Nuevo Laredo Chicken-Fried Steak
2 pounds round steak* -- sliced 1/2" thick 12 ounces beer 2 cloves garlic -- minced 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour 2/3 cup masa harina 2 teaspoons cumin seed -- toasted and ground
Ingredients
- 2poundround steak* -- sliced 1/2" thick
- 12ouncebeer
- 2clovegarlic -- minced
- 11/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2/3cupmasa harina
- 2teaspooncumin seed -- toasted and ground
- 1teaspoonground dried red chile -- prefer. new mexican
- 1teaspoonsalt
Directions
- 1
2 pounds round steak* -- sliced 1/2" thick 12 ounces beer 2 cloves garlic -- minced 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour 2/3 cup masa harina 2 teasp
- 2
New Mexican 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano -- preferably Mexican 1 egg oil -- preferably canola * Twice tenderized by the butche
- 3
Cut the steak into four equal portions
- 4
Pound the portions, if needed, until ea ch is about 1/3 to 1/4 inch thick
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Arrange the steaks in a shallow nonreactive dis h, pour all but 2 tablespoons of the beer over them, and add the garlic
- 6
Marinate the steaks in the beer for at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours
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While the steaks are soaking, combine the flour, masa harina, cumin, chile, sal t, and oregano in a shallow dish
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In another dish, mix the egg with the remaining 2 tablespoons of beer