Serves: 4
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20–25 minutes
Ingredients
General ingredients
- 4 pieces beef steaks (about 6 ounces each)
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¾ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup milk
- Oil, for frying
For gravy
- 2 Tablespoons oil from fried chicken or butter
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup water
Directions
- 1. Prepare meat for frying. Dry steaks with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Put flour on a plate. In a bowl, whisk together eggs and milk. Coat meat with flour, dip into egg mixture, and then coat with flour again.
- 2. Fry the meat. Heat oil, ¼ inch deep, in a skillet over medium heat. Fry steaks until golden brown (about 4 minutes on both sides, with internal temperature of 160°F). Remove from pan and drain over paper towels.
- 3. Prepare gravy. Melt butter (if using) over medium heat or drain off oil from skillet in excess of 2 Tablespoons. Add flour, salt and pepper and stir until smooth. Continue cooking until browned (about 3 minutes). Whisk in water and milk. Continue whisking until mixture comes to a boil. Cook until thickened.
- 4. Steaks and gravy can be served, if desired, with mashed potatoes, hash browns, biscuits or home fries and eggs, cooked vegetables, or a salad.
Nutritional information per serving:
- Calories: 563
- Carbs: 29 g
- Fat: 28 g
- Protein: 46 g
- Sodium: 839 mg
A Louise Davidson recipe, from her book American Diner.
