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I have always heard about Chicken (Southern) Fried Steak and frankly the idea always sounded disgusting, but I recently decided to give it a try and it was incredible.  I should have never doubted Southern United States country cooking; it is always delicious, even if it is likely to give you a heart-attack.  This is a very traditional recipe, with a slight deviation, that I recommend you serve with Mashed Potatoes and Green Beans.  This recipe makes 2 servings, but to increase to more just add 4oz of cube steak per serving up to around 6 servings for the amount of gravy made.  Do not make this in a non-stick skillet.  For best results I recommend you use a cast iron skillet, but any skillet that is not non-stick will work.

Ingredients:

• 8oz of Cube Steak cut into two pieces (4 oz per serving)
• cup + 4 Tlbs flour
• 1 egg
• 1 ½ cups + 1 Tbls milk
• 1 tsp + pinch Cayenne Pepper
• Salt
• Pepper
• Enough Canola or Vegetable oil to cover the bottom of your pan ¼ inch thick

Instructions:

1. Preheat Oven to Warm or 200 degrees Fahrenheit
2. Salt and Pepper the Steaks liberally on each side
3. Sprinkle a pinch of Cayenne pepper over steaks
4. Dredge steaks in flour, shaking off excess
5. Whisk egg and 1 Tbls of milk together until well blended and almost frothy
6. Dredge steaks in egg & milk mixture
7. Dredge steaks a second time in flour
8. Heat Oil in a pan large enough to hold all steaks over medium high until a drop of water immediately dissolves (approximately 350 degrees)
9. Add steaks to pan and cook until the bottom side is golden brown (3-4 minutes)
10. Flip steaks and cook until other side is golden brown (3 minutes)
11. Remove steaks and let drain on a thick stack of paper towels.  Once drain moved to oven to keep warm
12. Pour out all but about 1/8 cup of the oil from the pan
13. Add 4 Tbls of flour and whisk until well blended.
14. Cook for 3 minutes over medium high heat, whisking often.
15. Add milk about ¼ a cup at a time whisking constantly
16. After all milk is added add 1 tsp of Cayenne Pepper and whisk until it begins to boil over high heat
17. Low heat to medium/medium low and continue to whisk very often or constantly for 8-10 minutes.  If it’s too thick add more milk 1 tsp at a time.  If too thin add 1 tsp of flour and increase cooking time by 5 minutes to cook the flour.  Gravy should be thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
18. Salt and pepper gravy to taste.
19. Place friend steaks on plates and liberally coat with gravy.  Use leftover gravy mashed potatoes or save it to pour over biscuits for breakfast the next morning.

Serve immediately