Course Breakfast, brunch, dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine American
Ingredients
1lbcube steak or tenderized round steak
2cupsplus if needed all purpose flour
1/2tspsalt
1/4tspcayenne pepper (optional)
1/8tspgarlic powder
1/4tsponion powder
2eggs beaten plus a splash of water
peanut oil for frying (up to about 1/3 in the pan you are using)
To Build the Sandwich
Cooked Chicken Fried Steak
2-4hamburger buns
butter for toasting the buns
good mayonnaise
lettuce leaves
sliced tomatoes
thinly sliced onions (I used Purple)
pickles (optional)
Instructions
For the Chicken Fried Steak
Place the flour in a container. Add the seasonings and whisk. Add your eggs, a splash of water and a big pinch of flour in another pan and whisk until the egg and flour are combined completely.
Cut your cube steak or tenderized round steak into bun size pieces. They will enlarge as you bread them. Lightly salt and pepper. Place one steak in the flour pressing down to help the flour adhere, turn over and do the same.
Then put the steak in the egg mixture turning to completely coat, then back in the flour, pressing down, to completely cover with the flour. You can dredge again, add back to eggs and back in flour, or you can just do the one dredge. Either way you want to make sure they are completely covered and the flour is adhering to the steak. Set your dredged steaks on a sheet pan or plate until ready to fry.
Heat your oil in a large skillet to medium high. When the oil is heated add your first few pieces of steak, single layer, not crowding and cook until lightly browned. When done remove and drain on a rack over a sheet pan. Draining on paper towel will make them soggy. If you are frying many keep the already cooked pieces in the oven on the wire rack on warm. Continue until all have been cooked.
To Build the Sandwich
Heat a griddle or skillet to medium high. spread each bun with butter. Place on the hot griddle and cook until they start to brown a little. Flip and leave on the other side for just a minute.
Slather each side of the bun with a good mayonnaise. Top each bottom with lettuce, then add you steak, tomatoes, onions, more lettuce if you like.Place the lid on and enjoy! You'll need lots of napkins!