Chicken-Fried Steak

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup buttermilk 
• 1 pound beef cube steaks 
• 0.8 cup flour all-purpose
• 2 tablespoons flour all-purpose
• 0.8 teaspoon hot sauce 
• 1 cup milk 
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 0.8 teaspoon salt 
• 0.3 cup vegetable oil divided

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• paper towels
• whisk

Directions

1. Stir together first 3 ingredients in a shallow dish.
2. Combine buttermilk and hot sauce in a bowl. Dredge steaks in flour mixture; dip into buttermilk mixture, and dip again in flour mixture.
3. Heat 1/4 cup oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
4. Add steaks, and cook 5 minutes on each side.
5. Remove from skillet.
6. Drain steaks on paper towels.
7. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in skillet; whisk in 2 tablespoons flour, and cook, whisking constantly, 5 minutes or until light golden brown. Gradually whisk in milk; cook, whisking constantly, over medium heat until thickened and bubbly (about 10 minutes). Stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
8. Serve over steaks.