Country Fried Steak is a simple recipe made with coated cube steaks and a delicious gravy sauce that can be ready in about 30 minutes.
Jump to RecipeCountry Fried Steak is one of my favorite meals that I often forget about. I feel like this is a highly underrated meal. That may be why I don’t think about it.
The first time I ever had country fried steak was when my aunt made it. I was living with them in college so learned a lot of her recipes. My mom doesn’t eat anything from a cow, so we didn’t eat much beef growing up.
I haven’t found a reliable way to make my own sausage gravy mix from scratch yet, so I get the package from the spice aisle at the grocery store. The gravy I make for Sausage Biscuits & Gravy worked ok when I tried it, but it still wasn’t the same flavor.
The size of the cube steaks will vary from place to place, but I always find the ones we get are huge. It helps to cut them in half or into quarters before starting to make them easier to handle. This isn’t necessary
My favorite sides to go with this recipe are mashed potatoes and steamed vegetables. Both of them are delicious with the extra gravy on them. And I just love mashed potatoes!

Country Fried Steak Step by Step
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp seasoned salt
- 2 eggs (beaten)
- 2/3 cup bread crumbs
- 4 cube steaks
- 1 pkg sausage gravy mix
- 12 oz evaporated milk
- 1/2 cup water
Preparation
Over medium heat, warm the olive oil in a large skillet.
Whisk the flour and seasoned salt in a medium bowl. Add the eggs to a second bowl and breadcrumbs to a third. Sometimes it’s easier to use a plate for the flour and breadcrumbs so the steaks fit better.

Coat each steak by dredging first in the flour, then the eggs, then the breadcrumbs. During each step, make sure they are fully covered. It helps to press the flour and breadcrumbs into the steaks. Continue with each steak.
Place the coated cube steak into the preheated pan. Cook for about 5-10 minutes.

Flip and cook the other side until the meat is cooked through. I prefer to slow-cook my steaks so they don’t get too dark on the outside while still cooking in the middle. If you prefer yours rarer, you can cook on a higher heat and flip them sooner.
Remove the steaks from the pan and cover to keep them warm. I find a clean dish towel laid gently over the steaks works well for this. Pour the evaporated milk and sausage gravy mix into the pan and whisk. Add the water and continue to whisk until there are no more lumps.

Reduce the heat to low and cook for 2-3 minutes until the gravy is warm and thickens slightly. Serve the steaks smothered in the gravy.

Country Fried Steak Leftovers
Storage: The best way to store the leftover country fried steak is in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Store the gravy separately from the steak.
Reheating: Reheat the steaks in a skillet over medium heat until warmed through. The gravy is best heated in a saucepan over medium heat until warm. If the gravy is too thick, add a bit of water or milk and stir constantly so it doesn’t scald.

Recipe
Originally Published On: September 13, 2016
Last Updated On: June 30, 2023

Country Fried Steak
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp seasoned salt
- 2 eggs (beaten)
- 2/3 cup bread crumbs
- 4 cube steaks
- 1 pkg sausage gravy mix
- 12 oz evaporated milk
- 1/2 cup water
Recommended Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat large saute pan on low and add oil
- Combine flour and seasoned salt in medium bowl
- Place egg in second bowl
- Place bread crumbs in third bowl
- Dredge each steak in flour, then eggs, then bread crumbs and place in preheated pan
- Cook until completely done, flipping at least once
- Remove from pan and cover to keep warm
- Stir in gravy mix and gradually add water and milk
- Stir continuously until gravy is smooth
- Reduce heat and cook 2-3 minutes, stirring often, to heat through
- Serve gravy over steaks
All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutrition content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.

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Those steaks look so delicious!! Definitely saving this recipe for later this week:)
It’s a delicious recipe, and pretty easy to make, which is always a bonus!
This meal looks really good! My husband and daughter would love it – they’re both big steak fans!
It’s such a yummy meal, especially when you make an entire meal out of it with steak and potatoes!
My husband would absolutely love this recipe! He’s a huge steak fan. I’ll have to try it.
We all love this one here. The cube steak is a little different from a regular steak, but it still tastes amazing with the gravy on top.
Country fried steak is one of my favorite breakfast meals ever! This recipe looks so good and easy I will def have to make!
I don’t think I’ve ever had it for breakfast! But now that you say that, I bet it is a great filling meal in the morning. I’ll have to try that next time with the leftovers because I don’t think my husband will be on board with it that early.
This is one of my husband’s favorite meals to get when we go out for breakfast. I’d never considered making it at home before, but think I will have to try out your recipe!
You’re the second person to mention it for breakfast…. I would have never thought of it as a breakfast food. Now I’m intrigued, though, and will have to try it one morning!
oh this looks so appetizing i think im going to request having it for dinner tonight. i’ve been wanting chicken fried steak for awhile now and this just really set the craving through the roof.
This is a bit different than chicken fried steak, but I bet it would still satisfy that craving for you!
I have yet to figure out how to make gravy yet either so the package is the way I go too. This looks so yummy!
I’ve tried a few homemade gravy recipes. I got a brown gravy to work, but can’t get a white gravy completely from scratch yet.
It looks so mouthwatering!The sauce is the star of this dish and cant wait to try this out myself!
The sauce is definitely what makes this so good! That’s why I smother my mashed potatoes and vegetables with it, too!
Will have to try this steak recipe, it sounds delicious – my daughter would love it!
It’s so good, the gravy is what makes it amazing! I hope you guys enjoy the meal!
This looks so good! My husband loves country fried steak, I really need to give this a try.
It would be a great surprise for him, then, to make it at home!
I agree that the sauce is so hard to get right! Your solution is great. I haven’t had this in ages!
Normally I don’t like buying processed or pre-packaged, but my homemade attempts haven’t been successful yet. I’m still working on it, though!
It looks like a good dish to make in the wintertime.
We eat this year-round here, but it definitely has that winter comfort-food feel to it.
Anything that I can pour gravy over is a win in my book. My husband would love this dish. I will have to make this, this week!
I agree, I love having a gravy or sauce.
I just love county fried steak!!! Pretty much anything this country gravy!!! Beyond delicious!!! So need to try this recipe
It’s such a delicious meal, and complete comfort food. I hope you enjoy my take on it!
That last picture made me so hungry! You picked the perfect sides for the country fried steak.
I love mashed potatoes, so any time I have a meal with a gravy like this, mashed potatoes is always on the side for me!
When I’ve had this before, it was called “chicken-fried steak” but I never knew how to make it! Thanks for now giving me the opportunity to have it at home!
So I just looked up the difference, and I kinda mixed them together! Chicken-fried steak is deep-fried whereas country-fried steak is cooked in a skillet. But chicken-fried steak usually has the while gravy while country-fried has the brown. So I guess this is actually a little of both!