I did not care for this recipe.... I'll give it 2 stars because I liked the meat . The steak was very flavorful, and I'd possibly make it again, but I did not like the gravy (I'd NEVER make IT again!). I wasn't expecting a brown gravy (is it supposed to be brown???) - I was hoping for a creamy, peppery, white gravy. Even if the gravy was what I expected it to be, it didn't turn out anyways. I have had trouble in the past with thickening sauces, etc., so part of the problem had to do with the chef :) I ended up opening a package of white gravy mix because chicken fried steak just isn't the same without it :) This goes well with mashed potatoes and green beans. I think I'll keep looking for the perfect recipe.... Hopefully this will be a winner for someone else. Thanks anyways.

Great recipe! Very yummy

I didn't like this so much with a solid piece of beef the first time I made it, but the second time I used a cube steak and it was perfect!!

If you follow my tips regarding this recipe, you cant fail. Ive made it 3 times, and the best meat I found was cubed steak. Flour tip: Add any spices you like.. I added garlic powder and blackened spice. Important, in the first dredge of flour press the meat into the flour hard on both sides to get it to stick and shake off excess, then go to buttermilk and back to flour and be sure to recoat heavily in 2nd flour pass to cover all the wetness from the buttermilk. Let it rest for 5-10 minutes on wax paper Frying tip: I used an electric skillet, make sure the oil ( I used wesson) is deep enough to basically submerge the meat. Approx 1.5 inches deept If you dont have enough oil, your batter will fall off. I also used an cast iron skillet which works fine too but I like the electric skillet because of the temperature gauge and the ability to cook more pieces. Its really good if you spice up the flour mixture as much or as little as you like and use cubed steak because its more tender. Happy frying

This dish was alright, I love chicken fried steak so my expectations my have been too high. The Steak was a little bland but did have a hint of a good taste. The gravy was aweful, I will not be trying this dish again.

Excellent dish. First time making it and my boyfriend who always orders this dish when we go out said it was fantastic.. Thanx!!

This was so good! My breading fell off a little bit, but it was still awesome. My husband raved!

Hey, y'all! Being a true southern gal I can tell you this is truly fantastic chicken fried steak! The only thing I did differently was use Lawry's Seasoned Salt on cube steaks. I cut the cube steaks up and made "Chicken Fried Fingers". Kids love it like that. Excellent with dipping sauces, too if you aren't in the mood for gravy.

bland batter...disppointed

Pretty good batter, but a bit bland. Needs to be spicier to suit our tastes.

First time cooking chicken fried steak and it tasted great but the meat was a little tough. (I even pounded the meat to make it thinner.) I will be making this again.

What I don't get is people who gave this recipe 1 or 2 stars and said it wasn't great, but had "modified" the original recipe or were too lazy to do all the steps. What????? No wonder it didn't turn out! This is EXCELLENT the way it is! Don't change this recipe and you will absolutely love it just like my southern in-laws (yikes!) did.

My husband and daughter liked it quite a bit. Seemed like too much shortening.

I used cubed steak. Excellent!!!! My family loved it and I have passed the recipe out. I'm from Texas too! This was definitely excellent!

I didn't think this turned out very good.

I added various diffrent spices to get extra kick. Turned out good, I think I need to try to make it once more. Tried making the gravy, did not turn out so well. Next time i will just use a gravy packed mix.