I discovered that “Okies” adore their chicken fry when I relocated to Oklahoma from Florida. The worst dish you can eat, according to someone who has traveled old Route 66 from Miami (pronounced My-am-uh by Oklahomans) to the town of Texola, is probably chicken fried steak. What is the greatest food available along Route 66? Additionally, there is chicken fried steak. Even if it seems contradictory, it’s true! By airfrying the dish, I tried to make it lighter, but you’re welcome to cook the steaks in a cast iron skillet as well!
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 8 mins |
| Additional Time: | 40 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 3 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 sandwiches |
Ingredients
- 1 pound Beef, round, full cut, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/4″ fat, choice, raw
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup Soda, Coca Cola, Coke-Can/Bottle CC
- 1 tablespoon steak sauce (such as A1®)
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon granulated onion
- ½ teaspoon granulated garlic
- 1 large egg
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- nonstick cooking spray
- 2 medium hamburger buns, split, toasted
- 2 leaves lettuce, or as needed
- 2 slices tomato, or to taste
- 2 slices pickles
- 2 teaspoons mayonnaise, or to taste
Instructions
- Combine milk, cola, and steak sauce in a large resealable dish or bag and add the tenderized round steak. Marinate for 30 minutes, or overnight.
- Combine flour, salt, pepper, paprika, granulated onion, and granulated garlic for the chicken fry breading in a shallow dish. Whip egg in a second shallow dish until light and frothy for the chicken dip. Add buttermilk, salt, and pepper.
- Drain steaks from the steak marinade and dredge in chicken fry mixture, shaking off excess. Then dredge in the chicken dip mixture, allow excess to drip off. Dredge in the chicken fry mixture again, shaking off excess. Place steaks on a sheet pan and press any remaining flour mixture onto the steaks. Let stand for 10 minutes.
- Preheat an air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Place steaks in the air fryer basket. Lightly coat with vegetable oil spray.
- Air fry for 4 minutes. Carefully turn steaks and coat the other side with vegetable oil spray. Air-fry for another 4 minutes. Serve each steak on a toasted bun, topped with lettuce, tomato, pickles, and mayonnaise.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 507 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 65 g |
| Cholesterol | 91 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 27 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Sodium | 1519 mg |
| Sugars | 8 g |
| Fat | 15 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |