Chicken Fried Steak

Comfort food. Chicken Fried Steak is a classic.

The star of this dish, cube steak is simply round steak that has been intensely tenderized. Ideally you’ll just want to purchase cube steak that has already gone through a blade tenderizer or knife tenderizer. But if needful, then follow the method we recommend to tenderize chicken - give the round steak a few good whacks to turn in into cube steak.

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Chicken Fried Steak

Step 1: Prep Station

Select three pie tins, and fill as follows:

1. To Tin 1 add:

   1/2 cup flour

   1 tsp garlic powder

   1 tsp seasoned salt

   Sift together.

2. To Tin 2 add:

   1 egg

   1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

   Whisk together with a fork.

3. To Tin 3, add:

   1 sleeve saltine crackers, crushed

Step 2: Bread Beef

If not pre-portioned, divide into four pieces:

1 - 2 lbs cubed steak*

Select one piece of steak:

• Dredge in the prepared flour in the Tin 1, flip to coat other side

• Immerse in the egg mixture in Tin 2, coating both sides

• Remove and press into the crushed crackers in Tin 3, covering completely

• Transfer coated cube steak to a clean plate

• Repeat until all steaks are coated

Step 3: Sear

• Preheat oven to 350F

• Preheat a 10” oven-proof skillet over medium heat

To the preheated skillet, add:

1/4 cup oil

Heat to sizzling, then add:

Breaded Cube Steaks

Cook for 3-4 minutes, until the breading has browned. Flip steak and sear on the other side for 3-4 minutes.

Step 4: Finish

Transfer oven-proof skillet to the preheated oven. Roast cube steaks at 350F for ~10 minutes.

Serve hot with Mashed Potatoes and Country Gravy.

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Brenda’s tips:

• Serving size: 4 servings

• *Cube steak: round steak that has been tenderized with a blade tenderizer. Make your own cube steak by following the method we recommend to tenderize chicken.