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Chicken Fried Steak with Hot Sauce Aioli

Chicken Fried Steak With Hot Sauce Aioli Recipe
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Chicken Fried Steak is an American invention, similar to a schnitzel,  but using tenderized beefsteak coated with seasoned flour. Normally served with a milk-based white sauce, in this version it is eaten with a hot sauce aioli and fresh lemon wedges.

  • Author: Flaevor
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 4 1x

Ingredients

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Chicken Fried Steak

  • 4 beef steaks
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp sea salt flakes
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 200ml buttermilk
  • 2 eggs
  • Vegetable Oil for deep frying
  • Sea salt flakes

Hot Sauce Aioli

  • 300ml mayonnaise
  • 1/2 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 – 2 Tbsp hot sauce (depending on how hot you like it)
  • 2 tsp soy sauce
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika

Instructions

  1. Combine aioli ingredients, whisk together and place in the fridge until ready to use.
  2. In a shallow bowl, combine flour, salt, pepper, smoked paprika, onion powder, garlic powder and baking powder.
  3. In a separate shallow bowl, whisk together buttermilk and eggs.
  4. Use a meat mallet to tenderize steaks until thin but not so thin the skin starts to break.
  5. Dredge each steak in the flour mixture, shaking off excess, then dredge in the buttermilk-egg mixture, letting excess drip off, then dredge once again in the flour mixture, shaking off excess.
  6. Heat 1cm vegetable oil in a large frying pan. Test the oil by dropping in a little dredging flour, when the oil sizzles and bubbles it is ready.
  7. Depending on how thing your steaks are, fry for 1 – 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Flip steaks once only.
  8. Remove steaks from pan and drain on a wire rack. Sprinkle with additional sea salt. Transfer to an oven set at 100 degrees celcious to keep warm whilst cooking the remaining steaks.
  9. When ready, serve each steak with aioli and fresh lemon wedges.

Keywords: chicken fried steak, beef schnitzel, hot sauce aioli, spicy aioli

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