Breakfast Essentials Chicken Fried Steak Biscuit Recipes

CHICKEN FRIED STEAKS AND CREAMED PAN GRAVY WITH BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat large, heavy skillet over medium high heat.
• Set steaks on to a waxed paper lined work surface and cover with another piece of waxed paper. Pound steaks to 1/4-inch thick. Pull steaks off work surface and set to the side. Line work surface with more waxed paper. Pour 1/2 cup flour into 2 piles on opposite sides of the work space. Add cornmeal, paprika, salt and pepper to 1 pile of flour. Beat eggs and water in a pie plate or shallow dish.
• Cut steaks into 4 portions and coat in flour, eggs, then seasoned flour and cornmeal.
• Add 2 tablespoons oil to hot pan and cook 2 steaks at a time. Brown steaks about 2 minutes per side, or until cooked and remove from the pan. Add 2 tablespoons more oil and repeat with remaining 2 steaks. Remove steaks to serving platter and pour off all but 2 to 3 tablespoons of drippings. Add 2 tablespoons flour to drippings and cook 2 minutes. Whisk in broth and season with salt and pepper. Whisk half and half or cream into gravy. When gravy bubbles, remove from heat.
• Serve steaks and warm biscuits with gravy on top.

BREAKFAST ESSENTIALS: CHICKEN FRIED STEAK BISCUIT

Steps:

• 1. PREP/PREPARE
• 2. Chef's Note: There are a ton of good biscuit recipes out there, and you might have one of your own. This one is mine: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/bread/biscuits/awesome-cast-iron-buttermilk-biscuits.html?r=7
• 3. Chef's Note: I like to make my own cube steak by buying some top round or top sirloin, and pounding the heck out of it with a meat tenderizer. You can, however, purchase pre-tenderized cube steak directly from your butcher. But, in my opinion, it's more fun to pound out your own.
• 4. Gather your Ingredients (mise en place).
• 5. Add the buttermilk and the hot sauce to a bowl, or pie plate.
• 6. Add the flour, along with some salt, pepper, and the optional garlic powder, to another plate.
• 7. Chef's Tip: I don't like a very salty crust, so I'll usually add a pinch or two of salt, and at least a teaspoon of white pepper. And I might even be persuaded to add a pinch of two of cayenne.
• 8. Add the lard to a skillet (I prefer cast iron), and bring the heat up to 325f (165c).
• 9. Coat the cube steaks in the flour mixture.
• 10. Knock off the excess and then dredge in the buttermilk.
• 11. Add the steak back into the flour, and thoroughly coat.
• 12. Add the breaded cube steaks to the hot pan.
• 13. Cook until golden brown, about 2 - 3 minutes per side.
• 14. Remove from the pan, and allow to drain on paper towels.
• 15. Chef's Tip: To keep the steaks warm, while you make the gravy, preheat an oven to 200f (95c), and place them in the warm oven until needed.
• 16. Remove all but two tablespoons of the lard from the pan, and then add two tablespoons of the dredging flour.
• 17. Whisk over medium heat until the fat and the flour incorporate.
• 18. Add some milk, a bit at a time, and continue to whisk until you achieve the desired consistency.
• 19. Season the gravy with some salt and pepper, and reduce the heat to low.
• 20. PLATE/PRESENT
• 21. Fork split one of the biscuits and place a chicken-fried steak on top.
• 22. Chef's Note: I prefer to serve the gravy on the side, but you could always drizzle the gravy over the top, and serve them open faced.
• 23. Serve while still nice and warm. Enjoy.
• 24. Keep the faith, and keep cooking.