Quick Country-fried Steak

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• steak:
• 2/3 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups crushed saltine crackers
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 6 (5 ounce) beef cube steaks
• gravy:
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup minced onion
• 2 3/4 cups milk
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• beat 2/3 cup milk and eggs together in a bowl. whisk crackers, 3/4 cup flour, and 1 teaspoon salt together in a shallow bowl.
• heat 1/4 cup vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat.
• dip each steak into the milk-egg mixture; transfer to cracker mixture and press to coat evenly.
• fry coated steaks in the hot oil until browned, about 6 minutes per side. an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 140 degrees f (60 degrees c). transfer cooked steaks to a serving platter, retaining drippings in the skillet.
• stir 1/2 cup flour into steak drippings until dissolved and pasty, 3 to 4 minutes. cook and stir onion into flour mixture until evenly coated, 2 to 3 minutes. pour 2 3/4 cup milk into onion mixture; cook and stir until gravy is smooth and thickened, about 5 minutes. add 1/4 cup oil to gravy; cook and stir until incorporated and gravy is boiling, about 1 minute. season gravy with 1 teaspoon salt and black pepper; serve alongside steak.