Chicken fried steak, served with mashed potatoes and baked beans.

Chicken fried steak (also known as country fried steak) is a piece of beef steak (generally cubed steak) coated and fried. It is associated with Southern U.S. cuisine. Its name is likely due to the dish's similarity to fried chicken, though chicken fried steak's preparation and presentation are more like the classic Austrian dish wiener schnitzel. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1070x684, 228 KB) Summary Taken in October of 2005; I release it under the license below. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1070x684, 228 KB) Summary Taken in October of 2005; I release it under the license below. ... Mashed potatoes. ... Baked beans are proper shit, no-one ever eats them. ... For other uses, see Beef (disambiguation). ... A steak (from Old Norse steik, roast) is a slice from a larger piece of meat, typically beef. ... The Southern United States has a distinct cuisine that draws heavily on influences of the various groups that have inhabited the area. ... KFCs Fried chicken with French fries. ... Schnitzel with roast potatoes Wiener schnitzel (from the German Wiener Schnitzel, meaning Vienna-style veal cutlet) is a traditional Vienna dish. ...

Chicken fried steak is prepared by taking a thin cut of beef steak and tenderizing it by pounding. It is then either immersed in batter or dredged in flour to which salt, pepper, and often other seasonings, have been added. After this, the steak is fried in a skillet or, less commonly, deep-fried. The frying medium has traditionally been butter, lard, or other shortening, but in recent years health concerns have led most cooks to substitute vegetable oil. For other uses, see Beef (disambiguation). ... A steak (from Old Norse steik, roast) is a slice from a larger piece of meat, typically beef. ... Edible salt is mostly sodium chloride (NaCl). ... Binomial name Piper nigrum L. Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. ... Pan frying is a form of frying characterized by the use of less cooking oil than deep frying; enough oil to, at most, to cover the food to be cooked only half way. ... Butter is commonly sold in sticks (pictured) or blocks, and frequently served with the use of a butter knife. ... Lard refers to pig fat in both its rendered and unrendered forms. ... Shortening is a semisolid fat used in food preparation, especially baked goods, and is so called because it inhibits the formation of long gluten strands in wheat-based doughs, giving them a short texture (as in shortbread). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with cooking oil. ...

The cuts of steak used for chicken fried steak are usually the less expensive, less desirable ones, such as chuck steak, round steak, and occasionally flank steak. The method is seldom used for higher-quality cuts such as rib-eye or sirloin, since the results are little better than those achieved with lesser cuts, at greater expense. The method is also sometimes used for chopped, ground, or especially cube steak. It is traditionally served for lunch or dinner with cream gravy, mashed potatoes and vegetables, or at breakfast with eggs, fried potatoes, and biscuits. Cube Steak is a cut of meat, usually top round, tenderized by a fierce pounding of a mallet. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... An amount of formality may be present at a dinner Dinner is the main meal of the day, consisting normally of a combination of cooked animal proteins (meat or fish), vegetables, and starch products like rice, noodles, or potatoes. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Mashed potatoes. ... A plate of vegetables Vegetable is a culinary term which generally refers to an edible part of a plant. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... An egg is a body consisting of an ovum surrounded by layers of membranes and an outer casing of some type, which purpose is to nourishe and protect a developing embryo. ... Binomial name Solanum tuberosum L. The potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, grown for its starchy tuber. ... A biscuit is a type of food. ...

The precise origins of the dish are unclear but many sources attribute its development to German and Austrian immigrants to Texas in the nineteenth century who brought recipes for wiener schnitzel. ^{[1] [2]} The German preparation, of course, is different but the similarities are obvious. Lamesa, the seat of Dawson County on the Texas South Plains, claims to be the birthplace of chicken fried steak.^{[citation needed]} Schnitzel with roast potatoes Wiener schnitzel (from the German Wiener Schnitzel, meaning Vienna-style veal cutlet) is a traditional Vienna dish. ... Lamesa is a city in Dawson County, Texas, United States. ... Dawson County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Official language(s) No Official Language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... Region in West Texas comprising the area north of the Caprock Escarpment on the Llano Estacado, and extending north into the Texas Panhandle. ...

Variants are common, with chicken fried chicken having appeared on many menus substituting a boneless chicken breast for the steak. Notably, the dish known as "chicken fried chicken" is very different from the dish known as "fried chicken," despite the similarity in name. The former is chicken fried steak with poultry substituted for beef, while the latter has a different preparation method. Another variant is steak fried chicken. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Note that although the dish described here is the most common definition of "Country fried steak," some regions of the U.S. use this term to refer to what in other regions would be called chicken fried chicken (or at least something similar depending on how one precisely defines the recipes). Typically, in Texas, country fried steak is served with brown gravy and chicken fried steak with the traditional peppered milk gravy. Otherwise, the meat is prepared the same way.

See also

• Milanesa
• Tonkatsu
• Wiener schnitzel
• City chicken

Milanesas (plural) are a common meat dish in Argentina as well in other Latin American countries. ... Typical Japanese Tonkatsu, served in Seoul, Korea. ... Schnitzel with roast potatoes Wiener schnitzel (from the German Wiener Schnitzel, meaning Vienna-style veal cutlet) is a traditional Vienna dish. ... Chicken fried steak or country fried steak is a food preparation associated with soul food and Southern U.S. cuisine, particularly Texas. ...

Sources and further reading

• Country Fried Steak at The Food Timeline
• Chicken Fried Steak in 'Texas Cooking Magazine'
• Dallas Food - Chicken-fried Steak Countdown

References