Tender Cube Steak and Gravy
This budget-friendly, smothered cube steak recipe is baked in oven for a long period to ensure tenderness and flavor. No knife needed!!
Servings 4 people
Ingredients
- * 2 tablespoons oil
- * 1 cup flour (3/4 cup for seasoned flour reserve 1/4 cup for gravy
- * 1 tsp salt
- * 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- * 1/2 tsp pepper
- * 1/2 tsp onion powder
- * 1 teaspoon paprika
- * 1lb or 4 cubed steaks
- * 4 tablespoons butter
- * 4 cups beef broth
- * 1 tablespoon beef bouillon
- * 1 large yellow onion sliced
Instructions
- * Preheat oven to 350F
- * Season steaks with salt and pepper on each sides
- * Mix all remaining seasonings in flour. Reserve 1/4 cup for gravy.
- * Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- * Dredge cube steaks in the seasoned flour and brown on each side--about 4-5 minutes per side. Remove to a 13x9 baking dish.
- * To the same pan, add the butter and let it melt. Whisk in the reserved flour until smooth. Cook the flour and butter cook for 2 minutes or so to ensure the flour cooks through.
- * Whisk in the beef broth and stir until it begins to thicken.
- * Add beef bouillon and mix.
- * Pour the gravy over the steaks. Then add layer of sliced onions on top.
- * Cover with foil and bake for 2 hours.