Oct. 16, 2008 - Chicken Fried Steak

Chicken Fried Steak

Combine the following:
1 sleeve saltine crackers, crushed
1 cup flour
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
½ tsp red pepper
½ tsp baking powder

Whisk together:
¾ cup milk
2 eggs

Cut 4 cube steaks in half.  Dredge each of the eight pieces in cracker mixture, firmly pushing the crumbs into the steak; dip in milk mixture, and dredge again in cracker mixture.

Pour canola oil in big skillet and heat on medium.  Fry steaks 3-4 minutes.  Turn and fry 2-3 minutes more or until golden brown. 

Remove steaks and put in oven safe dish and keep in warm oven set around 170 degrees.

Carefully drain hot oil, reserving cooked bits and 1 Tbsp. drippings in skillet.

Whisk together:
4 cups milk
¼ flour
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper

Add milk mixture carefully to reserved drippings in skillet; cook, whisking constantly, over medium-high heat 10 to 12 minutes or until thickened.  Serve gravy with steaks and mashed potatoes.

I found this recipe in a Southern Living cookbook and reduced the salt in the recipe.  This is one of our favorite meals.  The crackers crumbs pushed into the crevices help keep them from shrinking.  This easily makes 8 servings, you don't need a whole cube steak when you are serving mashed potatoes and gravy with it.   I also think that wheat saltines make this taste the best.

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Oct. 18, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Anonymous

I was just thinking about my grocery list for the week and what I could make that would be different - this is it! Thank you so much for the recipe! (By the way, do you have anything special you like to serve with it?)

Sarah Mae :)

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Oct. 19, 2008 - Steaks.

Posted by watalulu

Hey, those sound and look tasty. The recipe is in my recipe box.

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Oct. 20, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Tammy

I have never made this, but it sounds like something I could actually handle! (And yummy, too!) :)
~Tammy (Lattes and Lollipops)
http://familydoins.blogspot.com/

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Oct. 21, 2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by jenn4him

Oh, this sounds so yummy! I am having a hard time keeping to my diet these days. As the air turns cooler, I want to eat and nest a little. Too bad. I must press on.
Jenn

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Oct. 28, 2008 - YUM!

Posted by SuperAngel

those look so good! was there any left for me? haha
thank you for the birthday wishes and the sweet words! I had a wonderful day!
Love,
Miss Amanda
http://superangelsblog.com

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Nov. 6, 2008 - Camera...

Posted by Anonymous

I peruse your family's blogs often...they are so uplifting and inspiring. Thank you for that. This is not a comment, but actually a question. Your photos are so beautiful. Would you please consider sharing what kind of camera you use?

Thank you,
Marcie

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