Chicken Fried Steak With Pan Gravy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 3/4 lbs round steaks, sliced 1/2 inch thick or 6 cube steaks (about 1-3/4 lbs.)
2 eggs
2 tablespoons water
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup cornmeal
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
flour
4 -6 tablespoons vegetable oil
Pan Gravy
2 tablespoons flour
1 1/2 cups milk (about)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Preparation

Pound steak to 1/4\" thick or ask butcher to tenderize; cut into 6 pieces, if using round steak.
Beat eggs and water together in pie plate.
Mix flour, cornmeal, salt and pepper on wax paper.
Dip steaks in egg mixture.
Dip in seasoned flour mixture to coat well.
Brown meat, 3 pieces at a time, in hot oil on both sides in a large heavy skillet.
Return all meat to skillet; lower heat; cover.
Cook 20 minutes or until tender.
Remove steaks to a heated platter.
To prepare pan gravy, pour off all but 3 tblsp.
of the pan drippings; blend in flour.
Stir in milk, salt and pepper.
Continue cooking and stirring until gravy thickens and bubbles for 1 minute.
If gravy is too thick, add more milk.