Upgraded Chicken-Fried Steak

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Oil, for frying

1 cup All-Purpose Dredge, recipe follows

1/2 cup milk 

Four 4-ounce portions cube steak

2 cups Classic Gravy, recipe follows

1 cup Pickled Tomato Salad, recipe follows

All-Purpose Dredge:

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon garlic powder 

1 teaspoon onion powder 

1 teaspoon dried oregano 

1 teaspoon paprika 

1 teaspoon ground black pepper 

1 teaspoon salt 

1/2 teaspoon cayenne 

Classic Gravy:

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter

1/2 cup all-purpose flour 

4 cups whole milk 

2 teaspoons ground black pepper 

2 teaspoons salt 

2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 

Pickled Tomato Salad:

1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered depending on size

1 cup diced pickled green tomatoes

1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves, roughly chopped 

Salt and freshly ground black pepper