Country Fried Steak

This is my version of country fried streak and gravy.  The crispy crust on the steaks make for a great texture when you add the thick gravy.  Add the creamy mashed potatoes and the bacon green beans and you have yourself a meal that will stick to your bones. The ingredients: cube steak, buttermilk or egg and milk mixture, whole milk, flour, oil, butter, salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder




Get your battering and frying stations ready first.  It makes the process go more smoothly.  Add oil and some butter to your pan and heat up to medium high .   Salt and pepper your steaks.  I add salt, pepper, paprika and garlic powder to my flour.  The egg mixture is just eggs and milk. I prefer buttermilk though.


Dip meat in flour first.... Tip: When seasoning your flour, the trick is to make sure you can see the seasoning.  If you can't see your seasoning then you need to add more.  This helps flavor the gravy in the

....dip meat into egg/buttermilk mixture....The egg mixture here is just eggs and milk. I prefer to use buttermilk actually.  I think it tastes better. But, I almost always have eggs on hand.  

.....dip back into flour

Add the meat to the skillet.  I like to use my electric skillet.  I love this thing!  I use it almost everyday.  Don't over crowd the skillet.  Fry in batches.  It took two batches for me.  While your first batch is frying you can get the second coated.  Your looking for a golden brown on both sides.  Don't be afraid if your browning comes out a little dark in spots.  It's from the eggs.  They can sometimes get darker than the rest.

 Done! Here is the finished country fried steaks.  Now to the gravy!

First of all take out some of your grease till you have about 4-5 Tbs. of grease still in your pan.  I use the seasoned flour I used to batter in.  That way it's less waste.  It's hard to tell a measurement of how much grease to flour ratio because it's more of an eye for it.  What it should look like is a thick paste.  Like my mom always says " Angie make sure you brown your flour....It gives it flavor." She is of coarse right.  So I then (mothers orders)  let my flour get some browning to it before I add my milk.  WHOLE MILK that is.  You can't be on a diet while eating this meal.  "No skim milk!"

Taa Daa!  Now add your gravy to your steak and if you prefer your mashed potatoes too.  Yummy! This was my neighbor Kyleigh's plate.  She got the first plate!  She helped me do my taste testing while I was cooking.  Thank you Ky!!!  And bread of choice would definitely be biscuits.  I have made homemade biscuits in the past.  Tho they are delish.  With three kids it's much easier for me to pop open a can of buttermilk biscuits and pop them in the oven. ENJOY!