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- From: mike.henley@yob.com (Mike Henley)
- Subject: Chicken Fried Steak
- Message-ID: <5993.150.uupcb@yob.com>
- Organization: Ye Olde Bailey BBS - Houston, TX - 713-520-1569
- Date: Thu, 2 Jun 94 17:22:00 -0600
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- Here is the ALL TIME KILLER, CHICKEN FRIED STEAK RECIPE! Just follow the
- recipe exactly, and be prepared to go to heaven without having to die first.
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- MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.00
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- Title: Braggin' Rights Chicken Fried Steak
- Categories: Beef, Main dish, Texas/s.w.
- Yield: 4 servings
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- MMMMM---------------------------STEAK--------------------------------
- 2 lb Roundsteak, sliced 1/2 inch 3/4 ts Salt
- -thick and twice-tenderized 1 1/2 c Buttermilk
- -by the butcher 1 lg Egg
- 2 c All-purpose flour 1 tb Hot red pepper sauce
- 2 ts Baking powder 2 Garlic cloves, minced
- 1 ts Baking soda Crisco for deep frying
- 1 ts Fresh ground black pepper
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- MMMMM--------------------CLASSIC CREAM GRAVY-------------------------
- 1/4 c Pan drippings 1 c Unsalted beef stock
- 3 tb All-purpose flour 1/2 ts Fresh ground black pepper
- 2 c Evaporated milk Salt to taste
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- MMMMM--------------------------OPTIONAL-------------------------------
- Mashed potatoes Homemade buttermilk biscuit
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- Cut steak into 4 equal portions. Pound until each is about 1/4 inch
- thick. Place flour in a shallow bowl. In a second dish, stir together
- baking powder, soda, pepper and salt; mix in buttermilk, egg, pepper
- sauce and garlic. The mixture will be thin.
- Dredge each steak first in flour, then in batter. Dunk steaks back
- into flour and dredge well, patting in the flour until the surface of
- the meat is dry.
- Add enough shortening to a deep cast-iron skillet or Dutch oven to
- deep fry steaks in at least 4 inches of fat. Bring temperature of
- shortening to 325 degrees. Fry the steaks, pushing them under the fat
- or turning them as they bob to the surface, for 7 to 8 minutes, or
- until they are golden brown. Drain steaks on paper towels and
- transfer to a platter. Keep warm while preparing Classic Cream Gravy.
- Divide steaks among 4 plates and serve with mashed potatoes and
- gravy.
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- CLASSIC CREAM GRAVY:
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- After cookingf chicken-fried steak or similar dish, pour off the
- top fat through a strainer, leaving about 1/2 cup pan drippings in
- the bottom of the skillet. Return any browned cracklings from the
- strainer to the skillet before starting the gravy.
- Place skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle in the flour, stirring to
- avoid lumps. Add milk and stock. Simmer until liquid is thickened and
- the raw flour taste is gone, about 3 minutes. Stir the gravy up from
- the bottom frequently, scraping up any browned bits. Season with
- pepper and salt. Makes about 3 cups.
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- >From 'Texas Home Cooking' by Cheryl and Bill Jamison - (Harvard Common
- Press).
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- MMMMM
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- ** Mike Henley - Houston, Texas - mike.henley@yob.com **
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