Chicken Fried Steak - A Country Fried Steak Recipe
Chicken Fried Steak (also known as Fried Cubed Steak or Country Fried Steak) is downright delicious. This 20-minute meal consists of perfectly seasoned and breaded cubed steak that is pan fried and topped with homemade gravy.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
Cubed Steak
- 4 beef cubed steaks
- 1 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3/4 teaspoon chili powder
- oil (for frying) canola, vegetable, corn or soybean
Gravy
- 2 cups milk
- salt, to taste
- 1/3 cup pan drippings
- 1/3 cup flour mixture from above
Instructions
Chicken Fried Steak
- In a large bowl, whisk 1 cup milk and eggs.
- Mix flour, baking powder, salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder and chili powder in a second large bowl. Reserve 1/3 cup of flour mixture aside for gravy.
- Dip each cube steak in milk mixture, and then coat generously in flour mixture. Let the coated cube steak sit for 5 minutes.
- Fill a large skillet with 1/2 inch of frying oil (see notes for best types). Heat on medium high until hot; fry steaks for 5-7 minutes on the first side or until browned; flip and cook on the second side for an additional 5 minutes of until browned to your desired liking.
- Remove from oil to a paper-towel lined plate. Remove paper towels, put plate with steaks in a 200 degree oven to keep hot while making gravy.
Gravy
- Drain cooking oil, reserving 1/3 cup of drippings in the pan.
- Add reserved 1/3 cup flour mixture to the drippings; whisk until smooth.
- Turn heat to medium; stir in 2 cups milk, whisking constantly.
- Bring gravy to a boil and cook for 2 minutes or until thick. Taste, and salt as desired.
- Serve gravy over cubed steak and mashed potatoes.
Notes
- Chicken Fried Steak is actually beef, not chicken.
- Fried cubed steak and gravy can be on the table in approximately 20 minutes.
- Buttermilk can be substituted for regular milk.
- The best frying oils are canola, soybean, corn or vegetable oil.
- To absorb the extra cooking oil from the chicken fried steak, line a plate with paper towels.
- To keep your cubed steak warm while preparing the gravy, put them on an oven-proof plate in a 200 degree F oven.
- Be sure to add additional salt to your taste preference to your gravy before serving.
- Love traditional recipes that Grandma used to make for dinner? Try our Swiss Steak and Ham Steak recipes.