🥩🤠 Chicken-Fried Steak with Creamy Country Gravy — the ultimate Southern comfort food!
Crispy, golden-fried cube steak smothered in rich, peppery white gravy. Tender on the inside, crunchy on the outside, and pure bliss on a plate — this dish is a down-home classic you’ll crave again and again.
🍴 Ingredients
For the Steak:
- 4 cube steaks (about 4–6 oz each)
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 1 tsp hot sauce (optional, for that Southern kick)
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
- Vegetable oil, for frying
For the Country Gravy:
- ¼ cup pan drippings (from frying the steak)
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 ½ cups whole milk
- Salt and lots of black pepper, to taste