This country fried steak with brown gravy and mushrooms is comfort food at its finest. A healthier version, lower fat, this is a meal that will satisfy the whole family.

Crispy Country Fried Steaks are covered with a creamy and delicious homemade brown gravy with mushrooms. This steak recipe is delicious comfort food

Country Fried Steak with Mushroom gravy on a serving plate with a side of mashed potatoes covered in brown gravy.

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❤️ Why you'll love it
🥘 Ingredients
🔪 Instructions
🥄 Equipment
🥫Storage
📖 Variations
💭 Tips
📚 Related Recipes
🍽 Serve with...
🏫 The last word
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❤️ Why you'll love it

It is a tender steak dinner that is low fat, high protein, and low calorie
Just a few simple ingredients is all you need to make this skillet recipe!
The pan drippings add incredible flavor to the creamy gravy.

🥘 Ingredients

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Cube steaks, you can buy cubed steaks in the grocery store, or buy a round steak and using a meat tenderizer tool, flatten the steaks out using the textured side of the meat mallet.

Fat-free milk, to reduce the fat in the recipe, I opted to use fat free rather than whole milk.

Large eggs, you will only use the white of the egg, again, to reduce fat.

Beef broth: used to make the gravy.

All-purpose flour, contributes to the crispy crust of the steak coating and aids in thickening the gravy.

Onion powder, and Garlic powder, to add flavor to the flour coating.

Salt and Black pepper to add bring out the flavor of the meat.

Vegetable oil or canola oil, just a little to fry the steaks.

Button mushrooms, are a part of the gravy mixture.

Cube steak in a shallow bowl in the flour mixture. — Be sure to allow any excess wet mixture drip from the meat before placing in the flour.

A piece of cube steak breaded with flour shaking excess flour off. — Be sure to allow any excess wet mixture drip from the meat before placing in the flour.

🔪 Instructions

For the steak:

Using a hand whisk or fork, whisk together milk and egg whites in a shallow dish.
In a separate shallow bowl, add flour, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper. Stir to combine.
Working with 1 steak at a time, dip cube steak in egg mixture; Hold above the bowl for a few seconds to allow any extra egg white drip from the meat.
Dredge beef steaks in flour mixture, shaking lightly to remove any excess flour from the meat.
Repeat procedure with remaining steaks, egg mixture, and flour mixture.
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add breaded meet to the hot skillet and cook 3 minutes on each side or until browned.
Remove steak from pan and place on top of a wire rack on a baking sheet. Keep warm.

To make the gravy:

Add mushrooms to same skillet the cake was cooked in. Sauté 3 minutes, scraping up any brown bits from the steak, until mushrooms have released their water.
In a small bowl, combine flour, salt, and broth, stirring with a whisk. Add the seasoned flour mixture to the mushroom mixture, and cook, stirring often, for 2 minutes, or until you have a golden-brown paste.
Using a hand whisk, add milk and beef broth to the pan, whisking constantly to prevent any lumps.
Bring the gravy mixture to a boil, reduce to medium-low heat and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Spoon gravy over steaks.

Breaded and fried cube steak in the skillet. — Cooking the breaded steaks in a small amount of oil in a non stick skillet over medium high heat will provide a crispy and flavorful crust.

🥄 Equipment

Large skillet

Hand whisk

Shallow bowls

🥫Storage

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge up to 4 days.

📖 Variations

Add a teaspoon of cayenne pepper or tablespoon of hot sauce to the flour mixture to add a little heat to the coating.

Country Fried Steak with brown gravy and Mashed Potatoes and Mushroom Gravy on a serving plate. — Mushrooms add a ton of flavor to the gravy, along with bulk.

💭 Tips

Place steaks on a baking sheet and keep warm in a 170 degrees f oven while you are making the gravy.
After you dip the steak in the egg wash, hold it up and let the excess liquid runoff. This will prevent the flour coating from getting too "wet" and not allowing it to crisp up.
Cook the steaks on medium-high heat. Anything lower will cause the meat to "sweat" and cause the coating to come off.
Whisk flour mixture constantly when adding to the mushrooms in the skillet. This will ensure a smooth gravy for your country fried steak.

Another comfort food classic is the recipe for Braised Pork Chops with Country Gravy.

These Vegetarian Chicken Fried Steaks are a great way to feed the non meat eater in your life, and they are absolutely delicious!

Chipped Beef Gravy is another old fashioned comfort food that makes an easy weeknight dinner.

🍽 Serve with...

Serve each piece of country-fried steak with ⅓ cup mushroom and brown gravy along with a side of Mashed potatoes or Garlic Mashed Cauliflower with Browned Butter Sauce.

Country Fried Steak with Mashed Potatoes and Mushroom Gravy on a plate

🏫 The last word

From everything I've read, Country Fried Steak is very similar to Chicken-Fried Steak. The only real difference is the gravy. Country Fried Steak is served with a brown, or beef flavored gravy. And, Chicken Fried Steak is served with a white gravy that is made with milk-based gravy.

For this recipe, I decided to add mushrooms to the gravy to give it a little substance and extra flavor. The mushrooms were chopped, then cooked in the same skillet the steaks were cooked in. Once the mushrooms were cooked down and golden brown, I added the broth mixture to make the gravy. It was super flavorful and SO delicious!

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