Southern Chicken Fried Steak with White Gravy
Tender, juicy, and crispy chicken fried steak served with creamy white gravy and all your favorite sides. Does it get any better than that? Fried in just ¼ inch of hot oil like your favorite fried chicken, this classic dish takes less than 30 minutes to make.
Ingredients
- 4 cube steaks
- 1 sleeve saltine crackers
- 1 cup flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ teaspoon dry mustard
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 eggs
- ¾ cup milk
- canola oil
Instructions
- Let steaks sit at room temperature for 30 minutes. Salt and pepper both sides.
- In a pie plate combine finely crushed crackers, flour, baking powder, dry mustard, salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper.
- In a shallow bowl whisk the milk and eggs together.
- Dredge the steaks in the flour mixture, coating both sides. Dip into the egg mixture and then return to the flour mixture. Place on a wire rack and let rest for 10 minutes.
- In a heavy skillet, add ¼ inch of oil and heat over medium heat until it reaches 350º with a kitchen thermometer. Add steaks to the oil, it should sizzle. Cook until browned, about 2 minutes and turn to cook the other side for 2 minutes or until a thermometer reads 140º. Remove to a wire rack and let rest for 5 minutes.
Barbara's Notes + Tips
- Let the steaks rest after coating them to help the coating stay in place while they are cooking.
- To make sure the oil is hot enough to fry the steaks, drop a small amount of the saltine and flour mixture into the pan. It should sizzle immediately, once hot enough, you can add the steaks to the pan. It should read 350º with a thermometer.
- Serve this with white country gravy.
Nutrition
Calories: 494kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 43g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 210mg | Sodium: 736mg | Potassium: 760mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 246IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 136mg | Iron: 5mg
