Broken Spoke's Chicken-fried Steak

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups buttermilk
• salt
• pepper
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup cracker meal
• 2 beef cutlet, hand-tenderized (3 oz. to 5 oz.)
• vegetable shortening
• 1/4 cup reserved drippings or 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 quart milk
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 whip together egg, buttermilk, salt and pepper in a large bowl; set aside.
• 2 blend together flour and cracker meal in another bowl.
• 3 place cutlet in mixture, and cover both sides well.
• 4 submerge the cutlet in the egg batter; then place back in the flour mixture, patting both sides again evenly to coat.
• 5 melt shortening in a deep fryer (or cast-iron skillet), and heat to 325ºf.
• 6 place cutlet in fryer and fry until it floats and turns golden.
• 7 remove steak from fryer, drain well, reserving 1/2 cup drippings for gravy.
• 8 to make cream gravy: place reserved drippings in a 10 inch cast-iron skillet, and heat until hot.
• 9 gradually add flour, and cook over low heat until mixture turns brown, stirring constantly to prevent scorching.
• 10 add remaining ingredients, and cook, stirring constantly, until thick.
• 11 if gravy gets too thick, thin to desired consistency with water.
• 12 note: this recipe makes enough gravy for 4 steaks.