Tex-Mex Chicken-Fried Steak

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Steak

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lbs. new potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 3 cups milk
  • Kosher salt and black pepper
  • Vegetable oil, for frying
  • 1 3/4 cups self-rising flour
  • 2 tbsp chili powder
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1 large egg
  • 4 cube steaks
  • 2 cups frozen peas and carrots
  • Chopped fresh chives, for topping

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 250. Combine the potatoes, milk, 1/2 tsp salt and black pepper in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the potatoes are fork-tender, about 10 minutes. Remove to a bowl with a slotted spoon; reserve the milk.

  2. anwhile, heat 3/4 inch vegetable oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat until a deep-fry thermometer registers 375. Whisk 1 1/2 cups flour with 1 tbsp chili powder in a shallow bowl. Whisk the buttermilk, egg, remaining 1 tbsp chili powder and a pinch of salt in a separate bowl. Season the steaks with salt and pepper. Coat the steaks in the flour, dip in the buttermilk, then coat in the flour again.

  3. Working in batches, fry the steaks, turning once, until crisp and golden, 5 minutes; transfer to a rack set on a baking sheet. Season with salt and keep warm in the oven. Reserve the cooking oil.

  4. Put the peas and carrots in a microwave-safe bowl and add 2 tbsp water; cover and microwave until hot, 4 minutes. Mix 3 tbsp of the reserved cooking oil and the remaining 1/4 cup flour in a bowl with a fork. Return the milk to a boil, whisk in the flour mixture and cook, whisking, until thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Reduce the heat to low and add the potatoes; warm through, 1 minute. Serve the steak with the potatoes and peas and carrots. Top with more gravy and chopped chives.

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