Country Fried Steak and Milk Gravy

4 (4 ounce) cube steaks
1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
1 3/4 teaspoons ground black pepper, divided
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 cup lard
1 cup milk

Season meat with 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper; set aside. In a shallow dish, mix flour with 1 teaspoon of the pepper. Dredge each steak in flour. Dip in beaten egg, then dredge in flour again.
Heat lard in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Fry steaks 3 to 4 minutes on each side, or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.
Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of the fat. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of the dredging flour into oil. Cook over medium heat for 1 minute, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of skillet. Gradually whisk in milk. Cook, stirring frequently, 3 to 4 minutes, or until thickened and bubbly. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoons pepper; gravy should be quite peppery.

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Country Fried Steak

1 pound round steak
1/2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons bacon grease or Canola oil
2 tablespoons flour
2 cups milk

Trim fat from meat and cut into 4 equal serving pieces. Pound steak with a mallet to tenderize it. Mix flour, salt, and pepper in a shallow, wide bowl and dredge each piece of meat in it, coating well on both sides. Heat grease or oil until hot but not smoking in a large, heavy skillet with a lid.
Brown the meat pieces on both sides, turn heat down a bit, cover and let steak fry like chicken for 15 minutes, until done. Remove cover and let steak crisp for about 5 minutes. Take steak from the pan and drain.
Leave about 2 tablespoons of drippings and all the browned flecks of crust in the pan. Turn the heat a bit lower, sprinkle flour into the drippings and stir to keep from lumping until it browns slightly. Slowly add milk, stirring. Let it cook over low heat until thick, about 3 to 5 minutes. Taste and add seasoning, if needed.
Serve gravy on the side.

Makes 4 servings

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Country Fried Steak

1 tenderized round steak,(tenderized cube steak can also be used, it is the same thing)
2 beaten eggs
1/8 cup milk (2 tablespoons)
flour
salt/pepper/garlic powder

Gravy:
3 tablespoons flour
milk

Season meat, cut into serving size. Use 2 shallow bowls for flour, in first dip bowl, leave flour plain, in the second dip bowl add more of the same seasoning (salt/pepper/garlic powder/and if you like add just a touch of cayenne) In the third shallow bowl, beat 2 eggs and add milk.

Mix together. Dip meat in plain flour, then in egg mixture, then in seasoned flour, shake off all excess flour. Fry in cast iron pan with about 1/4-1/2 in heated oil. (have the grease hot enough to fry but not too hot to burn the oil) You can make the milk gravy by using 3 tablespoons of the grease used to fry the steak and add 3 tablespoons of flour, mix well and add milk to the consistency of gravy you like.

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