Chicken Fried Steak Recipe

Mmmm - love me some chicken fried steak.  Who doesn't?  It's delicious!  That's what we had for dinner tonight, along with mashed potatoes, vegetables and gravy.

Now - hang on - I do not measure for this recipe - but it's ok. You don't really need to.  Trust me.

Ingredients:

Cube steak (as much as you need to feed your family/guests)
corn starch
flour
2 eggs (look a measurement!)
milk
seasoned breadcrumbs
salt
pepper
oil (for frying)

Directions:

Some people pound out the cube steak before hand. I don't bother with that unless I get pieces that are unusually thick.

Prepare a dredging station with the following:
Tray 1: combination cornstarch and flour with salt and pepper - all mixed together
Tray 2: 2 eggs and a splash of milk lightly beaten
Tray 3: seasoned breadcrumbs

You will need enough cornstarch/flour mixture and enough breadcrumbs to easily coat all of your pieces of steak. So, you don't need to measure. Just eyeball it. If you have to add more, you add more. If you used a little too much, it's not the end of the world. You'll know better next time.

Dredge each piece of steak first in the cornstarch/flour, then the egg mixture and then in the breadcrumbs.  Set aside in a tray or platter until you are ready to fry.

In a skillet or frying pan, heat enough oil to cover the bottom of the pan well. Once oil is hot, add the steak. (if the oil is not hot enough, your coating will fall off).

Cook until golden brown. Turn and cook until other side is golden brown.  Remove to paper towel to drain.

TIPS: 
- Oil should come up the sides of the pieces of steak when you cook, but not cover.
- For 6 pieces of steak I used about 1 tsp each of salt and pepper, if that helps.
- The use of cornstarch helps make it crispier than just flour alone
- You can easily prepare this in the morning or early afternoon and put the steaks aside until you are ready to cook them.
- If you like spicy things, you could add some chili pepper or red pepper flakes to the cornstarch/flour mixture
- Left overs make great sandwiches.
- Want a different way to serve? Buy some Texas Toast and serve on top with gravy as a hot, open-faced sandwich.

Here is a picture of my dredging station that I bought from Pampered Chef - I love it!  The trays clip together to keep things neat. When not in use, they nest inside each other. Get it HERE