Marlboro Country Chicken Fried Steak Country Fried Recipes

MARLBORO COUNTRY CHICKEN FRIED STEAK (COUNTRY FRIED)

Steps:

• Trim steak, cut into 6 to 8 smaller pieces and pound thin.
• Combine milk, green Tabasco sauce, and salt in one bowl. Add 1 cup of flour to a second bowl. Combine remaining flour, paprika, garlic, salt and pepper in a third bowl.
• Coat steak in first bowl of plain flour. Dip floured steak into milk mixture then coat with seasoned flour mixture. Set aside until all meat has been coated.
• Heat 1 to 2 inches of oil or fat in a heavy fry pan (a cast-iron skillet is most authentic ;).
• Fry steaks approximately 2 min per side until golden brown.
• Drain on paper towels, serve with cream gravy, mashed potatoes and biscuits.
• For the Cream Gravy: (try at your own risk, it did not turn out for me but I am a gravy novice so I might have done something wrong -- ).
• Pour off all but 6 tbsp of fat from the fry pan.
• Using the leftover seasoned flour first, add 6 tbsp flour and blend well.
• Gradually stir in milk.
• Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened, season with salt and pepper.
• Serve gravy over steaks (or on the side for Yankees!).

CHICKEN (COUNTRY) FRIED STEAK AND WHITE GRAVY (BOBBY FLAY)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Cut the steak into 4 equal portions.
• Place the buttermilk in a medium baking dish and season with salt and pepper. Combine the flour, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, cayenne and 2 teaspoons kosher salt and 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper in a bowl and divide between 2 baking dishes.
• Dredge the pieces a few at a time in the flour mixture and pat off excess, then dip in the buttermilk and allow excess to drain off. Dredge in the second dish of flour and pat off the excess. Put the chicken pieces on a baking rack set over a baking sheet while the oil heats.
• Place 1-inch of oil in a large cast iron skillet until it reaches 350 degrees F on a thermometer. Add the steak, 2 pieces at a time and cook until golden brown on both sides. Remove to a plate lined with paper towels and season with salt. Repeat with the remaining meat. Transfer the meat to a rack set on a baking sheet and place in the oven to keep warm while you make the gravy.
• Remove all but 2 tablespoons of the fat from the pan, leaving the crunchy pieces from the breading. Add the bacon and cook until golden brown and crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towels.
• Return the pan to the stove over medium heat. Whisk the flour into the pan and let cook for 1 minute. Slowly whisk in the warm milk and continue to cook, whisking occasionally until thickened. Stir in the heavy cream and thyme and season with salt and lots of freshly ground black pepper. Serve 1 piece per person ladled with some of the sauce and garnished with a few pieces of bacon. Garnish with thyme sprigs.

COUNTRY FRIED STEAK

Steps:

• Trim visible fat from meat and cut into 4 equal serving pieces.
• Mix flour, salt, and pepper in a shallow, wide bowl and dredge each piece of meat in it, coating well on both sides.
• Heat grease or oil until hot but not smoking in a heavy, wide skillet with a lid.
• Brown the meat pieces on both sides, turn heat down a bit, cover and let steak fry like chicken for 15 to 20 minutes, until done. Remove cover and let steak crisp for about 5 minutes.
• Take steak from the pan and drain.
• Leave about 2 Tbsp of drippings and all the browned flecks of crust in the pan.
• Turn the heat a bit lower, sprinkle Wondra flour int o the drippings and stir to keep from lumping while it browns.
• Slowly add half and half, stirring.
• Let it cook until thick, about 3 to 5 minutes.
• Taste and add seasoning, if needed.
• Return the steaks to the gravy and cook an additional 5 mins or so.
• Serve on plate, Mashed potatoes, maybe some green beans with country ham.

COPYCAT DENNY'S CHICKEN FRIED STEAK & COUNTRY GRAVY

Steps:

• The night before, put the steaks in a single layer on a dish. Brush them on both sides with an even coating of corn oil. Dust them on both sides with a generous amount of seasoning salt. Drizzle each steak with wine.
• Seal the dish in foil or plastic wrap and refrigerate it for about 24 hours prior to preparing the final dish.
• Remove the steaks from the fridge and coat both sides well in the Bisquick. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Combine the butter with the oil in a large skillet until melted. Place the steaks in the skillet. Brown both sides of each steak, until crispy.
• Transfer to a baking dish and seal in foil. Bake at 375 F for about 30 minutes.
• Top each steak with prepared country gravy.
• FOR COUNTRY GRAVY: Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour until well blended, cooking 1 minute.
• Gradually whisk in the milk. Bring to a boil. Boil for 1 minute, whisking constantly.
• Reduce heat to medium-low. Add bouillon granules, pepper and salt.
• Simmer for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.

COUNTRY FRIED STEAK

Steps:

• Place 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup milk, and eggs in 3 separate shallow bowls in the working area.
• Mix 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp pepper, and the paprika into the flour and mix well.
• Season both sides of cube steaks with additional salt and pepper, if desired.
• Dip cube steaks in milk, then dredge in seasoned flour.
• Dip floured steaks in egg wash, then again in the seasoned flour.
• Heat 2 tbsp oil in a large skillet on medium heat and do half the cube steaks at a time, or work with two skillets, if you desire.
• Brown the cube steaks on each side, about 8-10 minutes total cooking time; remove from heat and set the steaks aside.
• Drain all but 1 tbsp oil (if any- I don't usually have any, but the steaks are less greasy with less oil) from the pans.
• Add enough butter to the pan to equal 3 tbsp along with the oil.
• Melt the butter and add 3 tbsp flour and stir with a whisk to make a roux, deglazing the bottom of the pan, and cook for a few minutes on LOW heat; do not burn.
• Slowly add the remaining 2 cups milk, and stir or whisk constantly until mixture comes to a boil and thickens; cook for another minute or so and remove from heat.
• Serve Country Fried Steaks (Chicken Fried Steak, as we call it) with plenty of gravy on top, and mashed potatoes on the side (double gravy recipe if you use a LOT of gravy on your potatoes, etc).