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Mom's Fried Steak

Teresa Ambra
We grew up eating Mom's Fried Steak recipe almost every week. We love this amazing comfort food recipe. Every bite is just lip-smacking good. This version is gluten free and uses avocado oil instead of shortening or lard, but still just as wonderful to the taste buds.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Beef, Main Dish
Cuisine Southern
Servings 6
Calories 237 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large skillet with lid
  • 1 spatula
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 whisk

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 lbs. round steak tenderized and cut into individual servings, or about 6 cube steaks
  • 1 tsp. pink Himalayan sea salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup gluten free flour as needed (Mom used regular flour)
  • 2 tbsp. avocado oil as needed (Mom used Crisco shortening)
  • 3-4 drops kitchen bouquet seasoning & browning sauce
  • water as needed (Mom used potato water from boiling potatoes)

Instructions
 

  • Salt and pepper both sides of the meat.
  • Dredge in flour.
  • Heat oil over medium heat in extra large skillet.
  • Fry steaks in hot oil until brown on the bottom.
  • Turn steaks over and cook other side.
  • Turn heat to low and cover with lid until meat is cooked all the way through.
  • Remove steaks to platter.
  • With a spatula scrape up all the beef with drippings so it’s worked into the gravy.
  • Increase heat to medium or medium high.
  • Add potato water a little at a time until you whisk in one to 1 ½ cups. (You can use regular water, but the starch from the potato water increases flavor).
  • Bring to a boil.
  • Add about 1/3 cup gluten free flour mixed with water like a paste and stir very slow into beef drippings/water. (Continue whisking constantly).
  • Add kitchen bouquet seasoning, additional salt and pepper and parsley as desired.
  • Whisk until gravy has thickened.
  • Serve steaks with gravy and mashed potatoes.

Notes

NOTE: If you find the gravy is too lumpy, you can put it in a blender or immersion blender with the chopper option. Pulse for 10-15 seconds and it will smoothen out. But it tastes better with bits and pieces of the beef mixed in with it.
 
NOTE: Mom would always make Mashed Potatoes with this dish. She would boil the potatoes about a half hour before time to make the steaks. She always saved the potato water after cooking and used that water to richen the flavors of the gravy in this recipe.
 
NOTE: You can use regular flour in this recipe.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 237kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 27gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 71mgSodium: 384mgPotassium: 399mgFiber: 1gSugar: 0.4gCalcium: 30mgIron: 3mg
Keyword beef, gluten free, main dish, steak
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