Joyful Abode

Why do some people call it “Chicken Fried Steak”? I don’t understand that, unless it’s because it’s fried like you would fry chicken. But why don’t they call them “chicken fried onion rings” or “chicken fried green tomatoes”?

I have even heard of “Chicken fried chicken,” which to me just sounds redundant.

In any case, I “winged it” with this recipe, and it turned out fantastically. I’m not sure how hard it would be to mess up country fried steak, but I’m pretty sure it’s beyond me (and you).

Get some cube steak on sale and keep it in your freezer until you feel like making this. It tastes better if you know you didn’t overpay for it.

Prepare a dredge of flour, salt, and pepper. And beat a couple of eggs in a separate bowl.

Dip the meat in the flour, then in the egg, then in the flour mix again. Pan-fry in a few tablespoons of olive oil until golden brown on the outside and cooked through.

Then, set the meat aside and cover to keep warm.

Now, we make the gravy. I was afraid of making gravy. Though I thought I knew how to make gravy, I worried it was a secretly complicated process, and that surely this would be one of those ERRORS to write about. But it wasn’t. And it was delicious. Here we go…

Add a bit of butter to the drippings and dump in the rest of the flour mix (a few tablespoons probably). Mix this up and cook it about a minute, until it’s bubbly and colored a bit.

Add some milk, and cook until thickened. Add some more milk, and thicken again. Add more salt and pepper.

Pour it over your country fried steaks and enjoy. And lick the plate.