Chicken-Fried Steak

Name: Chicken-Fried Steak
Ingredients: 1 large egg; 1 cup buttermilk; salt; pepper; 12 cup all-purpose flour; 12 cup cracker meal; 1 (3 -5 ounce) beef cutlet, hand-tenderized; vegetable shortening

8 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 large egg
1 cup buttermilk
salt
pepper
12 cup all-purpose flour
12 cup cracker meal
1 (3 -5 ounce) beef cutlet, hand-tenderized
vegetable shortening

Directions

1

Whip together egg, buttermilk, salt, and pepper in a large bowl; set batter aside.
2

Blend together flour and cracker meal in another bowl.
3

Place cutlet in mixture, and cover both sides well.
4

Submerge the cutlet in the egg batter, then place it back in the flour mixture, patting both sides again evenly to coat.
5

Melt shortening in a deep fryer (or cast-iron skillet), and heat to 325F Place cutlet in fryer, and fry until it floats and turns golden.