chicken-fried steak
1 (2 pound) round steak, 1/2 inch thick and tenderized by the butcher 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon fresh...
Ingredients
- 1(2 pound) round steak, 1/2 inch thick and
- 2cupall-purpose flour
- 2teaspoonbaking powder
- 1teaspoonbaking soda
- 1teaspoonfreshly-ground black pepper
- 3/4teaspoonsalt
- 11/2 cups buttermilk
- 1egg
Directions
- 1
Chicken-Fried Steak 1 (2 pound) round steak, 1/2 inch thick and tenderized by the butcher 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2
Pound the portions until each is about 1/4 inch thick
- 3
Place flour in a shallow bowl
- 4
In a second dish, stir together the baking powder and baking soda, pepper and salt, and mix in the buttermilk, egg, Tabasco and garlic
- 5
Dredge each steak first in flour and then in the batter
- 6
Dunk the steaks back into the flour and dredge them well, patting in the flour until the surface of the meat is dry
- 7
Add enough shortening to a deep cast iron skillet or Dutch oven to deep fry the steaks in at least 4 inches of fat
- 8
Bring the temperature of the shortening to 325 degrees F