Chicken Fried Steak Taco
Diner cube steak fried crisp, tucked in a tortilla with pepper gravy and pickles.
- Prep
- 10m
- Cook
- 15m
- Serves
- 4
- Level
- Medium
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Ingredients
- Flour tortilla8
- Cubed beef steak4
- Buttermilk4 tbsp
- Seasoned flour1 cup
- Eggs4
- Whole milk1 cup
- Black pepper1 tsp
Nutrition
Per serving · estimated
- Calories
- 550
- Fat
- 21g
- Carbs
- 55g
- Protein
- 34g
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Instructions
- 1
Fry crisp
Mechanically tenderize the steak, double-dredge in buttermilk and flour, and fry in shallow oil until the crust is highly jagged and brown.
- 2
Layer & build
Reserve 2 tbsp of pan drippings to build a roux, adding milk to create a thick white gravy.
- 3
Soft-scramble
Layer scrambled eggs and sliced steak in the tortilla, smothering the assembly with gravy.
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