Chicken Fried Steak With Fried Oysters and Cream Gravy
- 32 ounces beef top round steak, cut in 4 steaks, about 1/2-inch thick
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 14 cup seasoning salt (Emeril's own blend of seasoning) or 14 cup spice essence (Emeril's own blend of seasoning)
- 1 12 cups buttermilk
- vegetable oil (for frying)
- 1 pint oyster
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup finely chopped onion
- 12 cup finely sliced green onion
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 12 teaspoon seasoning salt or 12 teaspoon spice essence
- 2 12 cups milk
- Using meat mallet, vigouously pound each steak until well tenderized and about 1/8" thick.
- In a large bowl, combine 3 cups of flour with 3 tablespoon seasoning salt.
- In another large bowl, combine buttermilk with remaining 1 tablespoon seasoning salt.
- Coat steaks with flour.
- Shake off excess flour, dip steaks in buttermilk, and then coat again with flour.
- Place coated steaks on a rack over a sheet tray until ready to fry.
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
- Heat 1/2" of oil in large, deep-skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat until almost smoking.
- Fry the steaks in the hot oil until golden brown and cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes per side.
- When steak is done, transfer to paper-lined tray or plate to drain, and keep warm in the oven while you fry the oysters and make the gravy.
- Coat oysters with the flour.
- Shake off excess flour, dip oysters in buttermilk and then coat again with flour.
- Fry oysters in hot oil until golden brown and cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Transfer the oysters to another paper-lined tray and place in the oven.
- Reserve pan with fond to make the gravy.
- Add 2 tablespoons flour to skillet and cook, stirring, with the crumbly bits and oil 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add the onion, 1/4 cup green onions, salt, pepper and 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt, and saute until vegetables are tender, about 4 to 5 minutes.
- Whisk in the milk, a little at a time, until thoroughly combined.
- Cook until gravy is smooth and thickened, about 5 to 10 minutes.
- Spread a large serving spoonful of gravy on serving platter.
- Top with 4 steaks in spoke-like fashion.
- Place oysters atop each steak.
- Spoon additional gravy over oysters and in center of platter.
- Sprinkle with remaining green onions and serve.
beef, salt, allpurpose, salt, buttermilk, vegetable oil, oyster, flour, onion, green onion, salt, fresh ground black pepper, salt, milk
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chicken-fried-steak-with-fried-oysters-and-cream-gravy-158104 (may not work)