So Southern Chicken-fried Steak

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 16 ounces round steaks, cutlet mallet tenderized
• 1 cup flour (may need more)
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons salt (or to taste)
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 4 large eggs, lightly scrambled
• 1 (12 ounce) can flat beer
• 1 tablespoon adolph meat tenderizer (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cut steak into 4 servings.
• 2 sprinkle salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder on both sides of steak to taste.
• 3 put steak onto waxed paper that is floured.
• 4 then"pound the heck out of the steak with meat mallet or stiff fingers, working from the center out, until it reaches 1/8 inch thick.
• 5 flip several times and repeat pounding.
• 6 mix eggs, beer, 1 teaspoon salt and adolph's meat tenderizer in a shallow bowl.
• 7 add enough flour to make a thin, watery batter.
• 8 beat mixture smooth.
• 9 dip meat into batter.
• 10 "flop"back onto floured wax paper and cover with more flour.
• 11 pound again with finger tips until moisture is absorbed.
• 12 let rest for 5 minutes.
• 13 cook in deep fat at 350°f until golden brown.
• 14 make sure oil is hot enough or you could lose some of the batter.
• 15 (sprinkle a little flour in hot oil and if it sizzles the oil is ready to fry).
• 16 serve with french fries and cover with gravy.