Best Breakfast Essentials Chicken Fried Steak Biscuit Recipes

CHICKEN FRIED STEAKS AND CREAMED PAN GRAVY WITH BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat large, heavy skillet over medium high heat.
• Set steaks on to a waxed paper lined work surface and cover with another piece of waxed paper. Pound steaks to 1/4-inch thick. Pull steaks off work surface and set to the side. Line work surface with more waxed paper. Pour 1/2 cup flour into 2 piles on opposite sides of the work space. Add cornmeal, paprika, salt and pepper to 1 pile of flour. Beat eggs and water in a pie plate or shallow dish.
• Cut steaks into 4 portions and coat in flour, eggs, then seasoned flour and cornmeal.
• Add 2 tablespoons oil to hot pan and cook 2 steaks at a time. Brown steaks about 2 minutes per side, or until cooked and remove from the pan. Add 2 tablespoons more oil and repeat with remaining 2 steaks. Remove steaks to serving platter and pour off all but 2 to 3 tablespoons of drippings. Add 2 tablespoons flour to drippings and cook 2 minutes. Whisk in broth and season with salt and pepper. Whisk half and half or cream into gravy. When gravy bubbles, remove from heat.
• Serve steaks and warm biscuits with gravy on top.

CHICKEN FRIED STEAK SLIDERS

Steps:

• For the chicken fried steak: Cut the cube steak into eighteen 2- to 3-ounce portions and put into a bowl. Pour over the buttermilk, toss to cover and marinate for 1 hour.
• Add the all-purpose flour, pepper, seasoning salt, paprika and cayenne to a shallow dish and mix. Whisk the milk and eggs in a separate dish.
• Remove the steaks from the buttermilk with tongs, shaking off as much excess liquid as possible. Dredge portions in the dry mixture first, then quickly add to the egg mixture, then back to the dry mix (dry/wet/dry). Place the breaded steaks on a baking sheet and repeat until all portions are breaded. (You can cover and refrigerate at this stage until ready to fry.)
• Heat the vegetable oil and butter in a large cast-iron skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Fry the steaks 4 or 5 at a time, flipping them midway through, until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer to a paper towel-lined baking sheet. Cover the steaks loosely with foil to keep warm.
• For the buttermilk biscuits: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grate the unsalted butter using the large grate of a box grater and place in the freezer for 2 to 3 minutes. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, add the self-rising flour, sugar, baking powder and salt and mix until combined. Add the grated butter and blend until the mixture is well combined and the butter is in about pea-size chunks. Slowly add in the buttermilk and heavy cream and mix until the dough comes together.
• Turn out onto a floured surface, use your hands to form into a rough rectangle and roll out to 3/4 inch thick. If the dough is still tacky, work in an additional 2 tablespoons self-rising flour to the dough. Dip the cutting edge of a 2 1/2-inch round biscuit cutter into some flour, then cut out as many biscuits as possible. Gather the remaining dough, reroll to 3/4 inch and cut out additional biscuits until you have 18. Split the biscuits into 2 separate 14-inch cast-iron skillets, brush the tops with the melted salted butter and bake until golden, 25 to 30 minutes.
• For the gravy: Into a glass measuring cup, pour off all the grease from the skillet where the steaks were fried. Add 1 cup of the grease back into the skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle on the all-purpose flour in 3 batches. Whisk the mixture until it becomes a paste. Whisking constantly, gradually pour in the milk and buttermilk. Add the salt, pepper and more milk if it seems too thick. Allow the gravy to cook and thicken.
• Lay out the biscuits, steaks and gravy for the sliders and have everyone help themselves. Serve with sliced tomatoes and fried potatoes.

BREAKFAST ESSENTIALS: CHICKEN FRIED STEAK BISCUIT

Steps:

• 1. PREP/PREPARE
• 2. Chef's Note: There are a ton of good biscuit recipes out there, and you might have one of your own. This one is mine: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/bread/biscuits/awesome-cast-iron-buttermilk-biscuits.html?r=7
• 3. Chef's Note: I like to make my own cube steak by buying some top round or top sirloin, and pounding the heck out of it with a meat tenderizer. You can, however, purchase pre-tenderized cube steak directly from your butcher. But, in my opinion, it's more fun to pound out your own.
• 4. Gather your Ingredients (mise en place).
• 5. Add the buttermilk and the hot sauce to a bowl, or pie plate.
• 6. Add the flour, along with some salt, pepper, and the optional garlic powder, to another plate.
• 7. Chef's Tip: I don't like a very salty crust, so I'll usually add a pinch or two of salt, and at least a teaspoon of white pepper. And I might even be persuaded to add a pinch of two of cayenne.
• 8. Add the lard to a skillet (I prefer cast iron), and bring the heat up to 325f (165c).
• 9. Coat the cube steaks in the flour mixture.
• 10. Knock off the excess and then dredge in the buttermilk.
• 11. Add the steak back into the flour, and thoroughly coat.
• 12. Add the breaded cube steaks to the hot pan.
• 13. Cook until golden brown, about 2 - 3 minutes per side.
• 14. Remove from the pan, and allow to drain on paper towels.
• 15. Chef's Tip: To keep the steaks warm, while you make the gravy, preheat an oven to 200f (95c), and place them in the warm oven until needed.
• 16. Remove all but two tablespoons of the lard from the pan, and then add two tablespoons of the dredging flour.
• 17. Whisk over medium heat until the fat and the flour incorporate.
• 18. Add some milk, a bit at a time, and continue to whisk until you achieve the desired consistency.
• 19. Season the gravy with some salt and pepper, and reduce the heat to low.
• 20. PLATE/PRESENT
• 21. Fork split one of the biscuits and place a chicken-fried steak on top.
• 22. Chef's Note: I prefer to serve the gravy on the side, but you could always drizzle the gravy over the top, and serve them open faced.
• 23. Serve while still nice and warm. Enjoy.
• 24. Keep the faith, and keep cooking.