Chicken Fried Steak with White Gravy

Name: Chicken Fried Steak with White Gravy
Yield: makes 8 to 10 servings
Ingredients: 3 pounds beef round roast or thin steaks or pretenderized “cube” steaks; 4 large eggs; 1 cup all-purpose flour, plus more if needed; 1 tablespoon kosher salt (see Note); 2 teaspoons ground black pepper (see Note); 1/2 cup vegetable oil, plus more if needed; 4 cups whole milk

December 9, 2011

The trick here is to add a lot of seasoning to the dredging flour and then use the leftover seasoned flour to make the gravy. Serve with Garlic Mashed Potatoes (page 149).

Cooks' Note

Or use 1 tablespoon Season-All in place of the salt and pepper.

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