Cubed Steak with Onion Gravy is a quick and easy meal that is an economical way to serve beef to your family. Cubed steaks are coated in flour and pan-fried. This country-style steak is covered in a super flavorful onion gravy that gets lots of onion flavor from not only a large sliced onion, but a packet of dry onion soup mix.
How To Serve
The whole meal can be made start to finish in about 20 minutes. I love to serve Cubed Steak with Onion Gravy over mashed potatoes to soak up all that yummy gravy with a side of peas. Are you a fan of peas mixed into your mashed potatoes? I love it!
The pieces of cubed steak are dredged in a little flour that’s been seasoned with black pepper and garlic salt and then pan-fried in some vegetable oil. A cast iron pan is best, but any type of pan will work. The gravy is super easy to make from the pan drippings.
Cubed Steak with Onion Gravy is definitely worthy of a place on your regular dinner rotation!
More Economical Steak Recipes
- Chicken Fried Steak– When it comes to comfort food, Chicken Fried Steak is the real deal. Tenderized cubed steak is breaded and pan-fried and then topped with a creamy milk gravy made from the pan drippings.
- Swiss Steak– Cube Steak gets coated in flour and then browned in a pan. It’s slow-cooked with tomatoes, green peppers, onions, and seasonings until tender. Serve it over rice or mashed potatoes for a filling meal that won’t break the bank.
- Crock Pot Cubed Steak– cooks up so tender with a super flavorful gravy.
Watch the short video below to see how easy this recipe is to make.
Cubed Steak with Onion Gravy
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds cubed steak
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 cup Vegetable oil
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 1 (14-ounce) can beef broth
- 1 package dry onion soup mix
Instructions
- Combine flour, garlic salt, and black pepper in a pie plate or shallow dish. Dredge both sides of cubed steak in flour mixture.
- Heat oil in a large skillet (preferably cast iron) over medium-high heat. Add steak (cooking in 2 batches if necessary). Cook 5 minutes per side. Remove steak from skillet and set aside.
- If you want to thicken the gravy some, add a few teaspoons of leftover flour from dredging the steak to the drippings in the pan.
- Add onion, broth, and onion soup mix to the drippings in the pan. Use a wooden spoon to scrape up any browned bits stuck to the bottom of the pan.
- Bring to a simmer and cook until onions are soft.
- Return steak to pan to warm. Serve with mashed potatoes.
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Yummy! And easy. Added mushrooms and green peppers. I’m going to make this yet again tonight!
Low sodium beef broth!
Use low sodium broth…
I made this exactly like the recipe said and even put peas in the mashed potatoes and it turned out spectacular! The meat was so tender and flavorful. I was looking for a quick recipe with cubed steak and this was perfect. Thank you.
So happy you enjoyed it Geri!
This recipe was AMAZING! Quick and delicious. I didn’t have the whole onion, so I used frozen chopped peppers and onions that I had in my freezer. Also instead of beef broth I used water and added a few seasonings. I read how some people thought the beef broth was too salty. I also seasoned the steaks with garlic salt before covering in flour. The end result was PERFECT! My husband loved it! This will definitely be in the weeknight dinner rotation.
Arent you supposed to dredge the meat in egg before the flour?
Usually use ground beef instead of steak & water instead of beef broth(too salty). I will try this with steak.
Very delicious
Very good!T
I made it exactly how it said to make it but without the onions came out great thanks so much you guys
I also added green beans as a side, added mushrooms w/ the onion’s but if you ask me it’s all about the cast iron skillet!
Will make this recipe a must go to again and again..
I also added a cup of whipping cream, because it was too salty for me.
Loved it!
Two things I changed. First, I wasn’t going to make a gravy with a 1/2 cup of vegetable oil, so I poured it out. Then is has you adding the broth at the same time as the onions. The onions looked caramelized in the picture, and I like them that way. So, I added the onions (with a little pat of butter) and cooked them some, then I added the broth and onion soup mix.
My Husband, Son and I all loved it!
This will be my new Cubed Steak Recipe
Thank You
I seriously think the oil amount is a typo, that seems like an awful lot. If I used oil it would be maybe a couple tbsp.
This has become a family favorite! My husband asks for it every week!
A1, I made this and my family enjoyed it. I added a cup of fresh mushrooms for added flavor. I will definitely be making it again.
This is a great recipe. I add fresh mushrooms to it. Serve wiht mashed potatoes and green beans for a delish meal. So easy too.
It was fabulous! Thank you!
Just made this over rice. Amazing and easy!!!
This was easy and delish…I added a little butter and Basil.. good with home made mashed taters and green beans,dinner rolls… Yummy
This recipe was awesome of course i tweeked it a little and added potatoes and some turkey gravy to make somewhat of a soup my seasonings were parsley cilantro peppers and seasoning salt and onions and it’s amazing