Oven Baked Smothered Cube Steak Recipe

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A simple recipe for baked cube steak with homemade brown gravy. This recipe bakes low and long for for fork tender meat. A great weeknight meal to serve with rice or mashed potatoes.

Course Entree

Cuisine American

Keyword brown gravy, cubed steak

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 2

Servings

Calories 508kcal

Equipment

1 large skillet
1 Oblong baking dish
1 Tongs
1 Sifter
1 Bowl for flour dipping

Ingredients

4 cube steaks
1 small onion, optional
1 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
1 cup prepared black coffee Can use instant coffee
1 cup sifted flour
2 tbsp sifted flour, for the gravy
2-4 tbsp oil corn oil will work
1 1/2 cups hot water, amount may vary

Instructions

Get out a big skillet and a baking dish or use a big cast iron pan to fry and then bake your Smothered Cube Steak.
You will begin by searing the onions if adding onions to your dish.
Place about 2 Tbsp. of oil in the skillet and add sliced onions.
Add the flour and seasonings to a shallow dish and stir to combine and set aside.
Add about four Tablespoons of oil to the skillet on medium high heat. (if you cooked the onions, this oil is in addition to the oil you used for onions)
After coating the cubed steak front and back with the seasoned flour mixture, fry in hot oil on both sides just until lightly browned. Remove browned cube steaks from oil and drain on a plate with paper towels while you make the gravy.
Leave about 3 Tablespoons of oil and the meat renderings in the skillet for making the gravy.
Leave the burner on a medium high heat and sprinkle a couple of Tablespoons of sifted flour across the surface of the hot oil in the skillet. This is your gravy base. Working quickly, using a fork or whisk, stir to break up any lumps in the flour at this time.
Next, add your liquid beginning with the black coffee, slowly stirring as you pour. Use about 1 cup of black coffee followed by hot water until you have the desired amount of gravy in your skillet.
Continue stirring until the gravy comes to a boil.
Turn the burner down to a medium heat and allow to simmer, stirring occasionally until desired thickness is achieved.
Place the cubed steak into an appropriately sized baking dish that you have sprayed with non-stick spray. Add the seared onions now before adding the gravy.
Pour the gravy over the meat and onions. Cover with aluminum foil.
The secret to fork tender Oven Baked Smothered Cube Steak is to cook it slow on low. Bake at 300° for about 3 hours, covered.
Serve over a bed of rice and enjoy the compliments from your family! This meal is what we call ‘fork tender’, no knife required.

Notes

Cooking Tips:

Cubed steak is a thin piece of steak and only takes a couple of minutes to cook to a golden brown outside so once you see a brown crust, take it up to drain before baking.

Heat plenty water in a water kettle or boil it in a small saucepan before you begin cooking this meal so your water will be piping hot when added for the gravy.

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