Chicken Fried Steak

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

1. For Steak fingers or bites, cut tenderized steak into pieces.
2. Mix egg and milk together in a shallow dish.
3. Mix flour, seasoning salt and pepper together in another shallow dish.
4. Dredge steak pieces in flour mixture, into egg mixture, coating both sides and then back into flour mixture.
5. Layer on a baking sheet, I like to line it with parchment paper.
6. Heat oil in a large skillet to 350°.
7. Add steak pieces a few at a time, cooking until golden brown on both sides. About 4- 5 minutes.
8. Drain on paper towel lined baking sheet.
9. In an 8-inch cast iron skillet, over medium-high heat, add bacon grease.
10. When grease is melted, add flour, salt and pepper, whisking until all combined.
11. Whisk occasionally as flour mixture starts to brown. You want it to get golden brown, but be careful to not let it burn.
12. 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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