Ingredients
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 pounds beef round, trimmed and cut into 4 (6-ounce) pieces (butcher can do)
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 3 eggs, beaten with 2 tablespoons water
- 2 cups milk
Directions
Add the oil to a large heavy bottomed skillet, over medium heat.
Meanwhile, prepare the beef by pounding each piece to tenderize. Put 1 1/4 cups of the flour in a shallow dish and season well with salt and pepper, to taste. Add the egg mixture to a shallow dish and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Dredge the steaks in seasoned flour, shaking off any excess, then dip them in the egg mixture and back into the flour.
Once oil is hot, add the steaks and fry until golden, about 3 to 4 minutes per side. Be sure to not overcrowd the pan and do in batches, if necessary. Remove the fried steaks to a paper towel lined dish and set aside. Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup of flour into the cooking oil and whisk until fully incorporated. Cook over medium-high heat until just slightly darker in color, about 3 minutes. While whisking, pour the milk in a slow steady stream. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until thick, another 5 to 6 minutes. Taste the gravy for seasoning and adjust as necessary. Arrange the steaks on serving plates with the gravy spooned over the top. Enjoy immediately.
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By spot102
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on September 26, 2012
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I use thin chipped sirloin tip and it works perfect! I'm not very fond of the gravy...a bit to oily for me. I use canola oil and it is fine..I fry the steaks and put them on a rack to drain and into an oven to keep warm.
By mparker901
on March 16, 2012
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My husband liked the round steak because I kept it slightly pink in the center for him. For me the round steak was tough even though I pounded it for tenderizing. I did as the recipe called, not to crowd my skillet (cast iron and the steaks'coating was crispy and tasty. The gravy was very good, but, it was not white. I will make again maybe with cube steak or thinner round steak.
By jhehn13
on March 12, 2012
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My wife doesn't like chicken fried steak, now she does. As another person stated my breading was a tad soggy (I also used canola but the soggy was only the bottom, and I noticed I had a lot of juices from the steak on the plate, and I'm good with that the steak was tender and juicy. All said and done it was really good, going to make it again, very inexpensive dinner.
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