How To Make Chicken Fried Steak with Gravy

This simple recipe shows you how to make the best chicken fried steak right from your own home. Follow these easy steps and impress your family in an instant!

  1. Gather your ingredients. You will need the following ingredients to make chicken fried steak:

• 1 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2 cups flour
• 2 pounds roundsteak
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp red pepper sauce (hot sauce)
• 2 garlic cloves (minced)
• Crisco or frying fat

(For Gravy)

• 1/4 cup pan drippings
• 2 cups evaporated milk
• 1 cup unsalted beef stock
• 3 tbsp flour
• 1/2 tsp black pepper

2. Prepare the steaks. Cut the steaks into 4 pieces and pound them down until they are about 1/4 inch thick.

3. Dredge the steaks. In a large bowl combine the the baking soda, baking powder, salt, and pepper. Stir in the buttermilk, garlic, egg, and hot sauce. Dredge each steak in the mixture until fully coated.

4. Fry the steaks. In a cast-iron skillet filled with Crisco at 325 degrees F, fry the steaks for about 7 minutes each. Drain the steaks before serving.

5. Make the gravy. With the skillet over medium heat, combine the pan drippings, flour, evaporated milk, pepper, and beef stock. Stir until mixture is smooth and thick.  

Hopefully this easy recipe for chicken fried steaks will be a hit for you. Enjoy!