Please your family tonight with this classic country dish. Chicken Fried Steak, also known as pan-fried steak or country fried steak, is made of a tenderized piece of steak (usually cube steak) that is coated with seasoned flour and then pan fried.
Don't let the name confuse you. It's steak, but called Chicken Fried Steak because of the way you prepare it-like fried chicken. Chicken Fried Steak is most often paired with gravy. We've used our secret ingredient, Shirley J Universal Sauce to make our version of the traditional peppered-milk gravy. Shirley J Universal Sauce makes gravy-making a cinch! No lumping, curdling or scorching. Make this tonight! This is comfort food at its best.
Shirley J Universal Sauce makes meals that are simple, healthy and delicious--all in minutes. Each week we feature a recipe with our secret ingredient, Universal Sauce. We hope you'll give this one a try.
Best-Ever Chicken Fried Steak
Ingredients:
4 (6-8 oz) beef cube steaks
2 c. all-purpose flour
2 t. baking powder
1 t. baking soda
1 t. black pepper
¾ t. salt
1 ½ c. buttermilk
1 egg
1 T. hot pepper sauce (e.g. Tabasco™)
½ t. garlic powder
vegetable shortening for frying
1 c. Shirley J Universal Sauce
4 c. water
½ t. (variable)cracked black pepper
Directions:
Pound the steaks to about 1/4-inch thickness. Place flour in a shallow bowl. In a separate shallow bowl combine the baking powder, baking soda, pepper, salt and garlic. Stir in the buttermilk, egg, and Tabasco Sauce.
Dredge each steak first in the flour, then in the batter, and again in the flour. Pat the flour onto the surface of each steak so they are completely coated with dry flour. Heat the shortening in a deep cast-iron skillet to 325 degrees F. (165 degrees C). Fry the steaks until evenly golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Place fried steaks on a plate with paper towels to drain.
Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan combine water and Universal Sauce whisking until blended. Heat to slow boil, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Add desired amount of pepper. Serve over steaks and whipped potatoes.
What a great day we had at the fair. We gave out hundreds of samples of super yummy soups. Loaded Potato, Chedder Broccoli and Apple, Squash soups. We also had Honey Wheat and Sourdough breads. It was a long busy day but a very successful day as well. We also handed out tons of cataloges. And buy the end of the evening we had down what we had been saying all day to tell people what ShirleyJ is. I don't think I will have a hard time telling people what Shirley J is with any problems again! We made some good friends with the "Tie Guys" next to us and the "Water Bead Man" to the other side of us. They were very friendly and kept us in the "know" and what to expect for the day. Thanks to Shon and Krissy for letting us help for the day. What a great time and awesome experience.
