Recipes

Chicken fried steak

Gluten-free crust, milk gravy, the waffle-tenderized round. Friday pan.

TonightThaw Thu

DredgeRest 5

Fry3–4 min

GravyWhisk

1 · CutIf it is still one waffle slab, four palm-size steaks. Do not cube into bites.

2 · StationSeason the meat. Dry mix, egg wash, dry mix again. Rest five minutes.

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4 servings · steak, crust, gravy. Mash on the side.

840 cal 68g protein 61g carb 34g fat

MyFitnessPal · Chicken fried steak (GF)

1¾ lb tenderized round / cube steak, the waffle-pounded freezer beef, 4 pieces

Raquel is gluten-free. Everything stays GF. Use Measure for Measure, not the King Arthur GF pancake mix — that one is sweet and it puffs.

12-inch cast iron, not a Dutch oven. Dutch oven wastes oil. The meat is already tenderized; do not pound it again.

Thursday: thaw the waffle-tenderized round in the fridge.
Friday: confirm Measure for Measure (not pancake mix), cornstarch, eggs, oil, and Morning Fresh 2%.
Potatoes on the counter if you want mash. Once the oil is hot, dinner is about 45 minutes.

If it is still one slab, cut into 4 palm-size steaks. Do not cube into bites.
Pat the steaks dry. Do not pound them again.
Season the meat. Stir the dry mix: 1 cup Measure for Measure, 1 cup cornstarch, 2 tsp kosher salt, 1 tsp pepper, 1 tsp garlic, 1 tsp paprika.
Beat 2 eggs with a splash of 2%.
Dry mix, egg wash, dry mix again. Rest 5 minutes so the crust sticks.

Pour off all but about 3 Tbsp fat.
Whisk in 3 Tbsp leftover seasoned dredge. More Measure for Measure + cornstarch if you ran out.
2 cups Morning Fresh 2%. Simmer until it coats a spoon. Salt and pepper.
Plate with mash on the side: potatoes, butter, milk. Cheddar if they want it.

Short mash, not a cook-along. Boil, drain hard, butter and milk, cheddar on the hot pile if anyone asks.

Fridge 3 days. Reheat the steaks in the oven or toaster oven — microwave kills the crust. Gravy back on the stove with a splash of milk.