Instant Pot Cube Steak with Onion Gravy is a tasty meal. The cubed steak comes out fork tender, and the onion gravy is delicious! Pressure cooker cube steak with onion gravy is a perfect weeknight dinner that the family will enjoy.
Instant Pot Cube Steak with Onion Gravy
Today I’m sharing another retro classic meal from my childhood. The difference is that I’m making this Cube Steak recipe in the Instant Pot® electric pressure cooker!
It’s nice to have a meal of comfort food that everyone will eat. When cubed steak is cooked in the pressure cooker, the meat is so tender you can cut it with a fork!
The savory onion gravy is yummy, and perfect for pouring over some mashed potatoes or cooked hot rice.
What is Cube Steak?
Cube steak (or cubed steak) is a cut of tough beef, often top round or top sirloin, that has been manually or mechanically tenderized.
This is a process that flattens the meat and leaves a characteristic pattern of small indentations on the surface (cubing).
Cubed steak is sometimes called “Minute Steak” as this thin steak is fast cooking.
The reason for cubing the meat is that these are tougher cuts, but also because it stretches out the amount of servings you can get from a cut.
Making Instant Pot Cube Steak is easy!
Here are the steps to a fantastic meal of cubed steak:
After browning the cube steaks, you will remove them to a plate while you brown the onion. Here are the cube steaks before spreading the soup over them. They are not fully cooked at this point, only browned.
Adding the soup last, and not stirring it in, will ensure that you have plenty of thin liquid (beef broth is in there) to bring the pot to pressure, and avoid the burn message!
Serve these tasty pressure cooker cube steaks with mashed potatoes, rice, or even mashed cauliflower. Yum!
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Instant Pot Cube Steak with Onion Gravy is delicious, and the meat is very tender. Great with mashed potatoes or rice!
- 1/3 cup Flour
- 1 tsp Kosher Salt (or 3/4 tsp table salt)
- 1/2 tsp Pepper
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 4 Cube Steaks (about 6 oz ea.)
- 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 2 Tbsp Butter, unsalted
- 1 lg Onion, cut in half, then sliced thick
- 1 (14 oz) can Beef Broth, low sodium
- 1 (1 oz) packet Onion Soup Mix
- 1 (10.5 oz) can Cream of Mushroom Soup, condensed (low sodium, if possible)
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Mix together the flour, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Spread the mixture out on a plate or shallow dish.
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Coat both sides of the cube steaks in the flower mixture (dredge). Gently shake off the excess. Set the steaks aside.
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Turn on the Sauté setting. When it is hot, add the oil.
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Brown 2 of the cube steaks on both sides, but don't cook all the way through. Do this again for the remaining two. Set aside.
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Add the butter to the pot and then add the onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, scraping the bottom of the pot to loosen the browned bits (fond), until they are softened, but not completely cooked (still a little firm). Use a splash of the broth if needed to soften the fond.
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Stir in the beef broth, and scrape the bottom of the pot to get up all of the remaining browned bits.
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Add the cube steaks back in on top of the onions.
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Sprinkle the onion soup mix over the steaks.
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Spread the cream of mushroom soup over the steaks.
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Close the lid and set the steam release knob to the Sealing position.
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Turn off the sauté setting.
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Press the Pressure Cook/Manual button or dial, then the +/- button or dial to select 20 minutes. High Pressure. The pot will take several minutes to come to pressure.
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When the cook cycle has finished, turn off the pot and let it sit undisturbed for 10 minutes (10 minute natural release). Then turn the steam release knob to the Venting position to release the remaining steam/pressure.
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When the pin in the lid drops back down, open the lid.
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Remove the cube steaks to a serving platter.
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Stir the onion gravy. It shouldn't need thickening, but if it does, you can turn on the sauté setting and stir in a corn starch slurry (1 Tbsp corn starch and 1 Tbsp cold water mixed together). Stir as it thickens and then turn off the pot.
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Serve over mashed potatoes, rice, or mashed or riced cauliflower.
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Pemnu
I’m the only reviewer to mention my steak was slightly tough. Big surprise.I followed exactly. Any suggestions? The gravy was fantastic.
Sandy
Sometimes you might get a steak that is a little thicker, or that wasn’t processed in the tenderizer as much. I would just cook it longer next time if you buy from the same place, assuming their steaks are consistently thicker. Hope that helps.
Robbin Saunders
I’m going to enjoy this over some rice with peas and carrots. Added sliced mushrooms to the onions. Yum. More than fork tender. Just amazing.
Kathi
Can I double this recipe. Have a large family.
Sandy
Yes! Keep the cook time the same.
natesmom
Will these instructions/cook time be the same for a ninja foodi?
Sandy
Yes
george
Wife does not like onions so can I substitute mushrooms for the onions?
Sandy
Sure can!
Vanessa
My family loved this recipe! I followed it exactly, added a nice dish of mashed potatoes and some bread. We almost licked the pot.. lol
I’m making it again today for Sunday dinner. By far the best cube steak recipe I have found. I buy my cube steaks from a local family farm and following your recipe makes them perfect! And I don’t even like cream of mushroom soup..
Leslie R
Yum. Made this the other night. Everyone loved it. My kids even ate it as leftovers which they never, ever touch leftovers (doubled the recipe to have enough for leftovers). Since I doubled it, I sautéed the onions and then the steak on the stove top in 2 pans since I had so much. I poured the beef broth in one pan to get the yummy bit off the pan and poured all that into the instapot. The other pan, I cooked some corn in the goodness left behind. Some mashed potatoes as well. The gravy, so much gravy and came out perfect, no thickening needed. We chowed it for lunch today. Great comfort food. Thanks for the recipe.
