Chicken-Fried Steak

Name: Chicken-Fried Steak
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 3 1/2 cups, all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup, cornstarch; 1 tablespoon, garlic powder; 1 tablespoon, onion powder; 1/2 teaspoon, cayenne pepper; 2 teaspoons, baking powder; , Salt and pepper; 4 , large eggs; 1/4 cup, whole milk; 1 pound, beef flap meat, cut into four 4-ounce pieces; 1 1/2 cups, peanut or vegetable oil

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Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2009

Main Courses

Beef

This iconic Texas dish boasts steak that is crunchy on the outside and tender on the inside and always served with a peppery cream gravy and mashed potatoes. We wanted to master this recipe and bring it into every home cook's repertoire.

SERVES4 to 6

TIME1 hour

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Many recipes for Chicken-Fried Steak called for using cube steaks, which are cut from the round and put through a tenderizing machine that makes small, cubelike indentations. Unfortunately, overzealous supermarket butchers often mangle the ...

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