American · Dinner
Country Fried Steak Skillet with Sausage Gravy
A tenderised beef cube steak dredged in seasoned flour and buttermilk-egg wash, then pan-fried until golden and crisp. It rests in a cast-iron skillet under a creamy pork sausage gravy built from pan drippings and whole milk, finished with black pepper.
$5
20 minsPrep
25 minsCook
45 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
993Calories
57.1gProtein
57.4gFat
56.7gCarbs
11.1gSugar
2.3gFiber
1740mgSodium
423mgChol
16.5gSat Fat
520mgPotassium
245mgCalcium
3.2mgIron
1.8mcgVitamin B12
0.5mgVitamin C
protein-rich
herb-salt
cheat-day
all-time-classics
Instructions
1
Prep
Whisk the egg with the buttermilk in a shallow bowl, and combine the flour, paprika, salt and half the black pepper in a second bowl.
2
Dredge
Coat the beef cube steak in seasoned flour, dip into the buttermilk-egg wash, then press back into flour until fully coated.
3
Fry
Heat the vegetable oil in a cast-iron skillet over medium-high and fry the steak 3 to 4 minutes per side until the crust is deep golden and crisp.
4
Saute
Pour off all but 1 tablespoon of drippings, add the pork sausage to the skillet and cook over medium 4 to 5 minutes until browned.
5
Simmer
Stir 2 tablespoons reserved flour into the sausage over medium 1 minute, whisk in whole milk and remaining pepper, simmer 3 minutes until thick.
6
Plate
Return the steak to the skillet, spoon the sausage gravy generously over the top and serve straight from the pan.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 15 oz426g beef cube steak
- 1 cup126g all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup160ml buttermilk
- 22 eggs
- 6 oz170g fresh pork sausage
- 1 1/2 cup360ml whole milk
- 6 tbsp90ml vegetable oil
- 1 tsp1 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 tsp1 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp paprika
