Chicken Fried Steak

• 2 pounds round steak cut into serving sizes and beaten thin with kitchen mallet
• 1 cup flour
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/4 cup butter
• salt and pepper to taste

Gravy:

• 3 tablespoons fat (pan drippings after frying steak)
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups cold water
• salt and pepper to taste

Steaks: Season flour with salt and pepper and flour steaks well. Dip in beaten egg and dredge in flour again. Heat butter, add steaks and cook over medium heat 3-4 minutes per side. Don’t overcook! Move steaks to warm oven and prepare gravy.

Gravy: Add about 3 tablespoons flour to the pan drippings. (If you don’t have quite enough drippings, add a little more butter.) Stir flour until it browns and pour in water. Continue to stir while bringing to a boil. Reduce heat and cook 5-10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve with steaks.