As any Texan knows, chicken fried steak is a major staple of Texas dining. I've never met someone who doesn't like it and would be shocked if I ever did. When I go out to eat chicken friend steak is definitely one of things I choose a lot of the time, so why not bring this delight home? My sister-in-law moved to Australia a few months ago and she loves chicken fried steak (and probably is having a hard time finding it there) so this post is dedicated Erin. Enjoy.
What you need:
4 beef cutlets or cube steaks
1 egg
1/4 cp milk
1-2 cps flour
veggie or canola oil
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/4 tsp paprika
What to do:
1. Fill skillet with about 1/2" of oil and heat to about 350 degrees. Beat together milk and egg in small shallow container. Put flour in a separate but similar container.
2. Mix together salt, pepper and paprika and sprinkle both sides of steaks
3. Dip the steaks in the flour to cover them and shake off excess. Then dip in the egg mixture to moisten, then back in the flour mixture. (the more times you repeat this step the thicker the breading will be)
4. Carefully fry each steak for a few minutes on both sides until golden brown and cooked throughout. Move to paper towels to remove excess oil. Serve with gravy (recipe below)
Gravy
1. After you finish frying the steaks remove all oil except 3 Tblsps from skillet (try to keep the brown bits in the pan, they taste yummy!) Add 3 Tblsp of flour to oil and stir quickly and continuously for about 2 minutes over medium-high heat
2. Mix together in a bowl 3/4 cp of milk and 3/4 cp of water.
3. Stir in milk mix to oil and flour. Reduce heat to low-medium and stir constantly until it is bubbly and desired thickness. (add more fluid if it gets too thick)
**This recipe is from the Texas Cooking website
