Country Fried Steak Strips

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 lbs steak
• 2 cups flour
• 3 teaspoons salt
• 3 teaspoons black pepper
• 2 -3 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 1 cup milk
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons hot sauce
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 -3 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 lb bacon
• 1/4 cup onion (finely diced)
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Recipe

• 1 cut round steak up into portions, removing all fat, following natural fat lines in the steak.
• 2 cover each piece with plastic wrap and pound flat to 1/4-inch thick.
• 3 cut steak into 4x1-inch strips (or into individual portion size should you desire).
• 4 put half the flour on two plates and season one portion with 3 tsp each of salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper.
• 5 mix 3 eggs and 1 cup of milk and hot sauce in a shallow bowl.
• 6 cover each piece of steak with unseasoned flour, dredge in egg/milk mixture, then cover with seasoned flour.
• 7 fry strips in batches in a deep fryer, or pan fry portion size pieces in a frying pan with 1/2 inch of oil until golden brown.
• 8 fry the bacon until crisp and remove (save for later) leaving 2-3 tbs spoons of grease in the pan.
• 9 mix the half-and-half, heavy cream and 2-3 tbs of flour in a bowl--amount of flour should equal the amount of grease.
• 10 sauté the onion in reserved bacon grease until opaque, then add cream/flour mixture.
• 11 add black pepper, salt, cayenne, and worcestershire sauce.
• 12 stir constantly until thick and bubbly.
• 13 chop reserved bacon and add to sauce/gravy.
• 14 serve strips on a platter and provide small cups or bowls for dipping sauce, or serve as individual steaks top with gravy.