Cube steak (wheat)
Yield:
4-5 servings
Prep Time:
7 minutes
Cook Time:
20 minutes
Total Time:
27 minutes
A soul food staple.
Ingredients
- 5 cube steaks
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- ~1/4 cup avocado oil
- 2” sliver of onion
- 1 1/2 cups hot water
- Lawry’s seasoning salt (or a mix of paprika, garlic powder, oregano, and salt)
- Morton’s Nature’s season
- Pepper
Instructions
Cook the steaks
- Generously season both sides of steaks with Lawry’s and pepper.
- Stir flour, 1 tsp. of Lawry’s, and 1 tsp. of pepper together in a large bowl. Add steaks, flipping several times to coat all sides completely.
- Add enough oil to a large cast iron skillet to cover the bottom by 1/4”. Turn heat to medium (4-5) and allow to preheat for 3-4 minutes.
- Add steaks to skillet in a single layer. Allow to fry until underside has formed a distinctive brown crust, ~3-4 minutes.
- Flip steaks and rearrange in pan to avoid uneven cooking. Cook another 3-4 minutes or until juices are no longer pink.
- Move steaks to a plate and set aside.
Make the gravy
- Cut onion in half, then into 1/4” strips. Add to the skillet and reduce heat to medium-low (3). Continuously stir the onion around until translucent.
- Add enough flour to skillet to form a paste, ~1/3 cup. Stir continuously for another minute until fully combined.
- Allow gravy to cook for ~4-5 minutes, stirring once or twice, until it reaches a rich brown color.
- Add hot water and stir until smooth. Allow to simmer for 2-3 minutes.
- Once a slightly runny gravy is achieved, add steaks back to skillet.
- Cover skillet and allow to simmer for 5-10 minutes, adding water and seasonings and stirring, as needed.
- Leave covered until ready to serve.
