PW Chicken Fried Steak
- 3 lb Cube steak
- 1 1/2 cup whole milk
- 2 large eggs
- 3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp cayenne
- Begin with an assembly line of dishes for the meat: milk mixed with egg in one; flour mixed with spices in one; meat in one; then have one clean plate at the end to receive the breaded meat.
- Work one piece of meat at a time.
- Season both sides with salt and pepper, then dip in the milk/egg mixture.
- Next, place the meat on the plate of seasoned flour.
- Turn to coat thoroughly.
- Place the meat back into the milk/egg mixture, turning to coat.
- Place back in the flour and turn to coat.
- (So: wet mixture/dry mixture/wet mixture/dry mixture.)
- Place breaded meat on the clean plate, then repeat with remaining meat.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Drop in a few sprinkles of flour to make sure it's sufficiently hot.cooked.
- Cook meat, three pieces at a time, until edges start to look golden brown; around 2 to 2 1/2 minutes each side.
- Remove to a paper towel-lined plate and keep warm.
- Repeat until all meat is done.
- GRAVY: After all meat is fried, pour off the grease into a heatproof bowl.
- Without cleaning the pan, return it to the stove over medium-low heat.
- Add 1/4 cup grease back to the pan.
- Allow grease to heat up.
- Sprinkle 1/3 cup flour evenly over the grease.
- Using a whisk, mix flour with grease, creating a golden-brown paste.
- Keep cooking until it reaches a deep golden brown color.
- If paste seems more oily than pasty, sprinkle in another tablespoon of flour and whisk.
- Whisking constantly, pour in milk.
- Cook to thicken the gravy.
- Be prepared to add more milk if it becomes overly thick.
- Add salt and pepper and cook for 5 to 10 minutes, until gravy is smooth and thick.
- Be sure to taste to make sure gravy is sufficiently seasoned.
steak, milk, eggs, allpurpose, cayenne
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/330195-pw-chicken-fried-steak (may not work)