What Makes This Air Fryer Chicken Fried Steak Recipe So Good?
Fast. Done in less than 30 minutes start to finish.Easy. Just dredge, cook, and serve.Healthy. Skip the deep fat frying for this air fryer recipe.Family-Friendly. Your whole family will love this meal.Versatile. Serve with your favorite side dish.Little Cleanup. The only mess will be the dredging station and wiping out the air fryer after.
The ease of cooking this Chicken Fried Steak in your Air Fryer may be your new favorite way to indulge in comfort food. You can add it to your favorite Air Fryer chicken recipes. You will not miss the deep-fried calories when you taste the crispiness of the breading. What I have done, is take the same concept, and cook it in the Air Fryer so you can have dinner on the table in less time. While the steaks are cooking in the Air Fryer, you can be making the gravy. Only one saucepan is on your stove!
What is Country Fried Steak?
Country Fried Steak is an American dish, very familiar in Southern cooking. Simply, it is a breaded piece of meat, usually cube steak, that is dredged in a flour mixture with spices and then traditionally pan-fried. Cube steak is a cut of beef that has been flattened and tenderized leaving little indentations in the meat. It is easily available in the grocery store and is very affordable.
How Do You Keep Breading On Chicken Fried Steak?
Dip the cutlet into dry ingredients, then the liquid mixture of buttermilk, hot sauce, and egg. Repeat those steps once more, dry ingredients, and then liquid again. Make sure to shake off the excess flour and buttermilk between dunkings. As long as you spray the steaks with cooking spray liberally on both sides, they will taste as good as deep-fried chicken fried steak.
Ingredients You’ll Need
For the Steaks
Cube steaksAll-Purpose Floursmoked paprikaOnion Powdergarlic powderCayenne Peppercrumbled dried sageButtermilkhot pepper sauceEggsCooking SpraySalt and Pepper
For the Gravy
butterAll-Purpose FlourCracked Black PepperKosher Saltgarlic saltWhole MilkHeavy Cream
Step By Step Tutorial
- Whisk together buttermilk, hot sauce, and egg.
- Season steaks and pat dry. Let stand for 5 minutes before dredging.
- Dredge the steaks, twice. Flour, buttermilk, flour, buttermilk. Make sure to shake off the excess in between dredges. After the double dredge, press any remaining flour into the steaks and allow to sit for 10 minutes.
- Place the steaks in the Air Fryer and spray them with cooking spray. Cook at 400 degrees for 8 minutes.
- Make the gravy! Combine the melted butter and flour for the roux over low heat. Then add the seasonings. Turn heat up to medium-low, and add milk and whipping cream until thick, about 5 to 8 minutes.
- Use a meat thermometer to make sure the steak is cooked at 145 degrees.
- Pour that flavorful country gravy over the finished Air Fried Chicken Fried Steak.
Tips and Tricks For Making This Air Fryer Steak Recipe
Make sure to let the steaks sit for 5 minutes after seasoning and patting dry, and before dredging. Flip steaks over at 4 minutes of fry time and lightly spray the other side for even crispiness!Can use chicken instead of cube steak, and make chicken fried chicken. Use chicken breast, butterfly them, use plastic wrap and a mallet to make them into thin cutlets and follow the recipe. If you want a lower carb version of this recipe, you could use a combination of almond flour and grated Parmesan cheese. I have not tested this recipe using those ingredients.
What To Serve With Air Fryer Chicken Fried Steak
How Long Does It Last?
Chicken Fried Steak made in the air fryer will last just as long as you would expect any other leftover cube steak recipe to last. For best results, I would plan on serving any leftovers within 3 days. While you may be able to get it to safely stretch another 1-2 days after that point, the breading will begin to lose its integrity more every day after it is cooked.
Gravy to cover the delicious fried cube steaks, roasted potatoes, and my Pressure Cooker Green Beans. Make double duty out of your Air Fryer and make Rosemary Roasted Potatoes before you fry the steaks that way the breading stays nice and crisp when you are ready to eat. You can dip the crispy Rosemary Roasted Potatoes in your gravy!
How To Reheat It
Believe it or not, reheating this comfort food is even more simple than making it! Oftentimes fried food isn’t the most appetizing thing to enjoy as a leftover because the breading can become soggy if it isn’t heated correctly. For the best results, here’s how I would recommend reheating this air fryer chicken fried steak: Before storing your leftovers,
Store the steaks separately from any other ingredients. Pat any excess mositure from the meat.
To reheat the steaks:
More Easy Air Fryer Recipes
These juicy, flavorful Air Fryer Pork Chops use Porchetta seasonings to create a tasty fennel-spiced pork chop in just a few minutes.These Keto Chicken Tenders are the absolute best low carb breaded chicken tenders out there! They’re so good and so easy to make in your air fryer.My Air Fryer Cheese Biscuits are the perfect little scrumptious morsels for parties. They make a great appetizer, as well as wonderful vegetarian side dishes.Philly Cheesesteak - Made fast and easy in your air fryer.
Looking for more great steak recipes? Check out my Perfect Sous Vide Steak Recipe! And if you’re looking for more great comfort food recipes, check out my Instant Pot Red Beans and Rice, my Keto Meatloaf or my Air Fryer Toad in the Hole!
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