Country Fried Chicken Steak With Cream Gravy

Total Time: 2 hrs 4 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 lbs sirloin tip roast, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices
• 1 teaspoon salt, to taste
• 1 tablespoon vinegar, distilled
• 3 cups unbleached flour
• 2 tablespoons pepper, freshly ground
• vegetable oil, for deep fry
• 2 tablespoons unbleached flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 sprig parsley

Recipe

• 1 pound the meat with a spiked meat mallet to tenderize.
• 2 cut each slice crosswise into 3 pieces.
• 3 place in a large bowl.
• 4 cover with water and add the salt and vinegar.
• 5 marinate for 2 hours.
• 6 combine the flour and pepper in a plastic bag and add the meat, (do not pat dry) 1 piece at a time, shaking to coat thoroughly.
• 7 heat the oil in the deep fryer or deep large skillet, over medium heat, to 350 degrees.
• 8 add the meat in batches (do not crowd) and fry until light brown, about 30 seconds per side.
• 9 drain the meat on paper towels and place it on a heated platter that has been tented with foil.
• 10 for the gravy, pour off all but 2 tbls of the oil in the skillet, leaving the browned bits.
• 11 heat over medium heat and add the flour, stirring and scraping up all of the browned bits for 3 minutes.
• 12 remove from the heat and gradually whisk in the milk.
• 13 stir in the salt and continue to whisk until thickened, about 1 minute.
• 14 serve over the steaks and garnish with parsley just before serving.