Reviewed: May 23, 2012

This is, bar none, the best chicken fried steak recipe I've ever used. I'm not sure if it's the baking powder/soda or what, but the batter was crispy and didn't fall off the steak. The taste was amazing!

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sfink0508

Reviewed: May 23, 2012

I love chicken fried steak and I have had a lot of it. Over the years I have tried many recipes that have claimed to be "The Best". I don't know if this recipe is "The Best", but it is way high on the list. It is easy, extremely flavorful and the crust is great. The only changes that I made was just add 1/4 tsp of cayenne pepper to the dry mix and I also seasoned the meat before dredging. It was awesome!

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kelseybell

Reviewed: May 22, 2012

Wonderful chicken fried steak. followed the recipe (using substitute buttermilk) and the steak turned out light and crispy. Don't like my chicken fried steak to have real thick breading, this was perfect.

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travssouschef

Reviewed: May 15, 2012

Excellent! I chopped onion and garlic and sauteed it in the oil for the gravy, added left over flour (about 3 Tablespoons), left over egg/milk mixture (I used 1 tbsp. lemon juice to one cup of half & half) to which I added water, stir until thickened, add kosher salt and pepper to taste. I forgot the Tabasco and didn't add the garlic to the egg/milk mixture.

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czajac

Reviewed: May 12, 2012

My first time making chicken fried steak. This was so much better than anything I ever had in a restaurant! As suggested by another commenter, I salted and peppered the steaks before breading. The whole family loved it.

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NVGirl

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Carson City, Nevada, USA

Living In: Reno, Nevada, USA

Reviewed: May 9, 2012

Coating was awesome. If you run out of buttermilk use fresh milk add a cap full of vinegar and let it set for a few minutes It is a buttermilk substitute.

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km1955

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: May 7, 2012

My husband loved this cfs. He loves cfs and said this was super crunchy and the steak was very moist. I did add season salt and garlic salt with pepper before breading it, i also added a bit of salt and pepper to the flour, i wanted to make sure all layers were seasoned. I made my own sausage gravy to go on top and it was perfect! Definitely a keeper.

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for the love of food

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Perris, California, USA

Reviewed: May 6, 2012

I have made these a few times now (even with chicken breasts) and they turn out great everytime. Wouldn't change a thing.

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iam8ob

Reviewed: Apr. 27, 2012

Wow, what a great recipe norah! Thank you so much for posting. I followed it except for just a couple things. I cut the recipe in 1/2 and it made plenty for 3 healthy servings. I didn't use fresh garlic, instead adding some garlic powder. I also added about 1 tsp of beef base to the gravy and it put it over the top! I like making the batter with all the seasonings in it and then just the plain flour. The flavor was fabulous, the texture perfect and I'll be making this inexpensive dinner again very soon!

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Cindy in Pensacola

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Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Stockton, California, USA

Living In: Pensacola, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 25, 2012

I would give the Steak 5 stars and the gravy 2 stars so I settled with 4 since the main dish is the steak. The gravy was just SO greasy as written. It tasted just like shortening. Once I poured over half of it out and started with that as my base adding milk and beef broth, it was great. There is no need for that much grease. On the other hand, I am NOT a fan of chicken fried steak, but this was really good. I had some meat to use up and I will probably go back to this recipe in the future. Thanks again!

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