Chicken Fried Steak

[maytagmike]

I bit the bullet this afternoon and bought some cube steaks to make Chicken Fried Steak. OMG they were delish.
2 eggs
flour with s&p
Dip steaks into eggs hit the flour go back to the eggs and hit the flour again. fry 5 minutes on each side drain on paper towel. cover with gravy. Enjoy. Will be making alot of these this winter.

 

[dynaflow]

i make mine

using the pressure cooker, dredge the steak in flour seasoned with salt and pepper, then fry almost done, add to pressure cooker make my gravy and process 45 mins 15 pounds pressure so tender u can fork cut

 

[a440]

"Growl"

 

Sounds good.

 

Do you make your gravy from scratch?

 

 

[michaelman2]

Love Chicken Fried Steak!   A440. have you had the Chicken Fried Steak at OK Cafe (West Paces at Northside Dr.)?   Soooooooooooooo good.   Better than Mary Macs or The Collonade's versions.  

 

[vacerator]

Oh, another reason to visit

the south. I have only had Chilli's. I didn't think it was bad at all. They use a real steak.

 

[michaelman2]

Vacerator, come on down.   We will make sure you have foods cooked correctly.   Many people think that Southern cuisine is greasy.  Cooked correctly it at times is calorie laden, however, never greasy.

 

Let me know when you are planning on visiting !

 

 

 

[a440]

Mike,

 

I have not had the OK Cafe version.  It does sound good!!!

 

 

 

[perc-o-prince]

Hey Mike,

I keep mine pretty simple too. I never got a lot of flavor from seasoning the flour so I season the cube steaks directly with S & P plus a little granulated garlic. Coat in flour to dry them, then dip in egg, then in flour again. I set them aside on a rack to set the coating then fry like you do then set them aside on a rack in a low oven while I use the fond left in the pan to make buttermilk gravy.

Best served with greens sauteed in a little oil and garlic, and smashed potatoes of some kind! Yum!

Chuck

 

[artcurus]

use one of these, you'll never go back to a regular skillet

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[maytagmike]

Greens

Greens sauteed in evoo and garlic sounds yum-o, I'll have to try that. Had Chicken Fried Steak tonight for Din Din. Yum.

 

[kevin313]

Does chicken fried steak sound good! Hans teased us last week with all his wonderful Southern cooking at the wash-in, and now that's all we crave!! Will have to make a trip down South when winter comes around and get our food fix!

 

[michaelman2]

Perc, A440, Hans, Kevin.....when you guys visit we need to do a southern food tour...and authentic southern food tour...not the greasy crap......I will also cook for you guys.....I know Hans will be fun to work with in the kitchen!.....remember this suggestion/offer/idea!

 

 

Mike

 

[mikael3]

I love chicken-fried steak.  I like to spice up the flour with some cayenne pepper, paprika, and allspice.  And I always make gravy: 3 Tbs flour into the hot fat for a minute, then 2 cups of milk and lots of pepper, stirred around till thick.

 

As for the restaurants mentioned above, I agree that OK Café makes the best chicken-fried steak.  They are one of the few meat-and-threes left in Atlanta.  They have good, fresh sides.

 

We also like the Colonnade, another meat-and-three, but their sides are not as good.  No matter what main dish we order, I always get the same sides: salad and baked potato, like it’s 1959!  They also have very good sweet potato fries, which my husband usually orders.  The other sides are disappointing, and I really wish they would work on them, because we love a lot of their main dishes.  They are probably the only place in a major urban area that sells fried chicken livers as a main dish, and they are AMAZING.

 

I’m not a fan of Mary Mac’s.

 

One place not mentioned is the Busy Bee, which makes some amazing food.  The place is insanely small, noticeably run-down, and always crowded, so it’s best to go for a late lunch during the week—and don’t miss the fried chicken!!

 

As far as I know, there are no other real meat-and-threes in Atlanta.

