Chicken Fried Steak

[BlueGreySky 990]

On 10/28/2024 at 9:32 PM, baboso said:

 

Making this version on Thursday.  Will report back. 

[MontereyMX 836]

The Bull Bar in downtown Coleman.   See for yourself.   

[BlueGreySky 990]

Not too many mentions of Coleman, TX on surly.  My family still in TX is there as is our property.  Love that place.

[RMac5 1547]

2 minutes ago, BlueGreySky said:

Not too many mentions of Coleman, TX on surly.  My family still in TX is there as is our property.  Love that place.

We talk about Coleman in the hunting thread. The best pizza is in Coleman too, on the same street as Cattle Drive Cafe.

[BlueGreySky 990]

Just now, RMac5 said:

We talk about Coleman in the hunting thread. The best pizza is in Coleman too, on the same street as Cattle Drive Cafe.

All of the Rancho places are great; and yes, it's some of the best pizza I've ever had. I miss the old restaurant at their house.  It's coming back in a limited capacity.  Robert is a great guy - been through some tough stuff in recent years.  Is his new barbecue place open just down from the pizza place?

[RMac5 1547]

I have only met Robert once, seemed to be a great dude. I travel in that area pretty often and try to eat there as much as possible. They did open the bbq joint, I’ve only been once, what I had was great. Hate to hear that he’s had a rough time lately.

[BlueGreySky 990]

Alright, made the CFS tonight.  Cooked up a bunch of smaller ones to share with neighbors and kids over for trick-or-treating.

Wife and kids got me a side of beef from a local farmer for Father's Day.  It's damn near the best beef I've ever had and it was so cheap compared to buying at the store.  Highly recommend if you have never done that (or even just a quarter of a cow).

Decided to go with some eye of round and some skirt.  Trimmed, tenderized and pounded out thin.

Saved the large pieces of fat to render out the grease to make the gravy. 

Setup all ready.  Double checking the recipe from the video posted earlier.  Used a decent amount more seasoning in the flour mixture than he uses in the video.

Frying the first batch.  Gravy and mashed potatoes staying warm.

Resting on wire rack.

Color looks off here but this little bitty one was perfect.  This is one of the ones plated up for our friend's kid (8yo and it was plenty for him).

I was looking forward to tossing some leftovers in the airfryer in the morning, crisp up again and serve with eggs.

Sadly there were no leftovers. 

I'd give it a 7/10 - better than anything else in Indiana, but I expected more from myself.  My neighbors had never had it before and all have midwest tastebuds so they were blown away.  Easy crowd to please.  Halloween success. 

Edited Friday at 12:59 AM by BlueGreySky

[gernblansten 3159]

The neighbors never had chicken fried steak before, I bet they’re meeting right now to make you King of Indiana. Or, at least Cooker of Neighborhood. 

[BlueGreySky 990]

7 hours ago, gernblansten said:

The neighbors never had chicken fried steak before, I bet they’re meeting right now to make you King of Indiana. Or, at least Cooker of Neighborhood. 

Edited Friday at 10:49 AM by BlueGreySky

[Trey3216 15308]

Made some pan fried bone in chops the other night.   Delicioso.  I’ve posted pics of the deep fried ones before, but these were equally good…

 

Pics pre-gravy

[elfenix 34141]

Excuse me sir but this is the chicken fried steak thread not the cotoletta alla Milanese thread

[gsoda3 3197]

13 hours ago, BlueGreySky said:

Alright, made the CFS tonight.  Cooked up a bunch of smaller ones to share with neighbors and kids over for trick-or-treating.

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I'd give it a 7/10 - better than anything else in Indiana, but I expected more from myself.  My neighbors had never had it before and all have midwest tastebuds so they were blown away.  Easy crowd to please.  Halloween success. 

 

What was the target temp for your frying oil?

 

7 minutes ago, Trey3216 said:

Made some pan fried bone in chops the other night.   Delicioso.  I’ve posted pics of the deep fried ones before, but these were equally good…

 

Pics pre-gravy

 

One end's a fork, the other's a paddle.

[Deej 76222]

43 minutes ago, Trey3216 said:

Made some pan fried bone in chops the other night.   Delicioso.  I’ve posted pics of the deep fried ones before, but these were equally good…

 

Pics pre-gravy

[BlueGreySky 990]

1 hour ago, gsoda3 said:

 

What was the target temp for your frying oil?

 

Just over 350 when they hit the oil.  Dropped to about 335 and rose back up during the cook process.

[Focht Up 631]

Frying CFS at tree fiddy? Makes perfect sense.