Chicken Fried Steak With Gravy

One of my favorite easy and quick standbys is chicken fried steak. Now, it's not the fanciest thing I've ever made, nor is it anywhere on the diet, BUT, it's yummy and it's cheap too! The gravy was something new for me. I know how to make a roux, I know how to make brown gravy. Can't be that hard right? It wasn't  exactly a blue ribbon winner, but it was still pretty good!

4 Cube Steaks

Flour Coating:

2 Cups of flour

1 Tbsp of paprika

2 tsp of garlic powder

2 tsp of onion powder

1 tsp of parsley

Cayenne pepper powder, salt and black pepper to taste

Egg Wash:

1 Egg

2 Cups of milk

Corn Meal For Second Coating

Gravy:

3 Tbsp of butter

4 Tbsp of flour

1 1/2 Cup of milk

1/2 Cup of cream

Salt

Pepper

Start getting a pan, preferably cast iron, and some oil nice and hot. Coat the steaks in the flour coating mixture, followed by the milk and egg wash, followed by the corn meal. Fry. Once they're done, melt the butter in the same pan. Add the flour and cook for a minute or two, but don't brown it. We're going for white gravy, not Gumbo. Plus, the lighter your roux, the more powerful a thickener it will be. Add the milk, cream, salt and pepper, and stir while reheating. If it gets too thick, add more milk. The gravy will pick up all the little left over cooking bits and add more yum-factor to your gravy! Serve with your favorite carb-based and veggie sides. Tonight was corn and a new boxed pasta salad I wanted to try, however will not again. Lesson learned. Hope y'all enjoy!!