 

 

[this post was last edited: 9/5/2016-23:52]

 

[michaelman2]

Mikael3; yes Busy Bee is quite good and I agree on the fried chicken. I also agree on the side dishes at the Collonade, some are just not really as well prepared as I remember from many years ago. I actually like Mary Macs and find that thier sides are really nicely prepared and similar to the way I have always liked southern foods prepared. Both the Collonade and Mary Macs have received "high marks" for their fried chicken, I do not care for either. Watershed and Horseradish Grill have excellent fried chicken and the recipe comes from Edna Lewis and Scott Peacock.:. Truly excellent fried chicken. Brined, butter milked, then fried in lard ( not Crisco or other fat) that is seasoned with country ham. Heaven !

 

[jamiel]

There's a place out in Tucker which apparently is still open (can't recall the name--we drove past this Christmas) which I recall from when I lived in Atlanta 11 years ago...one of the places I went to last before moving up here to Detroit. (One other place which I really liked was a French place run by a Vietnamese family just slightly west of Brookhaven-I think it was Au Rendez Vous which I see has moved to Clairmont in Chamblee).

 

[michaelman2]

Jamiel,

Matthews Cafeteria?

If so, yep, I agree, good food.

 

[gyrafoam]

Time changes everything.

Colannade used to have great traditional Southern food. Fabulous baked goods fresh yeast rolls and corn muffins. The Hot Baked Banana Pie was the bomb! Our favorite waitress was a dear old lady named "Callie". Back in the day there were a lot of places in Atlanta that did real old fashioned Southern cooking. Silver Skillet, Aunt Fanny's Cabin,The Feedmill,the Pickrick ,Catfish Inn and Johnny Reb's just to mention a few. Most are gone now as well as that generation of "old Southern Atlantans".
Busy Bee used to do a great bowl of Oxtails and steamed rice with Greens and Cornbread. Aunt Fanny's Cabin had the best Fried Chicken served in individual sizzling skillets delivered to the table and the best Squash Casserole. I still make it the way they did. Pickrick also had good Fried Chicken. I thought Pilgreen's always had the best Country Steak and Gravy.

Now people demand lighter fare and the old restaurants have changed to survive.

 

[a440]

Michael,

 

You are so sweet.  That sounds good!

 

Steve,

 

So nice to see you posting again!

 

[circlew]

Pittypat's Porch

in Atlanta. Have any of you been there? I never have (and haven't been in Atlanta since the late 70's), but my mom's friend Faye always eats there when down in that area.

 

[cuffs054]

I haven't been to Matthews in a long long time. Food was always good. There's a place called Buckners in Jackson GA that does homestyle and their chicken is great.

 

[michaelman2]

CircleW...Pittypat's Porch has a catchy name, however,  for over 40 years has been a tourist trap.  The food is not good and even after several owners, they just do not have what (in my opinion) it takes to qualify for really authentic, good, southern fare. I think the name is clever and many people confuse Pittypat's with Mary Mac's.   Vastly different.

 

Cuffs054, Yes, Buckner's in Jackson, GA (literally off of I-75) has great fried chicken.  They brine the chicken as I mentioned in a previous post.   Those custom built lazy Susan family style tables are kind of cool too.   Buckner's side dishes are decent as well.    

 

[norgeway]

I love

Mary Macs, Ron Jones gave me their cook book and I use many of the recipes,I never got to experience Aunt Fannys Cabin but I heard it was something special.

 

[jamiel]

Mathews.......thats it!

 

[michaelman2]

Yes Hans, over the years Mary Macs has published several cookbooks. When John purchased the restaurant from Margaret Lupo in the 1990s he did a great cookbook with a historical pictoral. Margaret's daughter and son in law ( Steve Nygren, created the Peasant restaurants and Micks, Daily's in the 70s and 80s) both own Serenbe in middle Ga. They have a restaurant with authentic southern cuisine, The Farmhouse. I ate at The Busy Bee last night ( I had such a hankering for good southern food after all of these posts referencing good food). It was good but quite expensive for what I had to eat.

 

[vacerator]

A healthier

alternative to chicken fried steak is Munchner schnitzel. You can use a pork cutlet, or a chicken breast or tender. Pound it out thin and coat with mustard, and or the same ingredients. I don't deep fry it, I pan sear in olive oil and a bit of butter.