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!
What Is Cubed Steak?
Cubed steak is an inexpensive cut of meat that is cut from the top round or top sirloin. It is typically a very tough piece of meat but it has been tenderized to break up the muscle fibers. It is very recognizable because it has a waffled surface from the tenderizing process.
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!
Make It Spicy
To make this recipe spicy, add a pinch or two of cayenne pepper to the gravy.
Recipe Tip
If you need to watch your sodium intake, use low-sodium beef broth.
Storage
Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 4 days and reheated in a microwave.
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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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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Originally posted February 25, 2018. Updated with new content.
I did this,with mushrooms, and it was delicious, also precooked my meat in the pressure cooker, and added red vinger, the ingredients and meat to another skillet. It was yummy.
A very tasty, quicky recipe. I will definitely try again. I got rid of most of the oil after frying. I just allowed a bit of oil to cover the frying pan and proceeded to add broth and so on and so forth.
The meat was tough.
I did this,with mushrooms, and it was delicious, also precooked my meat in the pressure cooker, and added the ingredients and meat to another skillet. It was yummy.
How did you cook it in the pressure cooker and for how long?
Mine was tender af. Sorry yours was not.
Let it simmer (braise) longer. That is what makes it tender.
Has anyone added mushrooms to this?
Is there a substitute for the dry onion soup mix? Or has anyone tried without?
I didn’t use soup mix. Dehydrated onion and salt are the two main ingredients in the mix. Since you have real onions already, it seems redundant. I added onion powder for even more onion flavor, garlic powder, black pepper,salt and some thyme.
This dish has a great flavor. Recipe was easy to follow. Will make this again.
This dish was really good’
Great recipe! I also feel like it needs a “little pizzaz” added, will have to play w some spices next time! But great as is too! TY
Try sprinkling the meat with Charlie’s choice. It has all the flavors you need. I believe you can buy it on Amazon. We use it on almost all our meats.
This was a quick and certified meal. Ingredients was simple and we already had it at home. I did not have to make any runs to the store at all. I cooked this with a side of rice, homemade cornbread, and peas. It took me approximately 20mins to do everything!!! My fiance and I love it.
Add a tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce. I think that’s the notte your looking for.
I’ve made this as written but felt it needed something more. The last time I made it, I sautéd mushrooms in a little butter and combined with the onions and it turned out great.