Country Fried Steak
Straight from the comfort food top list, Country Fried Steak is a winner every time. Make this at home so you can use healthy recipes for comfort foods.
Ingredients
- 1 pound 1/2-inch thick round steak
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1/2 cup cornmeal
- 1/2 cup flour, + 2 tablespoons for gravy
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- Vegetable oil for frying
- 1/2 cup milk
Instructions
- Pound steak to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into about 4 large pieces.
- Beat eggs and water in shallow bowl.
- Combine cornmeal and 1/2 cups of the flour, salt and pepper in another shallow bowl.
- Coat steaks first with plain flour, then dip in the egg mix and then in the cornmeal mix.
- Heat oil in large frying pan. Brown the steaks on both sides.
- Lower heat, cover and cook for about 20 minutes. Remove meat.
- Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of drippings. Blend in 2 tablespoons of flour then stir in milk salt and pepper.
- Cook and stir until gravy is blended, thick and boiling. Boil gently for 1 min. Serve the meat with gravy over the top!
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SissieSass
Apr 29, 2017
I love this recipe, but I would have to double or triple it for my family size. Plus, I have a sneaking suspicion that everyone would love to have seconds of this dish because it is such a a comforting dish. I love that you thin the beef down, I have seen some recipes that do not call for pounding it out, that is what makes the texture of the meat match the classic dish. Thanks for posting!
boboso69 6672867
Aug 03, 2013
My moms version was similar but no corneal. She used finely crushed saltine crackers for the final coating. Man was that good. Kept her round steak thick too. Beat it with a pronged hammer to tenderize. Cooked in an old cast aluminum electric skillet. And yes I'm from TEXAS.
vintagevariance 38 21467
Nov 24, 2012
Please change the name to yankee country fried steak so users are not mislead
catlady6866 288727 4
Jul 06, 2013
I'm a 'Yankee;...so are we NOW fighting the battle between the North & the South with recipes? LOL !...Please be more specific my dear, by stating what you disagree with....probably the cornmeal. Actually, (if it's that) I TOTALLY AGREE with you. I also always use flour to dredge meat, and cornmeal to dredge fish.
vintagevariance 38 21467
Nov 24, 2012
Please change the name to yankee country fried steak so users are not mislead
aniceprsn54
Nov 16, 2012
I'm sorry, but country fried steak is NEVER dredged in cornmeal. Maybe in the northeast (not sure where this recipe came from), but down in the southern part of the good ol' U.S. of A. where I come from, you just use flour. You only use cornmeal for dredging fish.
catlady6866 288727 4
Jul 06, 2013
I agree with you, but I'm from the 'Northeastern' part of the "Good Old USA" and I'm Jewish, so I'm wondering if 'Matzo Meal' would work well in this recipe? I'm just kidding....but can you see how silly you all sound? Just use whatever works best for you, and call it a day!
wagwau 4664365
Jul 27, 2012
please clarify steps 3 and 4. Dip steak in plain flour? and then in cornmeal mix.
Granna
Sep 03, 2012
wagwau 4664365, i think that they want you to have a seperate dish of flour to coat the steak with, then in the egg, then in the cornmeal/flour misture. Dose that help?
JessiCAN
Jul 25, 2011
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Char34
Jul 23, 2011
This is an attempt at Chicken Fried Steak a southern stand-by and the state dish of Texas but it is WAY wrong Lose the cornmeal add a small amount of milk to the egg or you will get a tough batter I start with round steak that is about in thick that is the way it is sold in most markets and pound it down to about inch thuick If you dip the meat in flour and then in the egg most of the flour will come off To large or jumbo sized egg add about tablespoon flour and whisk it THEN dip in flour till coated well and fry in small amount of oil till done I have been cooking this for years and eating it in southern and Texas homes and resturaunts for even longer than that TRUE southerners dredge FISH in corm meal and cornmeal in the batter…Read More for sorn dogs never for chicken beef or pork
the LL
Jun 28, 2012
Char34-do you add the 1 tbsp. flour and milk to the egg? If yes, how much milk? This sounds good and I would like to try this the Texas way.
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