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.
This is a great recipe that I use very often. I dropped the onion soup mix. For me it makes the gravy too strong and it is perfect without the extra flavor.
My family absolutely loved this recipe! My husband bought this steak by accident and didn’t know what to do with it so I looked it up on google and found this recipe. It was quick and simple and so good! I followed the recipe almost exactly except for I switched beef broth for beefy mushroom soup. Served it with mashed potatoes and for those who like rice instead I made a pot of white rice.
I have never made cube steak before because I’ve been served this many times & never liked it much. The other day I found cube steak for a ridiculously low price so I bought it. I researched & researched & stumbled across this recipe. It’s the best! I used my beef & onion gravy but did EVERYTHING else the same. I served it over homemade potatoes. It was a hit! I will make this often. THANK YOU!
Oh… my… this is what my soul needed today! I even made it with 1 to 1 gluten free flour.
I didn’t have soup mix but all I did was look up the soup mix recipe and put in the spices needed. Was fantastic. I love that it’s not too breaded. This is a great recipe! Good job.
I just made this. It is very good. Thank you. I didn’t have any soup mix though. Next time I will add Worcestershire, the soup mix, green peppers and mushrooms. I also used some Tony’s for that Cajun kick. I know next time it will be even better. Wish I could add pictures to this comment. Thank you, again. Very good!
Excellent recipe to tweek to your personal tastes.
I omitted the onion soup mix and used a tsp of “Better than Bouillon” to jack up the beef flavor.
I didn’t use the beef broth and used 2 thinly sliced onions and a drained can of white mushrooms, I added 4 oz of water.
I let the skillet of beef simmer for 15 minutes, turned the meat and let it simmer until the meat was super tender (about 15 more minutes)
Served it with fresh peas, homemade sour dough bread and garlic mashed potatoes.
Totally awesome dinner, my guests were almost licking their plates
I have never left a review before but this was seriously delicious! Like amazingly delicious! I made the gravy with the drippings and some flour, onion soup and beef bouillon base/water. It’s smack yourself good! Super easy and tons of rich flavor! Definitely doing this again and it beats plain old cube steak in the crockpot with some beef gravy. Thanks for an amazing recipe!
Very delicious! Though I used low sodium beef broth, the onion soup mix did make it a tad too salty for our taste. Next time, I’d use less of the mix–or try none at all. The sauce already has a large onion in it, so the onion soup mix might be overkill. I used a T of Worcestershire sauce in it to jazz it up a bit…I simmered the beef for 20 minutes in the gravy to make sure it was fork tender…and it was!
Amazing flavor and simple to make my whole family loved it so much thank you
Got cubed steak at a great price during the pandemic since I work for a food supplier. Tried this recipe and it was a hit! I’ll make it regularly now. Simple and yummy.