, you could probably cut back to about 1/2 of the salt or seasoning salt-- one or the other. I also followed some other's advice and made the sauce for the blooming onion... WOW! We'll definitely make these again.

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Katie Mitchell

Reviewed: Sep. 29, 2010

I made these twice so far, i left out the seasoned salt as i didn't have any....it turned out perfect but the second time i salted the meat not the batter..the meat itself was more flavorful and the batter was just perfect, i also added a dash of hot sauce

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Marmar

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Sep. 4, 2010

My husband and I just didn't care for the taste. Also, we never heavily salt our food or eat very many processed type foods that tend to have a lot of added salt/sodium and so the salt content here was just too much. At first I thought that was why we didn't like the recipe so after I cooked the first few fingersteaks, I remade the batter using much less salt but then found the herbs to be too prominent. Just not our cup of tea. I did think the batter was a very good texture though. It clung well to the meat and crisped up nicely.

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kelliann11

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Mar. 22, 2010

i use cube steaks, and i also add 1 tbs of garlic powder. that really kicks them up a few notches.

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flower

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Forsyth, Montana, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 5, 2010

my boyfriend loves them. i will be skipping the salt (as suggested) next time though :)

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suzy

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Jan. 12, 2010

I made this last night with the Blooming Onion and Daddy's fried corn and onions, and everyone liked it. I even used some of the onion dip to dip these fingers in. Very good, thanks for the recipe! BTW, I didn't change a thing, only lessened the ingredients becuase I only had a 2-3 lb. top round steak.

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mrslee1

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Lorain, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2009

Out of 5 people (all ages), nobody like it. Sorry

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Luvs2Cook!

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Jun. 23, 2009

So... we REALLY liked these. BUT.. next time I will be adding garlic salt or garlic powder to them. The batter definitely needs to be refrigerated. It makes a leathery like shell on the finger steaks. We live in the Boise area so we just might need to head over there and try these out. I made the Blooming Onion and Dipping Sauce to go along with it. The finger steaks in that dipping sauce is great!

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