Gluten-Free Chicken Fried Steak is a wonderfully tasty and delectable treat to eat. Indeed if you are gluten-free or grain-free this may be the dish you are craving. What a delicious quintessential Southern dish that is a must-have. Some call it Country Style Southern Chicken Fried Steak. It is called Fried Chicken Steak because it is breaded and then fried like chicken. While it is not low-calorie it is tasty. The outside is crispy and crunchy while the meat on the inside is moist and tender. Consequently, it is even better with gravy. Recipe for gravy is listed below as well. 
One of the things I really missed when I went grain-free was Chicken Fried Steak. Regardless, I would never get Chicken Fried Steak in California. Believe it or not, I don’t think they know what real Chicken Fried Steak is. In any case, the best chicken fried steak I have ever had was in Florida. In fact, I can still recall the flavors on my tongue. According to my family, this recipe beats the one we all had in Florida. In any event, you will need to make Gluten-Free Garlic Crackers. Consequently, crackers can be made in advance.
At any rate, the cassava crackers get turned into crumbs to create breading. This recipe is a lot of work but so very worth it in the end. My gravy recipe is at the bottom of this page. Needless to say, this is often what my husband requests for his birthday.
Gluten-Free Chicken Fried Steak Notes:
As a matter of fact, this recipe is one of my family’s all-time favorites. All in all, this is my version of a vintage Southern Fried Chicken Steak recipe. While this recipe is finger-licking delicious it is not low in calories or carbs. However, I think once or twice a year I can splurge. In conclusion, it is scrumptious with or without gravy.
Gluten-Free Garlic Crackers can be made up to a week or two in advance. With regards to Cassava flour please read Cassava Flour Information.
Regardless resist the urge to turn the steaks over until one side is completely cooked on one side. In all honesty, flipping the steaks over more than once or twice will cause the breading to fall off.
Moreover, cassava flour, avocado oil, pots, and pans are all available on Amazon.
Gluten-Free Chicken Fried Steak
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 – 2 lbs top round or cube steak
- 3 large beaten eggs
- 1 1/2 cup dairy-free coconut buttermilk
- 2 teaspoon Cholula
- 2 minced garlic cloves or one large one
- 3 teaspoons salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1/2 cup Grain Free Garlic crackers
- 2 cups cassava flour
- 1/4 – 1/2 cup avocado oil
Directions
First, pound steak into 1/4 inch with a meat tenderizer steak mallet.
Second, mix together eggs, Cholula, coconut buttermilk, and minced garlic until combined. Next, put cassava crackers into a food processor and process until you have crumbs.
Pour cracker crumbs, cassava flour, salt, cayenne, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, baking soda, and baking powder into a gallon-sized plastic bag. Shake the bag back and forth until thoroughly mixed. Finally, pour 1/2 the flour mixture onto a plate. Pour egg mixture on a plate. Dip steak into the egg mixture.
Next, dredge into the flour mixture and repeat. Place on a baking sheet. Batter all the steaks.
Next, heat up a frying pan with avocado oil. Don’t add the steaks until the pan is hot. Lastly, fry steaks 3 – 5 minutes per side. Drain steaks on to paper towels. When blood starts to bubble to top gently turn steaks with a spatula. Remove steaks to a platter.
Chicken Fried Steak Gravy
Ingredients:
- 4 tablespoons coconut oil
- 4 tablespoons tapioca
- 3-5 cups of beef broth
- 1 cup almond milk or coconut milk
- 2 teaspoons Cholula
- 2 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Directions:
First, add 4 tablespoons of coconut oil and 4 tablespoons tapioca flour to the steak pan. This will make a roux. Deglaze pan with 3 -5 cups of beef broth. Add 1 cup of almond milk or coconut milk. Whisk until it comes to a boil and thickens. Lastly, add remaining seasonings. Gravy should coat the back of a spoon. 5 – 10 minutes.
