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!