Chicken Fried Steak

Name: Chicken Fried Steak
Ingredients: 14 teaspoon salt; 14 teaspoon pepper; 4 (4 ounce) cube steaks; 38 saltine crackers, crushed (1 sleeve); 1 14 cups all-purpose flour, divided; 12 teaspoon baking powder; 2 teaspoons salt, divided; 1 12 teaspoons ground black pepper, divided; 12 teaspoon ground red pepper; 4 34 cups milk, divided; 2 large eggs; 3 12 cups peanut oil

12 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

14 teaspoon salt
14 teaspoon pepper
4 (4 ounce) cube steaks
38 saltine crackers, crushed (1 sleeve)
1 14 cups all-purpose flour, divided
12 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons salt, divided
1 12 teaspoons ground black pepper, divided
12 teaspoon ground red pepper
4 34 cups milk, divided
2 large eggs
3 12 cups peanut oil

Directions

1

Sprinkle salt and pepper evenly over steaks.
2

Set aside.
3

Combine cracker crumbs, 1 cup flour, baking powder, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp black pepper and red pepper in a shallow dish.
4

Whisk together 3/4 cup milk and both eggs.
5

Dredge steaks in cracker crumbs mix; dip in milk mix and dredge in cracker mix again.
6

Pour oil into a 12 inch skillet and heat to approximately 360 degrees.
7

Fry steaks 3-3 1/2 minutes.
8

Turn and fry for 3-3 1/2 minutes on the other side until golden brown.
9

Remove to wire rack on jelly roll pan.
10

Keep warm in a 225 degree oven.
11

Carefully drain hot oil, reserving cooked bits and 1 Tbsp drippings in skillet.
12

Whisk together remaining 1/4 cup flour, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp pepper and 4 cups milk.
13

Pour mix into reserved drippings in skillet and cook over medium high heat, whisking constantly (10-12 minutes or until thickened).
14

Serve gravy over steaks and mash potatoes!