DUTCH OVEN CUBE STEAK AND GRAVY

Dutch Oven Cube Steak & Gravy is a flavorful, tender cube steak recipe made with steak, simple seasonings, onions, broth & mushrooms.

With this cube steak and gravy recipe, you’ll be creating a flavorful gravy and browning your cube steaks in a dutch oven on the top before transferring to the oven for a slow cook time. This meal is totally worth the wait though as it’s packed with delicious comforting flavors. Smothered steak is always a hit around here and I’m sure once you try this recipe it’ll become a fast favorite in your home too!

What is cube steak?

Cube steak or cubed steak is a cut of beef, usually, top round or top sirloin, tenderized and flattened by pounding with a meat tenderizer. The name refers to the shape of the indentations left by that process.

Dutch oven cube steak ingredients

Cube steaks (round steaks): 6 tenderized cube steaks that become the hearty, tender base of the dish after browning and simmering in gravy.

Flour: 1 cup all-purpose flour that coats the steaks for a golden crust and also helps thicken the gravy as it cooks.

Seasoning salt: 1 tsp seasoning salt that adds quick, all-over flavor to the steaks right from the start.

Vegetable oil: ⅓ cup oil used to fry and brown the steaks, building flavor in the pan and giving the meat a nice crust.

Onion: ½ medium diced onion that softens and adds a savory, slightly sweet depth to the gravy.

Mushrooms: 8 ounces mushrooms that bring an earthy, rich flavor and extra heartiness to the sauce.

Butter: 2 TBSP unsalted butter that adds richness and helps round out the flavor of the gravy.

Broth: 2 cups beef broth plus 2 cups chicken broth that form the savory, flavorful base of the gravy.

Worcestershire sauce: 1 TBSP Worcestershire sauce that deepens the gravy with tangy, umami-rich flavor.

How to make dutch oven cube steak and gravy:

Dutch Oven Cube Steak & Gravy Recipe

Dutch Oven Cube Steak & Gravy is a flavorful, tender cube steak recipe made with simple ingredients. Serve it up with mashed potatoes for a delicious & comforting dinner recipe.

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Course: beef, dinner, Main Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Dutch Oven Cube Steak and Gravy recipe

Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour 50 minutes minutes

Servings: 6

Calories: 554kcal

Author: Jessica & Nellie

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Ingredients 

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• 6 tenderized round steaks center or bottom round cube steaks
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon seasoned salt I use Lawry’s
• ⅓ cup vegetable oil
• ½ medium onion diced
• 8 ounces fresh button mushrooms sliced (8 ounces of canned sliced mushrooms, drained can be used as well)
• 2 tablespoons butter unsalted
• 2 cups beef broth I use 2 tsp. better than beef bouillon and 2 cups water
• 2 cups chicken broth I use 2 tsp. better than chicken bouillon and 2 cups water
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 325℉
• Stir together flour and seasoned salt on a large plate. Dredge both sides of each cube steak in flour mixture, shaking off excess. Save the unused flour for thickening gravy.
• Heat half of the vegetable oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot add 3 steaks and cook until golden brown, about two minutes on each side. Remove steaks to a plate and set aside. Add remaining vegetable oil and repeat to brown the remaining 3 steaks. Remove steaks to a plate and set aside.
• With the heat still on medium-high, add the butter, onion, and mushrooms. Cook, stirring frequently until mushrooms have browned, about 3-5 minutes.
• Add the excess flour to the pan. Coat the mushrooms and onions with flour.
• Slowly add the beef broth to the pan while whisking to prevent clumps of flour. Continue to add the chicken broth, and worcestershire sauce to the pan while whisking. Bring to a boil while using whisk to scrape the bottom of the pan to remove and incorporate all of the browned bits.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the steaks to the gravy, nestling them into the sauce as much as possible.
• Cover Dutch oven and place in preheated oven. Cook for 1 ½ hours.

Nutrition

Calories: 554kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 56g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 152mg | Sodium: 1164mg | Potassium: 1081mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 121IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 6mg

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How long is Cubed Steak & gravy good for?

Cooked Dutch oven cube steak will keep for about 3 to 4 days in the refrigerator when stored in an airtight container. The gravy actually helps it stay moist, but it still follows the same general safe window for cooked beef dishes.

Freezing is recommended if you want to save it longer. It freezes well for about 2 to 3 months. Just let it cool completely, store it in a freezer-safe container (gravy and all), and thaw it in the fridge overnight before reheating. Warm it gently on the stove or in the oven so the steak stays tender and the gravy stays smooth.

What sides go well with cube steak and gravy?

This comfort dish goes well with so many side dishes it’s hard to choose. A good steamed green vegetable like green beans or broccoli would be great veggie sides. Thanks to the gravy mashed potatoes or even white rice would taste great with this dish as well.

Is cube steak and Salisbury steak the same?

While not completely the same, they are in fact very similar. Both are processed cuts of meat and treated fairly the same when cooking. That said, the meat comes from different parts of the animal and are technically not the same.

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Dutch Oven Cube Steak & Gravy is pure comfort food in a pot, made with simple ingredients that turn into something seriously flavorful. Tender cube steak simmers in rich, savory gravy and is perfect piled high over mashed potatoes for the ultimate cozy dinner.