Country Steak In Gravy Recipe
Tender country-style cube steak browned and simmered low-and-slow in a rich onion gravy with simple pantry ingredients that turn into the ultimate comfort-food dinner. Perfect over mashed potatoes, rice, or egg noodles.
Servings: 4 people
Cost: 15
Ingredients
- 1 ½ –2 lb cube steak or round steak cut into portions
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp paprika optional
- ⅓ cup flour for dredging
- 2 –3 tbsp oil or oil + butter combo
- 2 large yellow onions thinly sliced
- 3 –4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 cups beef broth
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp dried thyme or 1 tbsp fresh
Instructions
- Season & dredge: Pat steaks dry. Mix salt, pepper, and paprika into the flour. Dredge steaks, shaking off excess.
- Brown the steaks: Heat oil (or oil + butter) in a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Brown steaks 2–3 minutes per side (work in batches). Transfer to a plate.
- Cook onions: Reduce heat to medium. Add onions and cook 8–10 minutes, stirring, until softened and lightly golden.
- Add garlic: Stir in garlic and cook 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Make the gravy: Add beef broth, Worcestershire, and thyme. Scrape up browned bits from the bottom of the pan and bring to a simmer.
- Braise: Return steaks to the pan, nestling them into the gravy and onions. Cover and simmer on low for 60–75 minutes, or until fork-tender (longer if using round steak).
- Serve: Spoon onion gravy over the steaks and serve hot.
Notes
Don’t skip browning — it’s where the gravy flavor comes from.
Low and slow = tender. If it’s chewy at 60 minutes, it just needs more time.
Onions too sharp? Cook them longer before adding broth (you want them sweet and jammy).
Gravy too salty? Add a splash of water/unsalted broth and a squeeze of lemon.
Nutrition
Calories: 201kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 1124mg | Potassium: 424mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 139IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 3mg
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