Chicken Fried Steak Bites with Crunchy Seasoned Coating
By Emma Collins
Prep
25 min
Cook
25 min
Total
50 min
Servings
8
Level
Easy
Chicken fried steak bites can be prepared and served in 50 minutes. Chicken fried steak bites are a good choice for serving at parties and other social events with family members. Serve cube steak cut into small pieces fried in seasoned flour until crunchy and golden brown with country gravy.
Cube steak should be used. Six medium steaks should be cubed into 1½-inch pieces for small fry. Breading ingredients include one bag of flour, hot sauce and buttermilk dips with an egg. Other breading ingredients include flour mixed with Slap Ya Mama seasoning, garlic salt, pepper, onion powder, crushed red pepper, and parsley flakes. These layered ingredients help add flavor to the breading.
Heat the vegetable oil to 375° before breading the meat. Properly breaded steak will brown on both sides. Drain each batch on paper towels. The most common problem with breading meat is moisture on the meat's surface. To avoid this problem, place the steak between paper towels to absorb excess moisture, pat it dry again before dredging, and bread the steak immediately before cooking.
Serve warm croquettes with country gravy and other side dishes. Keep the first batch of fried croquettes on a paper towel in a 175° oven while frying additional batches to serve all the croquettes together.
Why this recipe works
- Cleanup is simple because frying is done in an electric skillet or cast iron frying pan, and flour sacks are used to limit the space where food is breaded.
- Cut steaks into 1½-inch pieces for ease of breading, about 10 pieces of steak at a time.
- Party serving is simpler because finished batches can be maintained at 175° while steak bites are cooked. Hot servings can then be served.
- The coating consists of typical cooking ingredients like flour, eggs, buttermilk, and vegetable oil, as well as measured seasonings for a crispy taste.
- Flavor can be changed without changing the cooking method because the article suggests using seasonings and cayenne pepper to add heat.
- You don't need special breading equipment because the steak can be breaded in resealable bags without having excess flour on countertops and other surfaces.
Ingredients
- •6 cube steaks (medium, cut into 1½-inch squares)
- •1 cup buttermilk
- •2 eggs
- •1 Tbsp hot sauce
- •3 cups flour (divided)
- •2 tsp Slap Ya Mama seasoning
- •2 tsp garlic salt
- •1 tsp pepper
- •2 tsp onion powder
- •1 tsp crushed red peppers
- •1 Tbsp parsley flakes
- •1 cup vegetable oil (1-2 cups)
- •country gravy (favorite, for serving)
Instructions
- 1
Using an electric skillet or large cast iron pan, heat the vegetable oil to 375°.
- 2
Cut the cube steaks into 1½-inch squares.
- 3
Place the steak squares on a plate lined with paper towels, adding paper towels between layers to absorb excess liquid, then pat dry.
- 4
Add 1½ cups flour to a large baggie.
- 5
Add the remaining 1½ cups flour, Slap Ya Mama seasoning, garlic salt, pepper, onion powder, crushed red peppers, and parsley flakes to a second large baggie; seal and shake to combine.
- 6
Whisk the eggs, hot sauce, and buttermilk together in a medium mixing bowl.
- 7
Pat the steak bites dry again, then coat about 10 pieces in the plain flour, dip them in the egg mixture, and coat them in the seasoned flour mixture.
- 8
Carefully place the coated steak bites in the skillet and fry until golden brown on both sides.
- 9
Place the first cooked batch on a paper-towel-lined plate and keep it warm in a preheated 175° oven while the remaining steak bites cook.
- 10
Repeat the coating process and frying with the remaining steak bites, coating each batch right before adding it to the skillet.
- 11
Serve with your favorite country gravy.
FAQ
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
690
Protein
34g
Fat
44g
Carbs
38g
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