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Chicken-Fried Steak with Cream Gravy

Name: Chicken-Fried Steak with Cream Gravy
Total time: 3 h 15 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Southern US
Ingredients: 2 tbsp paprika; 2 tbsp freshly ground black pepper; 2 tsp garlic powder; 2 tsp dried oregano; ½ tsp cayenne pepper; 450 g flap meat (sirloin tips), cut into four 115 g steaks; 240 ml buttermilk; 1 large egg; 5 tsp kosher salt, 1 tbsp for the marinade, 2 tsp for the dredge; 210 g all-purpose flour, about 1 1/2 cups; 65 g cornstarch, about 1/2 cup; 1 tsp baking powder; 960 ml vegetable shortening or peanut oil, for frying (about 4 cups); 2 tbsp unsalted butter; 1 small onion, diced; 2 cloves garlic, medium, minced or grated (about 2 tsp); 2 tbsp all-purpose flour; 240 ml whole milk; 180 ml heavy cream; kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Thin flap steaks soaked in spiced buttermilk, pressed into a shaggy flour crust and fried until shatteringly crisp, then smothered in a peppery onion and garlic cream gravy.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on1 h 15 min
Total3 h 15 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Steak

2 tbsppaprika
2 tbspfreshly ground black pepper
2 tspgarlic powder
2 tspdried oregano
½ tspcayenne pepper
450 gflap meat (sirloin tips), cut into four 115 g steaks
240 mlbuttermilk
1large egg
5 tspkosher salt, 1 tbsp for the marinade, 2 tsp for the dredge
210 gall-purpose flour, about 1 1/2 cups
65 gcornstarch, about 1/2 cup
1 tspbaking powder
960 mlvegetable shortening or peanut oil, for frying (about 4 cups)

Cream gravy

2 tbspunsalted butter
1small onion, diced
2 clovesgarlic, medium, minced or grated (about 2 tsp)
2 tbspall-purpose flour
240 mlwhole milk
180 mlheavy cream
to tastekosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Peanut
Soy
Birds' eggs (any)
Wheat
Corn (maize)
Nightshades (any)
Bell (sweet) pepper
Chili peppers
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Oregano
Black and white pepper
Paprika
All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
Beef and veal
Chili heat (capsaicin)
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)

Taste

Heat
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Crisp
Creamy

Equipment

Oven
Stovetop
Probe thermometer

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weekend project

Effort

45–90 min active
Over 3 hours total
Difficulty 3
Needs advance prep

Nutrition

Calories: high
Protein: high
Carbs: high
Fat: high
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: moderate

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Ingredients

Steak

Cream gravy

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