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Golden chicken fried steak topped with creamy white gravy and chopped parsley, served with mashed potatoes.
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Chicken Fried Steak Recipe

This Southern-style chicken fried steak is crispy, tender, and smothered in rich, garlicky cream gravy. It is comfort food at its finest.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Marinate time1 hour
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: soul food, southern, steak
Servings: 4 servings
Author: August DeWindt

Ingredients

Steak

  • 1 ½ cups buttermilk
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp hot sauce
  • 4 cubed steaks
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • cup cornstarch
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • ¼ tsp Black Pepper
  • 1 tsp Cayenne pepper
  • ½ tsp onion powder
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • Oil for frying

Gravy

  • ¼ cup pan drippings
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • ¼ c flour
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • ½ cup chicken broth
  • 1 ½ cup milk
  • ¾ cup heavy cream
  • ½ tsp Paprika
  • Pinch salt & Black pepper
  • Chopped parsley for garnish

Instructions

  • In a large mixing bowl whisk together the buttermilk and eggs. Then add the paprika, garlic powder and hot sauce and whisk in.
  • Take the steaks and cover with plastic wrap. Pound the steaks out evenly with a meat mallet or rolling pin. Add the steaks to the buttermilk mixture and let marinate for at least an hour.
    Cubed steak marinating in a glass bowl with buttermilk marinade.
  • In another mixing bowl, combine the flour, cornstarch, salt, black pepper, cayanne pepper, onion powder and garlic powder, whisk together.
    Cubed steak being coated in seasoned flour in a bowl.
  • Remove a piece of steak from the marinade and shake off any excess. Dip the steak into the flour mixture and coat really well, pressing into the steak. Set aside on a baking tray or plate. Continue this process until all the steaks are coated. Let this rest on the side while we proceed to the next step.
    Coated cubed steak on a wire rack over a baking tray.
  • Turn your oven to its warming cycle or to 200 degrees. This is so we can keep the steaks warm when they are finished while making the gravy.
    Oven dial set to 200 degrees.
  • Heat a large frying pan with oil over medium high heat. Once the oil is hot enough (350 degrees), fry the steak for about 3 minutes on each side. They should be golden brown. Do this in batches so you don’t overcrowd the pan.
    Steaks frying in a pan.
  • Set the steaks on a baking sheet and place in the pre heated oven.
    Steaks warming in the oven.
  • Take ¼ cup of the pan drippings from the pan we fried the steak in and add it to a pan over medium heat. Add in the butter and once melted, gradually add in the flour while constantly whisking. This is to create our roux. You want to keep mixing until the flour is dissolved and starts to get a light brown color.
    Butter and pan drippings cooking in a skillet.
  • Add in the garlic and whisk for 30 seconds. Then add in the chicken broth and continuously whisk until everything is smooth.
    Gravy cooking in a pan with garlic.
  • Turn the heat to medium high and whisk in the milk, heavy cream, paprika, salt and black pepper until everything is smooth. Once it starts to boil, reduce the heat and let the gravy thicken, stirring occasionally.
    Gravy in a pan dripping off a spatula.
  • Once it’s thick, remove from the heat and serve the gravy on top of the steaks, top with some chopped parsley. I like to have mashed potatoes as a side.
    Golden chicken fried steak topped with creamy white gravy and chopped parsley, served with mashed potatoes.

Nutrition

Calories: 646kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 43g | Fat: 46g | Saturated Fat: 24g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 281mg | Sodium: 680mg | Potassium: 845mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1680IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 217mg | Iron: 4mg