Marylin
I have never heard of”cube steak” what type of meat are you talking about? Steak? Stewing beef meat? Thank you. The receipe looks delicious and I can’t wait to make it.
Sandy
I explain this in the post, with a photo.
Karen
This is the 2nd time I made this and won’t be the last. So yummy! So easy! I used Better than Bullion in 14 ounces of water in place of beef broth because that’s what I had on hand. The gravy was so rich and wonderful in flavor. Thank you so much for this recipe!
Joyce
I found this to be easy to prepare, and my husband and I loved it. I didn’t have onion soup mix but I had brown gravy mix. There was less sodium, fresh onion, and it was delicious. I will make this again! Thank you!
Tonya
Oh my this was amazing. Completely surprised! So easy, tasty and super tender!
Logan
This was so easy and SO GOOD! I don’t think I have ever had cube steaks that were that tender! We did add a cornstarch slurry because we like the gravy a little thicker, and it was perfect. This is a definite keeper!
Logan
We have an 8-quart IP…would I need to add any additional liquid to make this?
Sandy
Nope, you should be just fine!
Tesia pryor
I like to cook with cooking wine. can i replace the stock with the same amount of wine. plus do i need to double any of the ingridents to accomidate more people.
Sandy
You can use cooking wine, however it is good to add some beef broth for the rich beef flavor. If you double the recipe, double everything. This way you will have a good amount of gravy. Keep the cook time the same.
Joyce
We received several packages of cube steak when we purchased half a butchered cow. First time I made cube steak, I thought we were eating shoe leather! A search for a better method found this site. We have a saying around here when something is better than excellent…it’s “bite your hand off good!” And that’s what this meal was!!
Because we watch our carbs, I skipped the flour dredge and went straight to sauté with some salt & pepper. I served over 50/50 mashed taters and cauliflower. Who would think a few simple ingredients and 20 minutes in an Instant Pot would produce such a tender, “bite your hand off good” meal!!
Yvonne
I have made this lots of Times ! My family loves it. ❤️ It’s so easy and delicious 😋
Thank you so much 😊
Julie
5 stars
I never leave reviews… but holy cow, this is amazing! The entire family loved it. Our 18 month old daughter cried when hers was all gone! This is a new family favorite! Thank you for sharing.
Sandy
That’s great! Thank you so much.
kate
Made it last night! Added a pack of mushrooms, and extra pepper, when sautéing onions. When it was done I added 1/2 pound of cooked Egg Noodles to the thicken sauced, and a dash of truffle salt. My 1.5 year old devoured it! so good
Shirlynn Hutcherson
Loved it! I didn’t have garlic powder, used garlic salt… didn’t have cream of mushroom…used cream of celery and added half a bell pepper with my onions…Mashed potatoes with peas and carrots with warm sweet Hawaiian rolls! Making again!!
Connie
We are dietiting and needed a lower calorie recipe for cubed steak so trying this one without the breading… will update how it turns out! TY 😘
Dianna White
I have your cookbook and it has filled my needs. With the book and the online recipes I am feeding the two of us “oldsters”, 82 & 88, much better. Thank you for all you do.
Sandy
That’s wonderful, Dianna. Thank you.
Joan
I have a Nu-Wave 6 qt digital pressure cooker. Can I use this with your recipes!? Mahalo!
Sandy
Hi Joan! Yes, as long as you can set it to pressure cook at high pressure they will work.
Elizabeth Wright
20 minutes?? I’ve seen other recipes that say 4 minutes! That seems like a big difference!
Sandy
On the stove I cook them low and slow for 2 hours. You want them to be tender, so a longer cook time is better.
ELLEN E JONES
Can you cook more the 4 steaks at a time? I have to cook for 10 people.
Sandy
Yes, just give yourself a few extra minutes to make sure they all get browned, and cooked.
EIleen
THIS was delicious,, we have never had such tender cube steak!
Carolann
I’ve made this recipe twice now and will keep on making it…it’s a fan favorite! I add a full package of sliced mushrooms in when I put it the onions. It has turned out great each time. I freeze any remaining gravy to put over potatoes during another meal. Thanks for the great recipe!
Kathie
I would like to make this cube steak recipe without the can of mushroom soup. Can I just leave it out or do I need to make any adjustments? I know I will need to thicken the gravy.
Sandy
Yes, you can leave it out.
Kathie
I would like to make this cube steak recipe without the can of mushroom soup. Can I just leave it out or do I need to make any adjustments? I know I will need to thicken the gravy.
Sandy
Yes, you can leave it out.
Mary birdsong
Very good and easy. Will make again.
Sue
Hi Sandy…. I made this lastnight….the flavor was fabulous but I found some of the steak dissolved kibda… can instant pots vary in temperature? I made a stew the other day 35 mins hp… 15 nr and had the same exact problem… stating to think I need to drop the time but not sure by how much.
Thank you for this… love the flavor… do you have a cook book yet? Big fan!
Sandy
Hi Sue! I have been hearing that some of the pots seem to be cooking hot. In that case I would shorten the cook time, or maybe even switch to low pressure, if yours has that option. You will need to test it. About my cookbook… It’s on the way!! I’m super excited that it will be out before Black Friday on Amazon. If you want an email when it launches, I can put you on the list.
Becky Hay de Garcia
My mouth is watering! I can hardly wait to make this recipe. We have loved every recipe that you have given me, and I know that this will be no exception.
Sandy
Thank you, Becky! That means a lot to me. Enjoy!
Don
I would like to thank you for all you have given to the instant pot community.
I feel you are very through and dedicated to the recipes that you post.
YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!!!
thank you, Don
Sandy
Thank you for this comment, Don. This means so much to me!
Don
I see i made an error that should be ” you are very thorough and dedicated to the recipes”