{"id":3450,"slug":"texas-style-chicken-fried-steak","title":"Texas Style Chicken Fried Steak","description":"If you've ever been in Texas and tried one of their chicken-fried steaks, you'll know that they are amazing! They're crispy on the outside, tender, smoky, and peppery with a little heat on the inside and smothered in a rich cream gravy. It's just amazing.","ingredients_raw":["3 beef cube steaks, ½-inch thick","1 tbsp salt","¼ cup freshly ground black pepper, divided","2 tbsp smoked paprika","1 tbsp cayenne pepper","3 tbsp bacon drippings, divided","1 cup chicken broth","1 cup whole milk, combined with ¼ cup heavy cream","2 eggs, beaten","All-purpose flour, plus 3 tbsp"],"ingredients_norm":["beef cube steaks inch thick","salt","ground black pepper","smoked paprika","cayenne pepper","bacon dripping","chicken broth","whole milk combined with cup heavy cream","egg","all purpose flour"],"steps":["Season steaks with salt and 2 tbsp freshly ground black pepper.","In a pie plate, combine eggs with paprika and cayenne. Dip steaks into egg mixture.","In another pie plate, place some all-purpose flour. Dredge battered steaks with flour.","Move to a cooling rack and let rest 10–15 minutes. Wash this once you start frying, or get a clean one.","Heat a 12 inch cast-iron skillet over medium high heat. Once hot, pour in 2 tbsp drippings. Add steaks in a triangle formation around the edges of the pan. Fry for 4 minutes per side.","Remove steaks from pan and drain on a cooling rack above a sheet pan. Keep steaks warm in a 250°F oven.","Add remaining drippings and 3 tbsp flour. Whisk continuously until blonde color is achieved.","Add chicken broth and deglaze pan. Bring to a boil over medium heat until reduced by ¾.","Add milk mixture and remaining black pepper. Keep over medium heat until gravy coats back of spoon.","Remove steaks to serving platters and drizzle with gravy. Serve warm."],"categories":["Meat recipes","Recipes using beef","Texas recipes","Pan fried recipes","Main course recipes","Recipes using egg","Recipes using cayenne","Recipes using all-purpose flour","Recipes using chicken broth and stock","Recipes using whole milk"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Texas_Style_Chicken_Fried_Steak","source_ref":"4522835","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Texas_Style_Chicken_Fried_Steak&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"8a32386fce1cc72c9904edb972a4e594450322f4770c75c0dfd0e2700c624d24","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:27Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/texas-style-chicken-fried-steak"}