# Easy cube steak recipe? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 30, 2011, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-cube-steak-recipe/587427 "2011-06-30T20:31:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-cube-steak-recipe/587427/21 "2011-07-03T03:44:24Z")
> [@](#): > > I just got turned out to cube steak a few weeks ago, because I saw it at the supermarket and it was cheap. I just seared it like a steak and ate it between bread. I want to try a sandwich like [this](http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2007/06/marlboro_mans_f/) sometime, but my husband insists on chicken fried steak if we have cube steak in the house. I don’t bother with an egg dip, I just dredge the steaks in well-seasoned flour. I cut up an onion and some mushrooms, fry them in butter, let them rest in a warm oven while I make the steaks. Mashed potatoes and gravy are also mandatory. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-cube-steak-recipe/587427/22 "2011-07-06T16:34:25Z")
I made chicken fried steak on the 4th to celebrate Independence Day - it’s one of those quintessentially Americana type foods. However, I wasn’t 100% happy with it - my breading was a little mushy and soggy instead of crispy. Help - can anyone tell me where I went wrong? I used an egg/milk wash, along with seasoned flour. Dip steak in egg, shake off, dip in seasoned flour, shake off, back into the egg, back into the flour. Let sit for a minute or so on a plate. Heated oil in a pan, fried up (I got a nice sizzle when I laid the steak in the pan, so I think the oil was hot enough). I didn’t use much oil - maybe 3-4 tablespoons? Not the 1/2" or so recommended above - is this where I went wrong? Not enough oil? Not hot enough, maybe? My steak did taste a bit of oil, so I think it absorbed some, maybe my oil wasn’t hot enough. I need to perfect this. (Although my arteries probably won’t love me, my husband will.) Tips? ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-cube-steak-recipe/587427/23 "2011-07-06T16:37:58Z")
Dammit! Duplicate post - move along, nothing to see here. Shoulda previewed. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-cube-steak-recipe/587427/24 "2011-07-06T16:38:19Z")
I usually put the steaks in a warm oven while I make the gravy. This means that I have to pull them out of the frying pan a bit before they’re done, but it does mean that I can concentrate on making the gravy properly, and it seems to crisp up the coating. And CFS is one of the reasons why that old saying “The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach” is so often repeated. My husband adores CFS, and he prefers mine to anything he can get at most restaurants. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-cube-steak-recipe/587427/25 "2011-07-06T17:27:10Z")
Anybody have any good cube steak recipes that don’t involve flour or dairy? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-cube-steak-recipe/587427/26 "2011-07-06T18:17:03Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > Anybody have any good cube steak recipes that don’t involve flour or dairy? You can bread with anything acceptable to your diet. If it’s a gluten problem, try buckwheat flour mixed with corn flour. As for dairy, it’s unnecessary. If a roux made without wheat flour doesn’t work well, Just use water and corn starch to make the gravy base, and smear a little oil on the meat to get the breading to stick. With cube steak, the breading could be pressed into the meat without any other binder. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-cube-steak-recipe/587427.md?page=1)