Chicken Fried Steak Bites with Cream Gravy is a classic southern dish that is guaranteed to please!
How about some good ol' comfort food, Southern style? Well that's what we have here. Chicken fried steak is probably my favorite meal, especially with gravy. It has to be milk gravy or cream gravy. No brown gravy for my chicken fried steak!
Why You Will Love this Country Fried Steak Recipe
- Delicious comfort food that everyone will love.
- The steak is cut into bites or steak fingers, perfect for kids.
- Chicken fried steak dipped into cream gravy is one of the most satisfying and delicious flavor and texture combinations.
- A quick and easy meal for busy weeknights.
What is the Difference in Country Fried and Chicken Fried Steak
The steak is actually prepared the same way for both recipes. The difference is actually in the gravy. Country Fried Steak normally is served with brown gravy and Chicken Fried Steak is usually served with Cream or Milk Gravy.
Ingredients for Country Fried Steak
- Cube Steak or tenderized round steak
- Egg
- Milk
- All Purpose Flour
- Lawry's Seasoning Salt
- Pepper
- Vegetable Oil for Frying
Cream Gravy Ingredients
- Bacon Grease (Drippings)
- All Purpose Flour
- Kosher Salt
- Pepper
- Whole Milk and/or Cream
Step By Step Directions for Chicken Fried Steak
- For Steak fingers or bites, cut tenderized steak into pieces.
- Mix egg and milk together in a shallow dish.
- Mix flour, seasoning salt and pepper together in another shallow dish.
- Dredge steak pieces in flour mixture, into egg mixture, coating both sides and then back into flour mixture.
- Layer on a baking sheet, I like to line it with parchment paper.
- Heat oil in a large skillet to 350°.
- Add steak pieces a few at a time, cooking until golden brown on both sides. About 4- 5 minutes.
- Drain on paper towel lined baking sheet.
- In an 8-inch cast iron skillet, over medium-high heat, add bacon grease.
- When grease is melted, add flour, salt and pepper, whisking until all combined.
- Whisk occasionally as flour mixture starts to brown. You want it to get golden brown, but be careful to not let it burn.
- Gradually whisk in 3 cups of milk, and continue to whisk until it is thick and starts to bubble, adding more milk if it gets too thick. Lower heat and keep warm until serving.
How to Serve Country Fried Steak
Usually, I serve it up with creamy mashed potatoes or French fries, we all love it, but my husband jokes that he can feel his arteries clogging as we eat. Everything in moderation, right?
The Best Gravy for Chicken Fried Steak
The cream gravy is the best if you make it with bacon grease. If you want the secret to the easiest way to cook bacon be sure to read my recipe for How to Cook Bacon.
Now, I can't really fathom it, but I do realize not everyone eats bacon, and that leads me to believe that there may be folks who don't keep a mason jar in the fridge full of leftover bacon grease. Crazy talk, but whatever.
So if you are one of those folks, just use a couple of tablespoons of the oil that you are frying the steak in. You lose a little flavor, but it will still make gravy.
I always save all of the bacon drippings in a jar so I can make gravy on demand, even if I don't have bacon. Gravy is very important around this outfit. Very important.
If you are a chicken fried steak fanatic like I am you are also going to love my Chicken Fried Steak Sandwiches. It's my kind of comfort food, how about you? This Venison Steak Pot Pie is another comfort food classic that our family loves.
That and a side of Fried Squash and I am in heaven!
This country fried steak recipe has been burning up the internet, so I think y'all love chicken fried steak as much as I do, so let's all get in the kitchen and make it happen!
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Chicken Fried Steak Bites with Country Gravy
Chicken Fried Steak with Cream Gravy is a classic southern dish that is guaranteed to please! How about some good ol' comfort food, Southern style? Well that's what we have here. Chicken fried steak is probably my favorite meal, especially with gravy. It has to be milk gravy or cream gravy.
Ingredients
For the chicken fried steak
- 2 pounds cube steak, cut into 1 ½ to 2 inch pieces
- 1 egg
- ½ cup milk
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 ½ tablespoons seasoning salt (I use Lawry's)
- 2 teaspoons coarse ground pepper
- 4 cups vegetable oil for frying
For the Gravy:
- 2 tablespoons bacon grease (or vegetable oil)
- ¼ cup all purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¾ teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
- 3 to 3 ½ cups whole milk (substitute cream for some or all of the milk if you like)
Instructions
- Mix egg and milk together in a shallow dish.
- Mix flour, seasoning salt and pepper together in another shallow dish.
- Dredge steak pieces in flour mixture, into egg mixture, coating both sides and then back into flour mixture.
- Layer on a baking sheet, I like to line it with parchment paper.
- Heat oil in a large skillet to 350°
- Add steak pieces a few at a time, cooking until golden brown on both sides. About 4- 5 minutes.
- Drain on paper towel lined baking sheet.
- In an 8-inch cast iron skillet, over medium-high heat, add bacon grease.
- When grease is melted, add flour, salt and pepper, whisking until all combined.
- Whisk occasionally as flour mixture starts to brown. You want it to get golden brown, but be careful to not let it burn.
- Gradually whisk in 3 cups of milk, and continue to whisk until it is thick and starts to bubble, adding more milk if it gets too thick. Lower heat and keep warm until serving.
Notes
Store leftover steak in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 4 days. Store gravy in a separate container in the refrigerator up to 4 days.
Reheat steak in a skillet over medium heat, turning to heat from both sides. Reheat gravy in a pan over low heat, add a bit more milk if needed, whisk until heated through.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 1295Total Fat: 62gSaturated Fat: 28gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 26gCholesterol: 328mgSodium: 2554mgCarbohydrates: 88gFiber: 3gSugar: 33gProtein: 91g
Nutritional calculations are estimated and may not be accurate.
Bobbie
Have you tried frying in an air fryer?
Sylvia
Thank you so much. You have some wonderful re ipes. I can't wait to start serving some to my family.
Nancy
Bobbie, did you ever get an answer? I am wondering the same thing.
Kim
If you are like me when i use flour to make gravy it always comes out lumpy so i started using wondra it is finely sifted flour it make perfect sausage gravy my family loves it and no lumps