Chicken Fried Steak With Fried Oysters And Cream Gravy

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 32 ounces beef top round steak, cut in 4 steaks, about 1/2-inch thick
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup seasoning salt (emeril's own blend of seasoning) or 1/4 cup spice essence (emeril's own blend of seasoning)
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• vegetable oil (for frying)
• 1 pint oyster
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/2 cup finely sliced green onion
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt or 1/2 teaspoon spice essence
• 2 1/2 cups milk

Recipe

• 1 using meat mallet, vigouously pound each steak until well tenderized and about 1/8" thick.
• 2 in a large bowl, combine 3 cups of flour with 3 tablespoon seasoning salt. in another large bowl, combine buttermilk with remaining 1 tablespoon seasoning salt.
• 3 coat steaks with flour. shake off excess flour, dip steaks in buttermilk, and then coat again with flour. place coated steaks on a rack over a sheet tray until ready to fry.
• 4 preheat oven to 200 degrees.
• 5 heat 1/2" of oil in large, deep-skillet or dutch oven over medium-high heat until almost smoking. fry the steaks in the hot oil until golden brown and cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes per side.
• 6 when steak is done, transfer to paper-lined tray or plate to drain, and keep warm in the oven while you fry the oysters and make the gravy.
• 7 coat oysters with the flour. shake off excess flour, dip oysters in buttermilk and then coat again with flour. fry oysters in hot oil until golden brown and cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes. transfer the oysters to another paper-lined tray and place in the oven. reserve pan with fond to make the gravy.
• 8 add 2 tablespoons flour to skillet and cook, stirring, with the crumbly bits and oil 3 to 4 minutes. add the onion, 1/4 cup green onions, salt, pepper and 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt, and saute until vegetables are tender, about 4 to 5 minutes. whisk in the milk, a little at a time, until thoroughly combined. cook until gravy is smooth and thickened, about 5 to 10 minutes.
• 9 spread a large serving spoonful of gravy on serving platter. top with 4 steaks in spoke-like fashion. place oysters atop each steak. spoon additional gravy over oysters and in center of platter. sprinkle with remaining green onions and serve.