Chicken Fried Steak with mashed potatoes and gravy

Cube Steak                 

1CFlour

1CBreadcrumbs

2EggsBeatin

Ricks Meat Mix

Paprika

1 CupVeg. oil

 Paper towel               

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

RedPotatoes            4 Cloves garlic

Half and half            4 TBL Butter Granulated garlic

Gravy                                                                         Ricks Meat Mix

1 TBL Gravy master                  Granulated garlic   

2TBL Butter                                                              Kosher Salt

2TBLFlour                                                                  Coarse Grd pep.

Beef broth

½ tsp Oregano                                                                   

Potatoes

4qts water to boil

Dice potatoes

Smash and chop 4 cloves garlic

Add potatoes and 2 remaining garlic cloves to water

Boil till potatoes are tender

Drain in colander

place back to pan

Add 2 TBL butter and mix thru

2 TBL butter in sauce pan over low heat, add 2 of the garlic cloves careful not to burn, turn off burner

Pour melted butter and garlic into potatoes mix thru add half and half until desired consistency. Add  oregano and granulated garlic

Gravy

Add broth to sauce pan over med heat,

In a bowl mix equal parts of softened butter and flour making a paste, to that bowl add ½ cup of the hot broth and mix thru, pour back into sauce pan and reduce heat to simmer, add ½ tsp meat mix and the gravy master. 

meat

Beat the eggs in a wide bowl

Pour the bread crumbs and flour onto separate plates.  Add tsp of salt, pepper and paprika to bread crumbs and flour. Mix thru each

Place paper towel on a plate

Pound the meat

Cut into desired sizes

Sprinkle with Ricks meat mix

Dredge in the flour

Dip in the egg

Cover with bread crumbs

Place on plate waiting to cook

Heat oil in skillet (cast iron is king) to med

Using tongs, gently place meat into hot oil.

Turn,

Place on paper towel

Sprinkle with meat mix, continue until all meat is cooked

Ok, now for the twist .. If you like cheesy potatoes, you can add shredded cheese but add it before the half and half.

 and if you have any left over mashed, you can make potato pancakes with it.

Take cold mashed potatoes, add 2 eggs and mix thru, make a patty, dredge in flour and tap off excess, place in hot oil till lightly browned. You can butter these, serve them with sour cream  or applesauce. Next week I will give you a recipe for potato pancakes from scratch, we used to eat them as the main coarse. Oh man are they good