How to Make Classic Chicken Fried Steak - Perfect Every Time
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Nov 12, 2024
Learn how to make classic Southern Chicken Fried Steak in this step-by-step tutorial! We’ll guide you through prepping, seasoning, frying, and making a delicious homemade gravy. Perfectly crispy and golden, this dish is comfort food at its best. Ideal for a hearty meal, serve it up with creamy mashed potatoes!
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Hello friends and welcome to my channel
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food Journey today we are making chicken
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fried steak this crispy golden brown
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favorite is a crowd pleaser and so easy
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to make let's Dive Right In for today's
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recipe the ingredients you need are
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based on using 500 G of cube steak if
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your steak is larger or smaller just
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scale up or down 50 g of Cub steak 1 cup
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of allpurpose flour 1 t of salt 1
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teaspoon of black pepper 1 teaspoon of
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garlic powder 1 teaspoon of onion powder
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half teaspoon of paprika two large eggs
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1/ cup of milk vegetable oil for frying
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let's begin with the steak take your 500
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G of cube steak and using a meat mallet
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or a rolling pin gently pound it to make
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it even thinner and tender this will
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help the flavors seep into the meat and
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give us that wonderful tender text
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texture now in a shallow dish let's
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season our flour add 1 cup of allpurpose
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flour 1 teaspoon of salt 1 teaspoon of
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black pepper 1 teaspoon of garlic powder
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1 teaspoon of onion powder and/ teaspoon
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of paprika stir everything together
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until it's well mixed these spices will
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add depth and flavor to our crispy
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Coating in a separate Bowl crack two
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large eggs and pour in/ cup of milk
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whisk them them together until smooth
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this egg mixture will act as The Binding
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layer for our coating so it's essential
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for getting that Golden Crust it's time
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to coat our steak first dip a piece of
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steak into the seasoned flour making
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sure it's fully coated then dip it into
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the egg mixture and finally back into
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the flour again double coating gives our
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steak that classic crunchy texture
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repeat with each piece of steak in a
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large Skillet pour enough vegetable oil
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to cover the bottom of the pan
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generously turn on the heat to medium
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high let the oil heat up for a few
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minutes it should reach about
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175° C or 350° F you should know it's
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ready when a Sprinkle of flour sizzles
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right away in the oil carefully Place
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each coated steak piece in the hot oil
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fry for about 3 to 4 minutes on each
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side until golden brown and crispy don't
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overcrowd the pan give each piece some
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space to cook evenly once done remove
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the steak from the pan and place it on a
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paper towel line plate to drain any
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excess oil let's make a creamy gravy to
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go with our chicken fried steak in the
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same pan leave about 2 tblspoon of oil
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and add 2 tspoons of flour Stir It Well
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and cook for 1 to 2 minutes until it
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becomes golden slowly add 1 cup of milk
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stirring constantly to prevent lumps
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season with salt and pepper to taste and
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let it thick thicken for a few minutes
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finally our chicken fried steak southern
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style is ready to serve plate it up with
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a drizzle of creamy gravy on top and
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pair it with mashed potatoes green beans
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or even a fresh side salad it's perfect
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for any meal where you want something
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crispy hearty and flavorful thanks and
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