Chicken-Fried Steak Is a Quick-Cooking Meal for Weeknight Dinner

Chicken-fried steak is a beef steak fried in the style of chicken—that is, oil-fried with a crispy coating.
Chicken-Fried Steak Is a Quick-Cooking Meal for Weeknight Dinner
Oil-fried in a crispy coating, chicken-fried steak is a delicious dish. JeanMarie Brownson/TCA
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Fried chicken is a wonderful treat. It has an ultra-crispy exterior, a moist interior, and plenty of flavor. Little wonder we also love a properly cooked chicken-fried steak—a flavorful twist on fried chicken. The same technique applies—crispy outside, moist inside—but with beef this time.

It can be a bit confusing on a menu—is it chicken? Is it steak? Chicken-fried steak is a beef steak fried in the style of chicken—that is, oil-fried with a crispy coating.

JeanMarie Brownson
JeanMarie Brownson
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JeanMarie Brownson is a James Beard Award-winning author and the recipient of the IACP Cookbook Award for her latest cookbook, “Dinner at Home.” JeanMarie, a chef and authority on home cooking, Mexican cooking and specialty food, is one of the founding partners of Frontera Foods. She co-authored three cookbooks with chef Rick Bayless, including “Mexico: One Plate at a Time.” JeanMarie has enjoyed developing recipes and writing about food, travel and dining for more than four decades. ©2022 JeanMarie Brownson. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.