Chicken Fried Steak with White Gravy Recipe

buttermilk

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + vinegar

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining tanginess.

beef steak

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: pork cutlet

Chicken breast is leaner, while pork cutlet is often less expensive.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cornstarch

Whole wheat flour offers more nutrients, while cornstarch is cheaper for thickening.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier, while margarine is often less expensive.

Take the tops off of the ingredients.

Measure and add 1 cup of flour to a bowl.

Add 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of pepper to the flour.

Add about 0.5 teaspoon of chili powder to the flour mixture and mix well.

Salt and pepper the cube steak.

Crush saltine crackers until they are fairly fine.

Add 0.5 teaspoon of baking powder to the flour mixture.

Combine the crushed saltines with the flour mixture and mix evenly.

In a separate bowl, combine 2 cups of buttermilk, 2 cups of regular milk, and 2 eggs.

Dip the cube steak in the dry flour mixture, then into the wet buttermilk mixture, and back into the dry mixture for double dipping.

Heat a skillet until hot and place the coated cube steak into the skillet to fry until brown.

For the gravy, add 3 cups of buttermilk to the skillet, leaving some grease in the pan.

Add 0.5 cup of flour to the hot skillet with buttermilk and mix well, seasoning with salt and pepper as desired.

Serve the chicken fried steak with the buttermilk gravy and any additional sides like potatoes and greens.

Cooking Techniques

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