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Chicken-fried steak
American breaded cutlet dish / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chicken-fried steak, also known as country-fried steak, is an American breaded cutlet dish consisting of a piece of beefsteak (most often tenderized cube steak) coated with seasoned flour and either deep-fried or pan-fried. It is sometimes associated with the Southern cuisine of the United States. It is breaded and fried with a technique similar to the more common fried chicken, hence "chicken-fried". When deep-fried, it is usually referred to as "chicken-fried steak". Pan-fried versions are typically referred to as "country-fried steak".[1]
![]() Chicken-fried steak smothered in cream gravy with sides of mashed potatoes, fried okra and a dinner roll | |
Course | Main course |
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Place of origin | United States |
Region or state | West Texas/Oklahoma |
Serving temperature | Hot |
Main ingredients | Tenderized cube steak, flour |
Chicken-fried steak resembles the Austrian dish Wiener schnitzel and the Italian dish cotoletta alla milanese, which is a tenderized veal or pork cutlet, coated with flour, eggs, chicken stock cube, and bread crumbs, and then fried. It is also similar to the recipe for Scottish collops.[2]