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Country Fried Steak with Pepper Gravy

Name: Country Fried Steak with Pepper Gravy
Total time: 13 h 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Southern US
Ingredients: 240 ml whole milk; 1 tsp cayenne pepper; 4 tenderized rump or sirloin steaks, about 150 g each; 1 large egg; 210 g all-purpose flour, seasoned with salt and pepper; 160 ml peanut oil, for frying; 30 g all-purpose flour; 480 ml whole milk; black pepper, freshly ground, plenty, to taste; 1 kg waxy potatoes, such as Yukon Gold, cut into wedges; 4 slices smoked bacon; 1 onion, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 pinch red pepper flakes; salt, to taste

Tenderized steaks soak in spiced milk overnight, then get a double flour coating and a hard fry. The pepper gravy is built in the same pan, with bacon and onion skillet potatoes alongside.

Yield4 servings
Hands-on1 h 10 min
Total13 h 35 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Steak

240 mlwhole milk
1 tspcayenne pepper
4tenderized rump or sirloin steaks, about 150 g each
1large egg
210 gall-purpose flour, seasoned with salt and pepper
160 mlpeanut oil, for frying

Gravy

30 gall-purpose flour
480 mlwhole milk
to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground, plenty

Skillet potatoes

1 kgwaxy potatoes, such as Yukon Gold, cut into wedges
4 slicessmoked bacon
1onion, chopped
2 clovesgarlic, minced
1 pinchred pepper flakes

Seasoning

to tastesalt

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Peanut
Birds' eggs (any)
Legumes (any)
Wheat
Nightshades (any)
Potato (white)
Chili peppers
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Black and white pepper
All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
Beef and veal
Pork
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Chili heat (capsaicin)
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)

Taste

Heat
Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat

Texture

Crisp

Equipment

Stovetop

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: high
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: moderate

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