Chicken Fried Steak

[YosemiteSam]

I have never understood the difference between chicken fried chicken and fried chicken.

Bones and gravy?

 

[notherbob]

Hate to say it but outside the state of Texas I have yet to find anyone who can make a true chicken fried steak with milk cream gravey. Even serveral resturants here give you nothing but breaded and pounded hamburger meat.

If you are ever in Brownwood in central Texas, try the CFS at Underwood's Cafeteria. They use real tenderized steak not formed patties and it can take up a whole plate and you get all the cream gravy, vegetables and parkerhouse rolls you want and if your belly isn't big enough to eat it all they'll give you a take home box.

They are famous for their Barbecue and fried chicken as well as their CFS and they have been around for decades and people from all over Texas come to eat whenever they are in the area. It's a thing worth doing.

No, I don't work there but I occasionally eat there.

 

[CliffnDallas]

Soak the meat in a milk and egg mixture overnight in the fridge.

 

[Doomsday101]

If you are ever in Brownwood in central Texas, try the CFS at Underwood's Cafeteria. They use real tenderized steak not formed patties and it can take up a whole plate and you get all the cream gravy, vegetables and parkerhouse rolls you want and if your belly isn't big enough to eat it all they'll give you a take home box.

They are famous for their Barbecue and fried chicken as well as their CFS and they have been around for decades and people from all over Texas come to eat whenever they are in the area. It's a thing worth doing.

No, I don't work there but I occasionally eat there.

That is how I make my chicken fried steak.

 

[Meat-O-Rama]

Hm. The dutch oven thing is new to me. So is the egg/buttermilk mixture. We don't use eggs, baking powder, or baking soda. Just pure buttermilk (or even sometimes regular milk in a pinch.) This is simple, Texas, chuckwagon cooking. Nothing fancy. Just good grub.

Season the flour how you prefer. Salt, black pepper, and cayenne is the usual. Dredge the cube steak in the flour and shake off the excess. You don't want a thick layer of flour, just enough to coat lightly. You should still be able to see the texture of the cube steak and maybe some red. Dredge it in the buttermilk and shake off excess. Finally, back into the flour one last time. You don't want to have too much coating. The star is the meat.

Use a cast iron skillet with about a 1/4 inch of oil. I'm thinking perhaps your oil wasn't hot enough, which made the batter disperse. Make sure it does get up to the 360-375 range. Also, make sure your cube steak is room temperature before you start. A cold steak in hot oil is not a good thing. Drop the steaks into the oil and cook until crispy brown. No need to put it in the oven, in my opinion. The only reason to do that would be to keep them warm. Just put them on a rack or plate with paper towel to suck out the extra grease.

Gravy

That is the weirdest country gravy recipe I have ever seen. All you need is about 5 or 6 tbsp butter and/or oil in a pot on medium heat. Gradually whisk in flour, slowly cooking it until you have a golden brown pasty but smooth rue. The key is to keep whisking constantly as you add so it does not get lumpy. Immediately start slowly adding milk until it is a golden/white color and you have the consistency you desire. The gravy will thicken as it keeps cooking. Add spices as you desire. Salt and pepper (lots of pepper) are the norm. My dad puts something in his gravy that I can't figure out and he won't tell me, but it's fantastic. It's just kind of your thing to play with as far as spices go.

Good luck! Practice practice practice.

Thanks, I am going to put this to use and report back ASAP.

 

[Dallas]

CFS is awful.

So unbelievably awful. It takes something delicious (a steak) and ruins it.

Yuck, gravy or no.

ah well, Good luck with your recipes =p

How else would you really eat your cube steak? You do know its not a grilling cut right? Cube steak is really made for a skillet or flat top.

You just haven't had excellent CFS and you are not welcome in Texas btw.

Please move away.

 

[Duane]

How else would you really eat your cube steak? You do know its not a grilling cut right? Cube steak is really made for a skillet or flat top.

You just haven't had excellent CFS and you are not welcome in Texas btw.

Please move away.

:laugh2:

 

[Faerluna]

You just haven't had excellent CFS and you are not welcome in Texas btw.

Please move away.

Luckily for you, he's not in Texas.

 

[Yeagermeister]

Luckily for you, he's not in Texas.

Neither is he :laugh1:

 

[Wimbo]

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[Dallas]

Neither is he :laugh1:

A little OT here and I appologize, but I could have SWORN your avatar was a Barry Manilow Christmas album.


I could NOT have been further from the truth. :laugh2: Cousin Eddie from NL Christmas Vacation is HILARIOUS.

Clark: Hey, Kids, I heard on the news that an airline pilot spotted Santa's sleigh on its way in from New York City.

Eddie: [after a pause] You serious, Clark?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097958/quotes?qt0394813

 

[CowboyMike]

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Yeah pretty much it right there. We smother our steak in gravy though.

 

[Yeagermeister]

A little OT here and I appologize, but I could have SWORN your avatar was a Barry Manilow Christmas album.


I could NOT have been further from the truth. :laugh2: Cousin Eddie from NL Christmas Vacation is HILARIOUS.

Clark: Hey, Kids, I heard on the news that an airline pilot spotted Santa's sleigh on its way in from New York City.

Eddie: [after a pause] You serious, Clark?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097958/quotes?qt0394813

 

[Doomsday101]

People need to understand Chicken Fried Streak is the official state animal of Texas. :laugh2:

 

[Yeagermeister]

People need to understand Chicken Fried Streak is the official state animal of Texas. :laugh2:

Nah that's the armadillo. I see them laying on the side of the road every where. :laugh1:

 

[Doomsday101]

Nah that's the armadillo. I see them laying on the side of the road every where. :laugh1:

Have you ever eaten an Armadillo? That is why we changed it to the elusive chicken fried steak. Hard to catch them but man they are tasty unlike those Lone Star drinking armored tanks

 

[Yeagermeister]

Have you ever eaten an Armadillo? That is why we changed it to the elusive chicken fried steak. Hard to catch them but man they are tasty unlike those Lone Star drinking armored tanks

I'll take your word for it bud :laugh1:

 

[Doomsday101]

I'll take your word for it bud :laugh1:

Me an Armadillo just don't get along. I hit one of those drunk SOB doing 90 mph on a back road. He messed my transmission up. :laugh2:

 

[Yeagermeister]

Me an Armadillo just don't get along. I hit one of those drunk SOB doing 90 mph on a back road. He messed my transmission up. :laugh2:

90 on a back road and the armadillo was the one that was drunk......yeah right :laugh1:

 

[Doomsday101]

90 on a back road and the armadillo was the one that was drunk......yeah right :laugh1:

Every time I see them on a display they are on their back with a Lone Star Beer between their legs. So yeah they are some hard drinking little varmints.