Chicken Fried Cube Steak Recipe

This is an easy recipe for chicken fried steak using some of our Stice Family Farm cube steaks! Just a little flour, seasonings, egg, and milk are needed to coat the steaks. Then fry for perfect crispy chicken fried steaks!

Chicken Fried Cube Steak Recipe

Serves: 2

Time: 25 minutes active

 For Cube Steak

• 2 cube steaks, about 1 lb total of beef
• ¾ cup of flour (for gluten free, use ½ cup white rice flour and ¼ cup cornstarch)
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper, coarse ground
• 1 tsp ground rosemary
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• About ½ cup high smoke point cooking oil (avocado works)

For Cream Sauce

• 3 tbsp mayonnaise
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp black pepper
• ½ tsp smoked paprika
• ½ tsp chili powder
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped, plus more for garnish

Steak Cooking Instructions:

1. Thaw steaks completely, then transfer to a plate and pat dry well with paper towels.
2. Combine the flour and all the seasonings. Pour the flour out onto a large plate.
3. Combine the egg, milk, and olive oil in a small bowl. Pour out onto another plate and place the two plates next to each other.
4. Heat a cast iron pan on the stovetop to medium heat and pour in about 3 tbsp of the high smoke point oil.
5. As the pan heats up, place the cube steak in the milk/egg mixture and flip over a few times, covering well with liquid.
6. Transfer the steak to the flour and flip a few times, coating in flour.
7. Move the steak back to the milk/egg mix and flip again, coating.
8. Move to the flour mix a final time and flip a few more times, coating well.
9. Once the pan is hot, transfer the first steak to the pan. Cover with a splatter screen and allow the steak to fry.
10. As the first steak fries, repeat the milk/egg flour coating steps with the second steak. Leave the steak sitting in the flour until ready to transfer to pan.
11. Flip the first steak when one side has browned (about 4 minutes), and cook the other side until browned (about 4 more minutes). At this point the steak should be done, but if you detect any red juices pouring out of the surface of the steak after you flip, it’s not fully cooked inside. Flip again and allow to cook a bit longer. Temp check to ensure doneness. Shoot for about 140 degrees F. You can also transfer the steak to a lightly oiled pan in a 350 degree oven to finish cooking if it’s already well-browned on the outside but not done on the inside. Placing in the oven will also keep the first steak warm while the second steak cooks.
12. Repeat cooking with the second steak, pouring in more oil as needed.

Sauce Instructions:

1. While steaks are cooking, combine all ingredients of the sauce and stir well.
2. Remove both steaks from heat and serve with the sauce poured over the top.