The BEST Gluten-free Chicken Fried Steak
Gluten-free chicken fried steak does exist, it's easy to make and it's even more delicious than the original!
Ingredients
For the gluten-free chicken fried steak.
- 4 Pieces Cube Steak or thinly cut round steak.
- 1 ½ Cups 1:1 Gluten-free Flour Blend I use King Arthur 1:1.
- 2 Tablespoons Cornstarch You can also use arrowroot or potato starch.
- 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
- ½ Teaspoon Onion Powder
- ½ Teaspoon Sage
- 1 Tespoon Salt
- 1 Teaspoon Pepper
- 2 Cups Buttermilk If you don't have buttermilk, you can make your own just mix two cups of milk with about one and a half tablespoons of vinegar and let it rest a few minutes before adding the egg. You can also use a can of coconut milk with a bit of vinegar to make this dairy-free chicken fried steak.
- 2 Large Eggs
- Oil for frying
For the gluten-free white gravy.
- 2 Tablespoons Butter For dairy-free gravy use a light cooking oil like avocado oil.
- 2 Tablespoons Cornstarch or arrowroot starch.
- 2½ Cups Milk or a dairy-free alternative like coconut milk.
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
- 1½ Teaspoons Pepper
- ½ Teaspoon Garlic Powder
- ½ Tespoon Sage
- ½ Cup Ground Sausage Optional, but make sure you are using a gluten-free sausage.
Instructions
Mix the dry ingredients together
- In a shallow dish combine the flour, cornstarch, garlic, onion, sage, salt and pepper.1 ½ Cups 1:1 Gluten-free Flour Blend, 2 Tablespoons Cornstarch, 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder, ½ Teaspoon Onion Powder, ½ Teaspoon Sage, 1 Tespoon Salt, 1 Teaspoon Pepper
Mix the wet ingredients together
- In a separate shallow dish combine the buttermilk and eggs and whisk them together.2 Cups Buttermilk, 2 Large Eggs
Bread the cube steaks
- Take the cube steaks and dredge them into the dish with the dry ingredients.
- Then dredge the floured cube steak into the buttermilk mixture.
- Place the cube steak back into the flour mixture and make sure that no wet spots remain visible.
- Repeat the steps and take the coated back into the buttermilk and then the flour if you want a thicker breading on your chicken fried steak.
- Let the coated cube steaks rest while you heat the oil and start the gravy.
Fry the chicken fried steak.
- Heat about 1- 1½ inches of light cooking oil in a skillet till it reaches about 375 degrees. You do not need the fully submerge the pieces of steak.Oil
- Carefully place a piece of the coated cube steaks into the oil.4 Pieces Cube Steak
- Let the cube steak cook for about 3-4 minutes, or until the breading becomes golden.
- Once the breading has started to crisp up and turn golden, carefully flip the piece of steak over and repeat on the other side.
- Repeat with the remaining pieces of cube steak.
- Place the cooked pieces of chicken fried steak onto a plate lined with paper towels, to help remove any excess oil.
Make the gluten-free country gravy.
- In a small saute pan over medium-high heat, brown the sausage. (If you are making this country gravy without the sausage, skip this step.)½ Cup Ground Sausage
- Once the sausage is cooked, remove it from the pan and set it aside.
- In the same pan, add the butter and let it melt.2 Tablespoons Butter
- Once the butter has melted, add the cornstarch and whisk until a paste is formed.2 Tablespoons Cornstarch
- Slowly whisk in the milk until it's all combined.2½ Cups Milk
- Add the spices to the gravy.1 Teaspoon Salt, 1½ Teaspoons Pepper, ½ Teaspoon Garlic Powder, ½ Tespoon Sage
- Stir the cooked sausage back into the gravy and let it thicken to your liking.
Notes
Tips and tricks.
- Dry your steaks well.
- Coat the cube steaks starting and ending with the flour.
- Let the breading rest and dry on the cube steak before frying.
- Do NOT use a nonstick pan to fry the chicken fried steak. You want a heavy bottom skillet or cast iron.
- Use the right amount of oil. You do not need any more than about an inch of oil to cook chicken fried steak.
- Your oil temperature should be about 375 degrees for cooking chicken fried steak.
- Spoon hot oil over the steaks to help the breading cook more evenly and help it stick to the steak before flipping it.
- Rest the chicken fried steak on a plate with paper towels to help remove excess oil.
Nutrition
Calories: 469kcalCarbohydrates: 60gProtein: 18gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 53mgSodium: 2552mgPotassium: 485mgFiber: 5gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 468IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 380mgIron: 2mg
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