Chicken Fried Steak with Homemade Milk Gravy
Chicken Fried Steak with Homemade Milk Gravy is a great alternative to Canadian Prairie Home Fried Minute Steak. Easy, delicious, but not so nutritious!
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon Vegeta
- freshly ground pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons very good quality paprika (I used the real Hungarian paprika)
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 4 minute steak or cube steak beef fillets
- 1/2 cup , or more, vegetable oil, depending upon the size of your pan
Ingredients for the Milk Gravy
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon good paprika
- 1 teaspoon Vegata
- Freshly ground pepper
- salt to taste (start with 1/4 teaspoon)
- 3-4 cups milk
Instructions
Preparation Process
- Place the first 5 ingredients in a dry ingredient dredging pan; combine well
- Place the eggs and milk in a wet ingredient dipping pan: combine well
- Place oil in pan on stove top on low; open meat
Dredging Process
- Using a fork, completely dredge one fillet at a time, start with the flour; dredge both sides well
- Dip fillet into the liquid; completely cover both sides with the eggy milk
- Place fillet back into the flour; again, dredge both sides well (some people stop here, but not I)
- Dip fillet back into the liquid for the second time; again, completely cover both sides
- And back into the flour for the finish to completely cover before frying
- Place on a plate to rest; continue with remaining fillets
- Rest all for 15 minutes before frying
Frying the Chicken Fried Steak
- During the last 3 minutes of the fillet resting period, turn the heat of the oil to medium high
- Fry the fillets a couple at a time 5-6 minutes a side, depending upon the size of your pan (do not crowd it) until golden brown
- Strain on a paper towel
Making the Chicken Fried Steak Milk Gravy
- Strain the fat into a stainless bowl; return the crumbled fried bits with 1/4 cup of the stained fat to the pan
- Add flour and seasonings; return pan to medium heat and cook fat and flour together to make a roux
- Add 1/2 cup milk; mix together until completely combined
- Whisk and add remaining milk slowly, cooking and bubbling, to desired consistency
- Season to taste; serve over Chicken Fried Steak and mashed potatoes