Classic Southern Chicken Fried Steak with White Gravy is quick and easy to make and makes a perfect comfort food family dinner.
Southern Chicken Fried Steak with White Gravy
Southern Chicken Fried Steak with White Gravy is just one of those classic recipes that you need to have in your arsenal. It's a classic for a reason, after all! And this recipe is definitely a winner-winner-chicken-dinner! It's simple, and easy to prep, and allows all of the tasty comfort food flavors to shine.
The white gravy portion calls for white pepper. If you don't have white pepper, get some. Now. It's pretty much mandatory for your spice rack. Especially if you love delicious gravy. White pepper in any gravy really takes it to the next level. It adds just a hint of spicy, but not too much like your cayenne might, and a hint of pepper flavor, but not as strong as your average black pepper. Just trust me. Put it in gravy. You'll love it.
Southern Chicken Fried Steak Recipe with White Gravy
Southern Chicken Fried Steak with White Gravy
Ingredients
For the Chicken Fried Steak
- 4 cube steaks (about ⅓ pound each)
- 2 large eggs beaten
- ½ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- Oil for Frying
For the White Gravy
- ¼ cup pan drippings If you don't have enough pan drippings, add some bacon grease or butter
- ¼ cup flour
- 2½ cups milk
- ½ teaspoon white pepper
- Salt & black pepper to taste
Instructions
For the Chicken Fried Steak
- Preheat oven to 200°F.
- Season steaks with salt on both sides.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine milk, eggs, and hot sauce. Whisk to combine.
- In a second large mixing bowl, place flour, cornmeal, garlic salt, and pepper. Stir to combine.
- Dredge a cube steak in the flour mixture. Then drench in egg mixture. Then return to flour mixture for a final coat. Place on a separate plate and set aside. Repeat for all steaks.
- Pour enough oil in a large frying pan to cover the bottom by ¼ inch. Heat the oil to 350°F or until it sizzles when you drop a little flour into it. If the oil doesn't sizzle, it isn't ready; if it burns, the oil is too hot, reduce the heat.
- Working one at a time, lay a coated steak into the hot oil. Use a metal spoon to spoon some of the oil over the steak to set the coating.
- Fry until you see the edges of the steak turn golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes. Carefully turn the steak over in the pan, and fry for 2 to 3 more minutes.
- Once both sides of the steak are golden brown, tip the steak up with metal tongs to drain the excess oil. Remove it from the pan and place if on the wire rack in the oven to keep warm. Repeat with the remaining steaks and leave them in the 200°F oven while you make the gravy.
For the White Gravy
- In the same skillet, mix hot pan drippings (or bacon grease or butter) with flour. Allow to heat until golden for about 1-2 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Slowly add milk, adding no more than a ½ cup at a time. Stir vigorously to combine between each addition.
- Heat mixture to steaming (but not boiling) and add bouillon and white pepper. Stir to combine.
- Continue cooking for about 20 minutes, stirring frequently, until gravy has thickened. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve Chicken Fried Steak warm smothered in white gravy, and enjoy!
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Angela @marathonsandmotivation.com says
This looks amazing! My husband is from the South, so he will love this,can't wait to try it!! 🙂
Stephanie R says
OH MY! This looks all kinds of incredible, I have got to make some of this asap.
Michelle says
Thank you! It really is delicious!