Homemade Cube Steaks with Gravy
The best-ever cube steaks recipe features flavorful minute steaks cooked in savory brown gravy, and served with a delicious side of mashed potatoes or rice. It’s an easy home-cooked meal that needs just 6 ingredients plus seasonings.
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time55 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cube Steak, Cube Steaks with Gravy
Servings: 6
Calories: 346kcal
- 6 cube steaks
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup pureed yellow or white onion
- 1/2 cup soy or tamari sauce
- 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 2 Tbsp beef bouillon
- 1 tsp salt
- dash of black pepper
COOK IN INSTANT POT
From frozen, add all ingredients to your instant pot. Add 1/4 cup water. Cook for 23 minutes at high pressure, then do a quick release. Place on sauté.
Place on sauté. Remove steaks, leaving liquids in the pot.
Whisk in a small bowl 1/4 cup cornstarch with 1/2 cup water until smooth.
Pour mixture into the liquids left in the Instant Pot. Whisk continually until gravy starts to thicken.
Add cubed steaks back into the pot, heat until warmed through, then serve.
From thawed or freshly made, transfer into an instant pot.
Cook for 20 minutes at high pressure, then do quick release.
Place on sauté. Remove steaks.
Whisk in a small bowl 1/4 cup cornstarch with 1/2 cup water until smooth.
Pour mixture into the liquids left in the Instant Pot. Whisk continually until gravy starts to thicken.
Add cubed steaks back into the pot, heat until warmed through then serve.
COOK IN CROCK POT
Add all ingredients to your crockpot. Cook on low for 6 hours.
Remove steaks. Transfer remaining liquid to a medium saucepan.
Whisk in a small bowl 1/4 cup cornstarch with 1/2 cup water until smooth.
Bring saucepan liquids to simmer over medium-high heat. Slowly add while whisking the cornstarch mixture into the sauce. Whisk continually until gravy starts to thicken.
Add cubed steaks into the pot, and heat until warmed through, then serve.
For a hearty lunch, try serving cube steaks on a ciabatta sub roll with grilled onions and peppers and a slice of melting provolone. You might need a nap afterward!
Chop up the fully cooked cube steaks and toss with cooked egg noodles and sauce for a homestyle pasta meal. It’s a great way to get your little ones to try it, especially if they’re not too enthusiastic about a big, scary steak.
Serve cube steaks over instant white rice for an extra-easy rice bowl.
Serving: 1g | Calories: 346kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 122mg | Sodium: 1649mg | Potassium: 702mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 4mg