If you’re looking for a hearty, comforting meal that delivers the flavors of yesteryear, you’ve struck gold with this chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes and peppered cream gravy recipe! The homemade chicken fried steak features a crunchy and savory exterior and a lean and tender interior that’s perfectly complemented by smooth and creamy mashed potatoes. But what really ties this meal together is the made-from-scratch, indulgent, and zesty pepper cream gravy that’s served over the steak and potatoes during plating. Every bite will take you back to a simpler, cozier time.
Why We Love This Chicken Fried Steak Recipe
Some people get a little confused when they hear “chicken fried steak.” Is it really chicken? No, it’s steak! Steak that is prepared in the same battered-and-fried way as fried chicken, but inside, it’s gloriously beefy and tender steak. And that’s why we chose the perfect steak for this dish: Omaha Steaks Butcher’s Cut Top Sirloins. These USDA Certified Tender steaks are double-trimmed and carved thick and tall by master butchers for a consistent steakhouse experience, extra-aged to enhance flavor and tenderness, and 100% guaranteed to level up any recipe.
Before You Start
- Thaw your bold and beefy Omaha Steaks Butcher’s Cut Top Sirloins overnight in the refrigerator or use the quick-thaw method.
Tools You Will Need Before You Start
- 1 Large Saucepan
- Potato Masher
- 1 Large Plate
- Meat Cleaver or Rolling Pin
- 1 Large Skillet
- Tongs
- 1 Ladle
- Meat Thermometer
Omaha Steaks Products Featured in This Recipe
Chicken Fried Steak With Mashed Potatoes and Peppered Cream Gravy
Ingredients
Chicken Fried Steak
- 4 6 oz. Omaha Steaks Butcher's Cut Top Sirloins thawed
- 1 cup all-purpose flour, or as needed
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Vegetable oil
Mashed Potatoes
- 1 1/2 lbs. russet potatoes, peeled and quartered
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup milk, or as needed
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
Peppered Cream Gravy
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups milk, room temperature
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
Mashed Potatoes
- Place quartered potatoes in a large saucepan of cold salted water and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer for about 20 minutes, or until just fork-tender.
- Keep heat on simmer; drain potatoes and return to the empty saucepan.
- Place pan over low heat and let the potatoes dry for 2 to 3 minutes, shaking constantly.
- Add butter and mash with a potato masher until smooth.
- Stir in milk slowly until potatoes reach a creamy consistency.
- Season with salt and pepper and continue to cook until heated through.
Chicken Fried Steak
- While potatoes are boiling, pat thawed steaks dry and season with salt and pepper.
- Sift flour onto plate and dredge the steaks in flour.
- Using the flat side of a meat cleaver or rolling pin, pound steaks until they are about 1/4- to 3/8-inch thick.
- Dredge again in flour, shaking off any excess.
- Dip steaks into the beaten eggs, and then again in flour, ensuring steaks are completely covered.
- Pour 1/4 inch of oil into a large skillet and set heat to medium-high.
- When oil is hot, carefully add steaks with tongs and cook for 3 to 4 minutes on each side, until golden brown and registering a medium-rare to medium doneness of 130-140 degrees Fahrenheit, as per a meat thermometer.
- Remove steaks and keep warm until serving.
Peppered Cream Gravy
- Discard oil from steaks’ skillet, leaving 2 tablespoons, and remove any burnt drippings.
- Reduce heat to medium and add flour and salt and pepper to taste.
- Cook for 2 or 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until flour is lightly golden.
- Slowly whisk in room-temperature milk 1/2 cup at a time.
- Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring constantly for about 7 or 8 minutes until gravy is thick and creamy.
- Season again with salt and pepper, if necessary.
- Ladle gravy over plated chicken fried steaks and mashed potatoes.
Convenient Comfort Foods
Experience Omaha Steaks quick and easy comfort foods! Enjoy freezer-to-oven classics like our Pot Roast, Chicken Fried Steaks, and more.