Country-Fried Steak

Name: Country-Fried Steak
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: American, Southern
Ingredients: 4 (4- to 6-ounce), cube steaks, trimmed; 1/4 cup, water; 1 1/2 teaspoons, table salt, divided; 1/4 teaspoon, baking soda; 1 cup, all-purpose flour, divided; 3/4 cup, buttermilk; 1 , large egg; 35 square, saltines; 1/2 cup, cornstarch; 2 teaspoons, pepper; 1 teaspoon, baking powder; 1 teaspoon, dried oregano; 1 teaspoon, granulated garlic; 1/4 teaspoon, cayenne pepper; 1 1/2 cups peanut or, vegetable oil for frying; 2 tablespoons, all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 cups, whole milk; 1/4 teaspoon, table salt; 1/4 teaspoon, pepper

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Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2020

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SERVES4

TIME1¾ hours, plus 1 hour marinating

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We wanted to stick to the frugal roots of this classic cowboy dish while making sure to develop a foolproof recipe for tender steaks with a crunchy coating. To that end, we started with cube steaks, the traditional inexpensive, thin cut of ...

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