Easy Steak and Cabbage Recipe (2024)

Looking for a quick supper that you can make this week? We love this steak and cabbage recipe! It’s so easy and everyone enjoys it when I serve it for supper.

Easy Steak and Cabbage Recipe

I posted my menu plans earlier this week, and several of you asked for my “Steak and Cabbage Recipe.” While I’ve made it many times, I never felt like it was “special” enough to go on the blog. But then I realized how nice and simple this gluten-free recipe is, and I know that I love finding a new simple recipe to add to my collection. It was time to share it!

Since the steak in this recipe gets cut up into small pieces and fried, you don’t have to use the most expensive steak you can find. A basic flank or strip steak will work just fine.

For the cabbage in this recipe, I use the coleslaw bagged mix that you can get at most grocery stores. Yes, I know it’s cheaper to buy a head of cabbage, but sometimes it’s also nice to have dinner that you can put together in a hurry! Either your own chopped cabbage or bagged cabbage will work in this low-carb recipe, so just use whatever you have.

This recipe serves our family of 5 with no leftovers; if your family is larger, you may want to double it. If your family is smaller, you might actually get lucky enough to have leftovers for your refrigerator! 🙂

Ingredients in Steak and Cabbage Recipe

What You Need:

• Steak. You don’t need an expensive cut of steak for this cabbage stir-fry recipe since you are going to put it in a marinade.
• Dried Ginger Root. Dried ginger makes this recipe easy. You could use fresh ginger if you have it on hand!
• Dried Turmeric. You can get it in bulk here if you use it a lot.
• Salt. I use pink salt in this recipe but you can use whatever salt you have on hand.
• Olive oil. If you want to experiment with different oils to see if they give different flavor, you could try sesame oil instead.
• Soy Sauce. Homemade Soy Sauce will work or coconut aminos.
• Shredded cabbage. We also like the blend that is cabbage, carrots, asparagus, brussels sprouts, broccoli stems, or other shaved vegetables.
• Fresh garlic, fresh herbs, parmesan cheese, green onions, pepper, bacon, fresh parsley. All optional ingredients but if you have them on hand you can experiment with how they up the flavor!

Instructions for Making Steak and Cabbage Skillet

Slice up the steak into thin strips cutting across the grain of the meat with a sharp knife. Place the strips into a bowl and then add the marinade ingredients.

Add the ginger, turmeric, salt, olive oil, and soy sauce to the bowl of meat. Stir the meat and the marinade ingredients around until the meat is coated.

Let the meat soak in the marinade for at least 30 minutes.

When you are ready to cook, heat up a cast-iron skillet and add a little oil to the bottom to prevent any sticking. Cook the meat in a few batches so the pan is not overcrowded. The meat will need to be cooked for a few minutes on each side over a medium-high heat until it’s heated to at least 165 degrees.

Place the meat in a bowl to serve when it’s finished cooking.

Next, put a little more oil and a little water into your hot skillet. Cook the cabbage or other veggies in the same skillet to soak up all the flavor over medium heat until it reaches your desired level of doneness or tenderness. (We like ours a little crunchy.)

Serve the meat on top of the cabbage.

Make It A Meal

For a full meal this week, I served this recipe with some homemade egg noodles and an apple pie. It’s also good with some kind of potato side dishes like these Oven Baked Potatoes or would be good with a nice baked potato as well. You could also serve this over rice.

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How to Store Leftovers

Any leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge and enjoyed within 5-7 days of cooking.

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• Crock Pot BBQ Meatballs
• Slow Cooker Steak and Caramelized Onions

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Merissa has been blogging about and living the simple life since 2009 and has internationally published 2 books on the topic. You can read about Merissa’s journey from penniless to the 100-acre farm and ministry on theAbout Page. You can send her a message any time from theContact Page.

This Steak and Cabbage Recipe was originally posted on Little House Living in September 2021. It has been updated as of April 2023.