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Chicken Fried Steak With Hot Sauce Aioli Recipe
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Chicken Fried Steak with Hot Sauce Aioli

Crispy, golden chicken fried steak served with hot sauce aioli and fresh lemon for a bold, spicy twist on the Southern classic.
Total Time30 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

Chicken Fried Steak

  • 4 beef steaks
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp 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

  • Combine aioli ingredients, whisk together and place in the fridge until ready to use.
  • In a shallow bowl, combine flour, salt, pepper, smoked paprika, onion powder, garlic powder and baking powder.
  • In a separate shallow bowl, whisk together buttermilk and eggs.
  • Use a meat mallet to tenderize steaks until thin but not so thin the skin starts to break.
  • Dredge each steak in the flour mixture, shaking off any excess. Then dip it into the buttermilk and egg mixture, allowing the excess to drip off. Finally, dredge it once more in the flour mixture, again shaking off any excess.
  • 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.
  • Depending on how think your steaks are, fry for 1 - 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Flip steaks once only.
  • Remove the steaks from the pan and drain on a wire rack. Sprinkle with a little extra sea salt, then transfer to an oven preheated to 100°C to keep warm while you cook the remaining steaks
  • When ready, serve each steak with aioli and fresh lemon wedges.