Country Fried Steaks: Classic Southern Country Fried Steak with Cream Gravy

~ Simple country fried steak recipe ~

Few comfort food meals are more satisfying than homemade country fried steak with rich cream gravy. This simple recipe uses cube steak coated in a crispy seasoned crust, then pan-fried until golden brown. Finish it with homemade pepper gravy, and you've got a classic Southern meal that's perfect with mashed potatoes, green beans, biscuits, or corn on the cob.

dipping cube steak into flour

Take a package of beef cube steaks, salt and pepper, and coat each steak in flour.

First adding egg to milk

Then dip each floured steak into a bowl of 1 egg and 1 cup of milk. COAT each steak AGAIN in flour. Now they're ready for pan frying!

pan frying the breaded steaks in oil 

Have an iron skillet ready with hot grease.

Simple and quick. Serve with your favorite side dishes.

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GRAVY
After the steaks are removed from the pan, pour off all but about 2 tablespoons of oil, keeping as many as possible of the browned bits in the pan.

Heat the oil over medium heat until hot. Sprinkle 3 tablespoons flour (use the left-over flour from the chicken fried steak recipe) in the hot oil.

Stir with a wooden spoon, quickly, to brown the flour. Gradually stir in 3/4 cup milk and 3/4 cup water, mixed together, stirring constantly with the wooden spoon and mashing out any lumps.

Lower heat, and gravy will begin to thicken. Continue cooking and stirring a few minutes until gravy reaches desired thickness.

Homemade Cream Gravy

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons pan drippings (leave the browned bits in the skillet)
• 3 tablespoons flour
• ¾ cup milk
• ¾ cup water
• Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

1. After removing the country fried steaks, pour off all but about 2 tablespoons of the grease, leaving the browned bits in the pan.
2. Heat the grease over medium heat.
3. Sprinkle in the flour and stir constantly with a wooden spoon until lightly browned.
4. In a measuring cup, combine the milk and water.
5. Slowly pour the liquid into the skillet while stirring constantly to prevent lumps.
6. Continue stirring until the gravy thickens to your desired consistency.
7. Season with salt and pepper to taste, then serve immediately over the country fried steaks.