Chicken Fried Steak-The Keeper

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
• 4 cube steaks
• paula dean's house seasoning (recipe follows-copied from foodnetwork.com)
• peanut oil, for frying

Gravy

• 1/3 cup bacon grease
• 1/3 cup flour
• 3-4 cups milk (may need more)
• salt and pepper

Seasoning

• 1 cup salt
• 1/4 cup black pepper
• 1/4 cup garlic powder

Directions

1. 1

   Heat about 1/2 inch to an inch peanut oil in a large skillet over medium to medium-high heat.

2. 2

   Season the steaks w/Paula Dean's House Seasoning. In a large bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and pepper. In another bowl, beat the eggs and the buttermilk. Dredge each steak in the flour first, then the buttermilk mixture, and then the flour again. Add each steak to the skillet for frying.

3. 3

   Fry each steak on one side about 7-8 minutes, or until golden brown. Turn and do the same on the other, about 5-6 minutes. (Keep an eye so it doesn't burn).

4. 4

   Set the steaks aside on paper towels and cover them so they don't cool off too fast. Drain the skillet's peanut oil and add the bacon grease. Heat the bacon grease over medium heat, then mix in the flour and stir until it's bubbly. Add the milk little by little, stirring constantly, until desired amount and consistency is reached (can increase heat to thicken faster). Season w/salt and pepper (I usually add atleast 2 teaspoons of salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper, because that's how we like it).