Chicken Fried Steaks and Creamed Pan Gravy with Biscuits
- 1 1 /2 pounds (1/2-inch thick) round steak
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour
- 1/3 cup cornmeal, eyeball it
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt, 1/3 palm full
- 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper, eyeball it
- 2 eggs beaten
- 2 tablespoons water, 2 splashes
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 1/4 cups beef broth or stock
- 1/4 cup half-and-half or cream, 2 turns of the pan
- 1 package bake-off biscuits, prepared according to package directions
- Waxed paper
- Preheat large, heavy skillet over medium high heat.
- Set steaks on to a waxed paper lined work surface and cover with another piece of waxed paper.
- Pound steaks to 1/4-inch thick.
- Pull steaks off work surface and set to the side.
- Line work surface with more waxed paper.
- Pour 1/2 cup flour into 2 piles on opposite sides of the work space.
- Add cornmeal, paprika, salt and pepper to 1 pile of flour.
- Beat eggs and water in a pie plate or shallow dish.
- Cut steaks into 4 portions and coat in flour, eggs, then seasoned flour and cornmeal.
- Add 2 tablespoons oil to hot pan and cook 2 steaks at a time.
- Brown steaks about 2 minutes per side, or until cooked and remove from the pan.
- Add 2 tablespoons more oil and repeat with remaining 2 steaks.
- Remove steaks to serving platter and pour off all but 2 to 3 tablespoons of drippings.
- Add 2 tablespoons flour to drippings and cook 2 minutes.
- Whisk in broth and season with salt and pepper.
- Whisk half and half or cream into gravy.
- When gravy bubbles, remove from heat.
- Serve steaks and warm biscuits with gravy on top.
flour, cornmeal, sweet paprika, salt, ground pepper, eggs, water, vegetable oil, beef broth, cream, bakeoff biscuits, paper
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/chicken-fried-steaks-and-creamed-pan-gravy-with-biscuits-recipe.html (may not work)