Country-Fried Steaks with Sweet Onion Gravy

This country-fried steak recipe dredges cube steaks in a spicy flour coating, pan-fries, then gently simmers in rich, sweet onion gravy until super tender.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
• Calories: 456 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cups beef stock
• 4 (4 ounce) beef cube steaks
• 3 very large sweet onions (such as Vidalia®), thinly sliced
• 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.25 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1.25 teaspoons onion powder
• 1.25 teaspoons garlic powder

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine flour, cornstarch, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper in a large shallow dish; set aside ⅓ cup in a small bowl. Gently press steaks in remaining flour mixture until well coated.

Step 2

Melt 1 tablespoon butter with 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add steaks; pan-fry until golden, about 4 minutes per side, flipping once. Transfer steaks to a platter.

Step 3

Melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter with remaining 1 tablespoon oil in the skillet over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until translucent, 5 to 7 minutes.

Step 4

Sprinkle reserved ⅓ cup flour mixture over onions; cook and stir about 1 minute. Stir in stock and milk; bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until gravy thickens, scraping the browned bits of food off the bottom of the skillet with a wooden spoon.

Step 5

Return steaks to the skillet, submerging them in gravy. Cover the skillet, reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until steaks are very tender, about 45 minutes.