Country-Fried Steak & Eggs
- SERVES
- 4
- COOK TIME
- 20 Min
We first had country-fried steak years ago at a little southern diner. Boy, were we hooked! And once we decided to put fried eggs on top, we discovered our new favorite breakfast.
What You'll Need
- 1 tablespoon salt, divided
- 1 cup cold water
- 1 1/2 pound beef cubed steaks
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon black pepper, divided
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 cups milk
- 8 eggs
What to Do
- In a medium-sized bowl, combine 1 teaspoon salt and water; stir until salt is dissolved. Add steaks and soak 10 minutes. In medium-sized bowl, combine flour, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper; mix well. Reserve 2 tablespoons of mixture and set aside.
- Remove steaks one at a time from water and coat completely with flour mixture. In a large deep skillet over medium-high heat, heat oil until very hot, but not smoking.
- Carefully add steaks to skillet and brown 12 to 15 minutes or until juices run clear and coating is golden brown, turning occasionally. Remove steaks to a covered serving platter and keep warm.
- Drain off all but 2 tablespoons of oil. Add reserved flour mixture to skillet and brown lightly over medium-low heat. Slowly whisk in remaining salt, pepper, and milk. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to low and simmer 3 to 5 minutes, or until thick and creamy. Serve steak topped with gravy.
- Meanwhile, in a medium skillet, cook eggs sunny-side up in batches. Serve on plate next to steak topped with gravy.
Notes
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whosyournana 96222 26
Nov 05, 2015
2 totally different steaks, this IS NOT CHICKEN FRIED STEAK, it IS COUNTRY FRIED STEAK
TOM701
Jul 14, 2015
What is the difference in a chicken fried steak and a country-fried steak? Is is just semantics?
Red Headed Strange r
Apr 20, 2015
Eeek!! Normally I say 'live and let live' and eat what you like, but I entered this recipe, as written, in SparkRecipes.com to calculate calories - 1085 cal per one (of 4) serving of this recipe. Wow. Unless you're going out to hand-cut some trees for the next couple of hours, you might have to make this your main meal of the day.
fredhomer 9960735
Sep 02, 2016
I'll eat two with eggs,home fries and two pancakes. I'm a growing "boy",Figure them calorids up
blncd 5942189
Jan 23, 2015
if your going to eat this it needs to be in the morning to wear off all the bad stuff in it while working thought out the day.
blncd 5942189
Jan 23, 2015
another thing that will draw out the blood and tenderize the meat is milk. I do deer meat and liver with milk also. I love liver and onions and do the milk soak and rinse the milk off bread and fry with onions yummm
vkvoss 2531487
Aug 06, 2013
Can someoneI tell me why you soak meat in salt water? I've never heard of this. I've done minute steak in this manner before but not the soaking part.
Test Kitchen Team
Aug 09, 2013
We soak the meat in salt water to draw the blood out. This way when we dredge the meat in the flour mixture, the coating stays dry. Great question, thank you!
jfranklin37 934819 1
Oct 24, 2014
Salt brine, it tenderizes the meat. Chicken, pork, of tough cuts of meat. Do a google search.
Ghatcher109 048219 4
Aug 05, 2013
I cant stand it when people try to tell someone what they should not eat . Oh thank you for letting me enjoy this!, I think I lost my appetite. for god sake give it A rest !
AnneFuller63
Jul 22, 2013
You just now discovered this? I guess growing up in the South, we had this often for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Still love having it once in awhile.
JanetaCrane 195489 8
Apr 11, 2013
Haven't ANY of you heard of "moderation" in all things? You ARE able to eat this, just NOT all the time! As long as you maintain a healthy diet, you CAN enjoy this type of meal ONCE IN A WHILE!
Red Headed Strange r
Mar 08, 2013
Not sure if everyone is aware, but Mr Food site has a diabetic recipe section. All of the recipes I have seen have the nutritional information posted within the recipe. Perhaps that would be a better section for those with health /nutrition issues.
seadog97411
Feb 26, 2013
One of my favorite meals. A side of hash browns makes it perfect. And I am already well past age 50!
sf43935 7969940
Feb 26, 2013
Also known in some parts of the country as "heart attack on a plate." But it does look pretty yummy.
JWerts
Feb 26, 2013
Why do you soak them first?
rubybrown 3329500
Feb 26, 2013
They are soaking first to get the salt into the meat. But if you want to cut the salt a lot what my mother and father both did was soak their stake in butter milk over night to tenderizer the meat and make it taste good. They cooked like their mothers did. They did not add all that salt. They were and I am from Texas also. I am 67, so this is a very old way to cook round stake or cube stake. Ruby
rosiewhite1 187105 6
Jan 18, 2013
Boy,they are putting eggs on top of everything now --------but being originally from Texas I'm tempted to try this for a Sunday Brunch with a fruit salad on the side.
plumbob86403 38648 67
Dec 14, 2011
Is there nutritional info available for these recipes? I have a diabetic in the family and have to keep an eye on carbs. I have a high cholesterol issue so I need to monitor my fat intake.
sf43935 7969940
Feb 26, 2013
Then you might not want to be considering a breakfast consisting of deep-fried red meat, country gravy, and fried eggs.
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