Chicken Fried Steak

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour, for dredging
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 4 (6 oz each) beef cube steaks
• about 2 cups vegetable oil or shortening, for frying (about 1/4 in deep)
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, for gravy
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• to taste salt and ground black pepper

Before you start

• Pound steaks to about 1/4 in thick.
• Set out two shallow dishes.

Directions

1. Whisk in one dish: all-purpose flour, salt, ground black pepper, garlic powder.
2. Whisk in second dish: eggs, milk.
3. Dredge in flour, then egg, then flour again: step 1, step 2, beef cube steaks.
4. Fry 350°F 3 to 5 min per side, until golden and 160°F inside, set steaks aside: step 3, vegetable oil or shortening.
5. Whisk into 1/4 cup pan drippings, cook 2 min: step 4, all-purpose flour.
6. Whisk in, simmer until thick, 5 to 7 min: step 5, milk, salt and ground black pepper.
7. Spoon gravy over steaks: step 6.