The pinacle of old style cooking might be Chicken Fried Steak. It’s principally cubed steak (which is likely one of the least expensive cuts you could find) made into one thing fairly grand by dredging the heck out of it, pan frying, and serving it smothered in salty, oniony milk gravy. It’s nation cooking at its best, and although the elements are cheap it feels tremendous decadent to eat. Serve with a heaping aspect of cauli-mash and you have got your self fairly the culinary deal with!
Notes: Macros on something fried are a little bit troublesome since you sometimes want lots of fats to fry in, however how a lot of that’s truly absorbed and consumed is up within the air. As with all my different fried recipes, I guesstimated as greatest I may.
Now, relating to the gravy, I’m of the opinion that onion gravy isn’t good except it’s fairly dang salty. So, I included how a lot salt I personally use after I make my gravy (normally about 3/4 tsp), however be happy to start out smaller, style it, and solely add extra for those who want it on your personal palate. Don’t neglect numerous recent cracked black pepper!
Chicken Fried Steak and Onion Gravy
Ingredients
For the steaks:
- 2 lb (32 oz/ 907 g) cubed steak, pounded skinny (if not skinny when bought) and lower into 8-10 particular person steaks
- 1/4 c (approx. 2 oz/ 57 g) coconut flour
- 3-4 eggs, massive
- 3-4 tbsp. (1 1/2 fl oz-2 fl oz/ 44-59 ml) heavy cream
- 3 oz (85 g) pork rinds, crushed
- 2-3 tsp Seasoned Salt, divided
- bacon drippings or fats of selection for frying
For the gravy:
- 1/4 c (2 fl oz/ 59 ml) reserved bacon drippings or fats you used for frying the steaks
- 1 3/4 oz (50 g) onion, diced
- 1 c (8 fl oz/ 237 ml) beef broth
- 1 c (8 fl oz/ 237 ml) heavy cream
- 1/4-1/2 tsp glucomannan powder, as desired for consistency
- 1/2-3/4 tsp salt, or to style
- recent cracked black pepper, to style
Instructions
To make the steaks:
- Grab three shallow however broad bowls, or alternatively two plates and one bowl. In one dish, place the coconut flour, within the second bowl three eggs and three tbsp heavy cream, and the crushed pork rinds within the final container. Beat the eggs and cream collectively to make an egg wash.
- Evenly divide the seasoning between the coconut flour, the crushed egg wash, and the pork rinds. Mix the spices into every.
- Step one is to frivolously roll every steak within the coconut flour. You desire a good dusting on the meat, however not a thick layer, so you should definitely faucet off any extra.
- Step two is to dip every floured steak into the egg wash, being certain to coat fully, then letting any extra drip again down into the bowl.
- Step three is to roll or dredge the steak within the seasoned, crushed pork rinds to cowl, once more tapping off any extra.
- Repeat the triple breading steps with every steak, replenishing the egg wash with one other egg and tbsp of cream if wanted, and place apart on a plate till able to fry.
- In a big pan, warmth your chosen oil over medium-high. You need sufficient oil to have a superb quarter inch of it on the underside of the pan. Once it’s scorching sufficient {that a} drop of water sizzles when dropped into the pan, it’s prepared. Add the steaks, two or three at a time, to the pan to fry. Be cautious to not overcrowd the pan. When unsure, fewer is sort of at all times higher.
- DO NOT WALK AWAY. Watch your steak! When the primary aspect is golden brown, and a superb crust is fashioned (it ought to look very near a unified piece of breading), flip and proceed cooking on the second aspect. This normally takes 4 to 5 minutes, however once more, watch and don’t ever stroll off when pan frying.
- When the second aspect is golden and your crust is well-formed, then take away from the oil to a paper towel lined plate. Let stand to chill, and repeat till all steaks are cooked. Let steaks relaxation when you make your gravy.
To make the gravy:
- Pour out all however 1/4 c of the pan drippings and hold the warmth at medium-high.
- Add the onion to the pan and prepare dinner, stirring always, till it begins to brown.
- Pour within the beef broth and deliver to a boil, ensuring to scrape any bits off the underside of the pan because it’s cooking.
- In a measuring cup or bowl, whisk 1/4 tsp glucomannan powder into the heavy cream.
- Pour the heavy cream into the gravy combination and deliver it again as much as a superb simmer, stirring always. Let it bubble and simmer till it’s at your required consistency. If you favor a lot thicker gravy, you might must sprinkle in one other 1/4 tsp glucomannan whereas stirring properly.
- Once the gravy is on the desired thickness, add salt and pepper, to style. I like salty gravy, so I added 3/4 tsp salt, however for those who needed to start out with 1/4 tsp and style and work up from there, that’s advantageous.
- Remove the gravy from the warmth, plate your steaks, and pour the gravy excessive. Serve scorching.
Notes
This makes 8-10 servings relying on how you chop your steaks, however I calculated for 8. Recipe macros assume about 1/2 c (4 fl oz) of the fats for frying is eaten between the frying itself and what is required for the gravy. Macros additionally assume all of the batter is consumed, though you might not essentially use all of it. Depending on how a lot you have got of every one left over, the fats and calorie macros would possibly change a little bit.
Per serving: 554.3 cal, 33.5 g protein, 44 g fats, 4.3 g carbs, 1.6 g fiber, 2.7 g NET carbs
Keywords: nation cooking, hen fried steak, gravy, milk gravy, southern