Gluten-Free Chicken Fried Steak
Equipment
Ingredients
Grain-Free Chicken Fried Steak
- 2 lbs top round or cube steak
- 3 large beaten eggs
- 1/2 cup dairy-free coconut buttermilk find the recipe on my blog
- 2 tsp Cholula
- 2 cloves of minced garlic
- 3 tsp pink salt
- 1 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp cayenne
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 cup Grain-Free Garlic Cracker Crumbs see the recipe on my blog
- 2 cups cassava flour
- 1/2 cup avocado oil
Gravy
- 4 tbsp avocado oil
- 4 tbsp tapioca flour
- 3-5 cup beef broth
- 2 tsp Cholula
- 2 tsp balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 tsp pink salt
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 cup almond milk or coconut milk
Instructions
Gluten-Free Chicken Fried Steak
- First, pound steak into 1/4 inch with a meat tenderizer steak mallet.2 lbs top round or cube steak
- Second, mix together eggs, Cholula, coconut buttermilk, and minced garlic until combined.3 large beaten eggs, 1/2 cup dairy-free coconut buttermilk, 2 tsp Cholula, 2 cloves of minced garlic
- Next, put cassava crackers into a food processor and process until you have crumbs.1 1/2 cup Grain-Free Garlic Cracker Crumbs
- Pour cracker crumbs, cassava flour, salt, black pepper cayenne, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, baking soda, and baking powder into a gallon-sized plastic bag.3 tsp pink salt, 1 1/2 tsp black pepper, 1/2 tsp cayenne, 1/2 tsp paprika, 2 tsp onion powder, 2 tsp baking powder, 2 cups cassava flour, 2 tsp baking soda
- Shake the bag back and forth until thoroughly mixed.
- Pour 1/2 the flour mixture onto a plate.
- Pour egg mixture on a plate.
- Finally, dip steak into egg mixture then dredge into the flour mixture and repeat.
- Place on a baking sheet. Batter all the steaks.
- Heat up a frying pan with avocado oil.1/2 cup avocado oil
- Don’t add the steaks until the pan is hot.
- Fry steaks 3 – 5 minutes per side.
- Drain steaks on to paper towels.
- When blood starts to bubble to top gently turn steaks with a spatula.
- Remove steaks to a platter.
Gravy
- Add 4 tablespoons of avocado oil and 4 tablespoons tapioca flour to the steak pan.2 tsp Cholula, 4 tbsp avocado oil, 4 tbsp tapioca flour
- This will make a roux.
- Deglaze pan with 3 -5 cups of beef broth.3-5 cup beef broth
- Add 1 cup of coconut milk or almond milk.1 cup almond milk or coconut milk
- Whisk until it comes to a boil and thickens.
- Add remaining seasonings.2 tsp Cholula, 2 tsp balsamic vinegar, 1/2 tsp pink salt, 1/2 tsp smoked paprika, 1/4 tsp black pepper
- Gravy should coat the back of a spoon. 5 – 10 minutes
Notes
| Gluten-Free Chicken Fried Steak Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings 4.0 | |
| Amount Per Serving | |
| Calories 569 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 16 g | 25 % |
| Saturated Fat 4 g | 20 % |
| Monounsaturated Fat 9 g | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat 2 g | |
| Trans Fat 0 g | |
| Cholesterol 140 mg | 47 % |
| Sodium 3066 mg | 128 % |
| Potassium 224 mg | 6 % |
| Total Carbohydrate 97 g | 32 % |
| Dietary Fiber 8 g | 32 % |
| Sugars 7 g | |
| Protein 8 g | 15 % |
| Vitamin A | 9 % |
| Vitamin C | 21 % |
| Calcium | 179 % |
| Iron | 37 % |
| * The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA. | |
| Gravy Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings 8.0 | |
| Amount Per Serving | |
| Calories 72 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 7 g | 10 % |
| Saturated Fat 6 g | 28 % |
| Monounsaturated Fat 0 g | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g | |
| Trans Fat 0 g | |
| Cholesterol 0 mg | 0 % |
| Sodium 588 mg | 25 % |
| Potassium 33 mg | 1 % |
| Total Carbohydrate 1 g | 0 % |
| Dietary Fiber 0 g | 0 % |
| Sugars 1 g | |
| Protein 1 g | 1 % |
| Vitamin A | 0 % |
| Vitamin C | 1 % |
| Calcium | 0 % |
| Iron | 0 % |
| * The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA. | |
Nutrition
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