It’s FREEZING and comfort food was needed for dinner. I have been OBSESSED with my Instant Pot (pressure cooker) for months now and let me tell you..it’s definitely getting it’s use which means I didn’t pay money for a useless kitchen tool. For years my mom has made baked steak in the oven and it really does take a few hours for the meat to be tender and delicious. But seriously it’s NOT that way with the Instant Pot. This baked steak using cubed steak is tender and so delicious (like super stinking crazy delicious) in 30 minutes. So much in fact that if you brought a knife to the dinner table you can get rid of it. It’s not needed because the meat cuts like buttah! Hey, one less item to be added to the sink.
You can brown your meat right in your Instant Pot on the saute mode. To get started, click the saute feature on the bottom left of your Instant Pot and click more to allow for the inner pot to get extra hot. When the screen reads hot, add in 2 TBS oil of choice (I used coconut oil) and your first floured piece of meat. Often times you are able to fit 2 pieces of the cubed steak in the Instant Pot but not this time around for me.
Saute each side for 2-3 minutes or until brown. Repeat steps until all are finished. You may need to add more oil along the way. *Note* You can also use a skillet on the stove to help the process go faster. I really didn’t want an extra dish to clean but if you want faster, go that route too.
Once all the meat is out of the inner pot, it’s time to make gravy but not super thick gravy because you want for the liquids to steam the cubed steak and not burn the pot. Yeah, it happens. I used the leftover oil (If no leftover oil, add in 2 TBS of oil or butter) in the pan and add in my leftover flour (about 2 TBS) that I used to dredge my steak with. I then added some beef broth and water to make the gravy but had to add in about 1 TBS of beef base to intensify the flavor. This is my favorite beef base to use.
You’ll want at least 2 cups of gravy in your pot plus gravy is delicious and you’ll want to spoon over the meat and potatoes as well, right?!? Leftover gravy really isn’t a thing.
Click the meat/stew setting and adjust the time on high pressure to 30 minutes and seal the valve. This was about the only job that my little helper was around for but she did a great job at helping me adjust the time. She did an even better job of eating the baked steak once it finished!
Allow for the pot to come to a natural release for about 10 minutes before opening the pot to ensure the meat is extra tender. When 10 minutes has come, you can release any remaining pressure and serve with mashed potatoes or noodles. Ok, you can serve with whatever you’d like.
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- 4 pieces cubed steak
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- coconut oil (or oil of our choice)
- 2-3 cups beef broth or water with beef base added
- 1 TBS beef base
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- Turn your Instant Pot on saute mode and click more to ensure the red light is by MORE.
- While the pan is heating, make your dredge for the meat. You'll need 2 cups flour with salt and pepper. Coat each side of cubed steak with flour. (Or just eyeball how much you think you'll need)
- When the screen reads hot, add your oil to the inner pot. Place cubed steak in pot and allow to brown on both sides for about 2-3 minutes each. When finished, remove and saute remaining pieces of meat. You may need to add more oil along the way.
- When the meat has sauteed, add about 2 TBS of oil of choice and remaining flour (about 2-3 TBS) to make a roux for gravy. Allow for the flour to cook down for about a minute before adding in the beef broth.
- Add in 2-3 cups of beef broth and whisk together until the sauce starts to thicken a little. If it get too thick, add more liquid. You want this to be a littler thinner of a gravy. This will continue to thicken during the pressure cooking.
- Add cubed steak in with the gravy covering as much as the meat as you can and close lid and lock the valve on seal.
- Select meat/stew and adjust time to 30 minutes.
- When time is up, all for a natural release of the pressure for about 8-10 minutes. After the time, release any remaining pressure and open pot.
Can you use jar gravy?
Hi Anita, I’m sure you could. Add a little water to your gravy though and it will be fine 🙂
Searching for a pressure cooker cube steak recipe, here we are. I have potato’s peeled and ready for boiling and mashing. Those will cook while I make the steaks. I’ll be back to let you know how it all turns out. 🙂
Turned out delish and meat very tender. I did add our favorite spices and such, plus used a packet of brown gravy mix instead of beef base. Thank you for taking time to share this recipe. Now I just wish I had thought to double the meat for left-overs.
I’m so glad it turned out. This is one of my absolute favorite recipes. My mom used to make this and put in the oven for what seemed like hours. That’s not happening anymore!!
Looking forward to reading more. Great blog post. Really Cool.
You list 1 TBS beef base. What do I do with that.?
Never mind. I read your step by step instructions.
Great! I used that because it added more flavor to the overall dish. I hope you try and love it! It’s one of my absolute favorite dishes!