The name of this dish – Chicken Fried Steak with Gravy – is misleading, because the meat used is actually tenderized beef round steaks, not chicken. It got this name because the meat is prepared much the same as Southern Fried Chicken, and let me tell you … it is flat out heavenly!

Chicken Fried Steak with Gravy Recipe-

Ingredients:

Chicken Fried Steak-

• 1-1/2 cups whole milk
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp. Lawry’s seasoned salt (essential seasoning, a must have ingredient)
• Freshly ground black peppercorns
• 3/4 tsp. paprika
• 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
• 3 pounds cube steak (extra tenderized beef round steak)
• Kosher salt
• 1/2 cup canola or safflower oil
• 1 tablespoon salted butter

Gravy-

• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 to 4 cups whole milk
• 1/2 teaspoon Lawry’s seasoned salt
• Freshly ground black peppercorns

Directions:

For the steak-

1. Cut your beef round into 3/4″ to 1″ thick round steaks, then tenderize them by pounding them for a couple minutes with a meat hammer.
2. Begin with setting up an assembly line of dishes. Mix the milk with the eggs in one; the flour mixed with the seasoned salt, 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper, paprika and cayenne in another; and the meat in a third. Then have one clean plate at the end to receive the breaded meat.
3. Work with one piece of meat at a time. Sprinkle both sides with kosher salt and black pepper, then place it in the flour mixture. Turn to coat. Place the meat into the milk/egg mixture, turning to coat. Finally, place it back in the flour and turn to coat (dry mixture/wet mixture/dry mixture). Place the breaded meat on the clean plate, then repeat with the remaining meat.
4. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the butter. Drop in a few sprinkles of flour to make sure it’s sufficiently hot. When the butter sizzles immediately, you know it’s ready. (It should not brown right away, if it does, the fire is too hot.) Cook the meat, 3 pieces at a time, until the edges start to look golden brown, about 2 minutes each side. Remove the meat to a paper towel-lined plate and keep them warm by covering lightly with another plate or a sheet of foil. Repeat until all the meat is cooked.
5. After all the meat is fried, pour off the grease into a heatproof bowl. Without cleaning the skillet, return it to the stove over medium-low heat. Add 1/4 cup of the grease back to the skillet and allow it to heat up.

For the gravy-

1. When the grease is hot, sprinkle the flour evenly over the grease. Using a whisk, mix the flour with the grease, creating a golden-brown paste. Add more flour if it looks overly greasy; add a little more grease if it becomes too pasty/clumpy. Keep cooking until the roux reaches a deep golden brown color.
2. Pour in the milk, whisking constantly. Add the seasoned salt and black pepper to taste and cook, whisking, until the gravy is smooth and thick, 5 to 10 minutes. Be prepared to add more milk if it becomes overly thick. Be sure to taste to make sure gravy is sufficiently seasoned.

To serve your Chicken Fried Steak with Gravy American style, place a steak on each serving plate, a generous dollop of roasted garlic mashed potatoes next to it, and then pour the gravy over the whole shebang!

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