Chicken Fried Steak

Prep Time:15 minutes Cook Time:30 minutes Total Time:45 minutes Servings: 4

Quick and easy tender steaks covered in breading and fried until golden brown crispy and all sorts of good, just like fried chicken!

ingredients

For the chicken fried steaks:

1 pound cubed steak*
1 cup flour
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cajun seasoning
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 large egg
vegetable oil for frying

For the gravy:

1/4 cup flour
2 cup milk
salt and pepper to taste

directions

For the chicken fried steaks:

Dredge the steaks in the mixture of the flour, cornstarch, baking powder and cajun seasoning flour and dip in the mixture of the buttermilk before dredging in the flour mixture a second time.
Heat a large skillet over medium heat with 1/4 inch of oil in the bottom.
Fry the steaks in the oil, one at a time, until lightly golden brown, about 2 minutes per side, before setting aside on a rack and continuing on with the remaining steaks.

For the gravy:

Drain off all but 3 tablespoons of the cooking oil, return to medium heat, sprinkle in the flour and cook until it turns a deep golden brown, about 3-5 minutes.
Add the milk, bring to a simmer and cook until the gravy thickens, about 3-5 minutes, before seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.

Note: Cube steak is a usually top round steak or top sirloin steak cut of beef that is tenderized and flattened by pounding with a meat tenderizer. You can easily make your own by pounding some round steak thin with a meat tenderizer!
Note: The cajun seasoning can be replaced by another seasoning or simple salt and pepper and it can be mixed into either the buttermilk and egg mixture AND/or the flour. (Montreal steak seasoning is also good!)
Tip: Leave any ‘bits’ left in the pan after cooking the steaks when draining off the extra oil; these bits have flavour in them!
Option: Season the gravy with a pinch of cajun seasoning!