Chicken Fried Steak Fingers

The name of this dish, Chicken Fried Steak, is a little confusing to some people. Chicken Fried Steak really has nothing to do with chicken except that it was traditionally fried in oil that had already been used to fry chicken.

Typically Chicken Fried Steak is served with a cream gravy and mashed potatoes, but I love making steak fingers and dipping them in a Creole-style mustard sauce. Turning knife and fork comfort foods into finger food is always a good idea in my opinion. That’s fewer dishes to wash.

Type Of Meat To Use

I like to use cube steak to make chicken fried steak because it’s already tenderized and very economical. Each piece can easily be sliced into 3 or 4 strips to make fingers. Instead of using cube steak, you could buy round steak and pound it with a meat mallet to tenderize it. Might be a very good way to get some stress out because you are going to have to pound it to death to get it adequately tenderized.

If you’ve already gotten your workout in for the day, just go for the cube steak. It’s already to go.

Crispy Coating

I like to coat the steak fingers in a mixture of flour and Saltine crackers for a thick and crispy coating. Some Cajun seasoning added to the flour mixture gives these Chicken Fried Steak Fingers a little zip which is complemented well by a mustard dip made with mayonnaise and sour cream.

You Might Like These Other Recipes:

• Chicken Fried Steak
• Hamburger Steak Skillet Casserole
• Hamburger Steaks with Country Gravy
• Cubed Steak with Onion Gravy
• Chicken Fried Steak with Jalapeno Bacon Gravy

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