chicken fried steak
Southern breaded beef
Chicken fried steak is a Southern American dish of tenderized beef steak, breaded and fried in the manner of fried chicken, then typically served with cream gravy.
The name describes the cooking method, not the meat—there's no chicken involved.
The diner's chicken fried steak came smothered in white gravy with mashed potatoes on the side.
- cream gravyMilk-based pan sauce
- gravyThickened meat drippings
- SouthernOf the region below
- soul foodTraditional Black Southern cuisine
- comfort foodEmotionally consoling dishes
breaded · crispy · diner · truck stop · mashed potatoes · biscuits · Texan · tenderized · skillet · golden · hearty · homestyle · greasy spoon · blue plate special · buttermilk · flour · sizzling · smothered
- American foodhamburger, cheeseburger, burger, burgers, hamburgers
- dishesmeatloaf, mac and cheese, macaroni and cheese, pot pie, potpie
- TexasAlamo, Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio
- diner foodhamburger, cheeseburger, burger, hash browns, pancakes
- dinersdiner, diner booth, counter stool, counter seating, booth
- dinner entreesfish and chips, roast dinner, meatloaf dinner, pork chops, pot roast
chicken fried steakbeef Wellington
Pastry-encased filet mignon
filet mignon · haute cuisine · steak tartare · chateaubriand · carpaccio
chicken fried steaksteak tartare
Seasoned raw beef dish
beef carpaccio · sashimi · rare steak · grilled steak · ceviche
chicken fried steaksteamed fish
Seafood cooked by vapor
green salad · health food · poached salmon · vegetable stir-fry · sashimi