Southern Living Chicken Fried Steak
Source of Recipe
Southern Living
Recipe Introduction
Some 2 or 3 years ago, I got this recipe from my Magazine, and it is the best chicken fried steak I ever ate.
List of Ingredients
1/4 tsp. Salt
1/4 tsp. Coarse Ground Black Pepper
4 nice sized Beef Cube Steaks
38 Saltine Crackers, 1 sleeve crushed
1-1/4 cups Flour, divided
1/2 tsp. Baking Powder
2 tsp. Salt, divided
1-1/2 tsp. Coarse Ground Pepper, divided
1/2 tsp. ground Red Cayenne Pepper
4-3/4 cups Milk, divided
2 large Eggs
3-1/2 cups Oil
Recipe
Sprinkle 1/4 tsp. each, salt and pepper over steaks. Set aside.
Combine cracker crumbs, 1 cup flour, baking powder, 1 tsp. salt,
1/2 tsp. black pepper and red pepper. Set aside.
Whisk together 3/4 cup milk and eggs. Dredge steaks in cracker
crumb mixture, dip in egg wash again and again dredge in cracker crumb
mixture. Lay on rack, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour.
Pour oil into deep skillet, like chicken-fryer, hopefully a
non-stick pan. Heat oil to 360 degrees, check with thermometer. I mean
kitchen not body thermometer,haha! Fry steaks 10 minutes on one side,
turn and fry 4 to 5 minutes or until golden brown. This rule is not set
in stone, so check first side after 5 minutes by lifting up with fork
a little. Remove to wire rack you have set on a baking sheet.
Carefully drain oil, leaving 1/4 cup oil and bits of meat and
crust in skillet. Whisk together remaining 1/4 cup flour, 1 tsp. salt,
1 tsp. black pepper, and 4 cups of milk. Pour mixture into reserved
drippings in skillet, cook over medium high heat, whisking constantly 10
to 12 minutes, or until thickened to your liking. Serve Gravy with
steaks and mashed potatoes. Save any gravy you have left and eat over
biscuits for breakfast. YUM YUM!
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