Texas Best - Chicken Fried Steak (Texas Country Reporter)

TCR #1305, 09-01-2012

[CC-tezf]

I grew up in North Georgia in the 70's. My great grandmother made "country fired steak" with the white gravy. it wasn't until I joined the Air Force and traveled I'd heard the term, "chicken fired steak." Thank God I spent a couple of years in Texas and got to eat some of the best chicken fired steak on the planet. I miss Texas.

[Versace]

This video made me fall in love with Texas again.

[jordandickey]

The food and those Texas girls will always keep bringin me back.

[dorothygale]

Bob, the worst chicken fried steak I've ever had was pretty damned good! LOL

[ByAnyMeans]

I’m a California guy but I’m in love with all things Texas.

[leebirdwell]

Chicken Fried Steak is one thing I miss about Texas. Up here in Kansas, some idiot decided to call it Country Fried Steak. It is almost the same thing, including the gravy, but they must have really small cows up here. lol

[bjmartinphotography]

Anyone remember Strack Farms in Spring, Tx? Now that was the biggest I've seen. Large long plate but CFS overhang on both sides. Sad that place is no longer.

[ladennayoung]

YUMMY. One of my favorite dishes. Don't take ANYTHING for granted y'all. Trust me.

[kelefane]

Ranchers in Gatesville and Old Jody's in Temple make great CFS too!

[maureencora]

I'm from Chicago. My First C.F.S, .was in College in Texas in 1976. It's My Favorite Texas Meal.

[shirleymorales]

When I was a teen I worked at Neals Lodges on the Frio River in Concan Texas. It was always packed for alot of reasons but the chicken fried steak was famous and melted in your mouth tender ! I'm 57 now and still wonder if it's the same lol

[steverodgers]

The pan fried CFS at the Bishop Grill in Oak Cliff was my favorite.

[cyelannford]

It's "modern" alright, just the last several yrs... When I was taught to cook this in the 1960s, it was called "Chuckwagon"!! As in made with Cube Steak, Chuck Steak, or other economy cut of beef. "Chicken Fried Steak" was made from fillets of chicken breast or somethimes boneless thighs... and was called exactly that; chicken fried steak. But whether beef, chicken, or pork, it's all floured, seasoned, and fried, whether beef; Chuckwagon, chicken; chicken fried, or pork; Country Fried, all steak cuts, and usually covered with milk gravy, made from the grease they were cooked in. Also giving each their distinct flavor, not to mention name. Who started the calling beef "chicken" nonsense was likely someone not real sure of themself in the kitchen!!
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[johnstarks]

I miss 8 country... been here since 91' watching

[jackdempsey]

Eating CFK while watching a video about CFK 👌

[mikentx]

Texas chicken fried steak is my favorite food that my wife disapproves of.

[Timosmos]

There is also an appliance named "Fast Cutlet Maker" that breaks the meat and create a nice cube pattern on it. It is mostly popular in Poland.

[stevelogan]

The one that is best, is the one you keep going back to

[dennisleehale]

I love Mary's CFS, but I've found a little stop closer to home that I think is better and so does anyone I send out there to try it. The resturant is called "Crow's" and its in downtown Anna, between McKinney and Sherman. Their Chicken Fried Steak completely drops the mass produced resturant stigma you get at other resturants. It's exactly like my grandmother's hand pounded and breaded fried round steak. Their CFS is amazing! But that's not all, everything in their resturant is made from scratch. They also have the best fried catfish I've ever eaten in Texas, and I can't stand any resturant Mac and Cheese, because resturants always try to produce some over the top chef style version. Crow's Mac and Cheese is just like my grandmothers, simple, basic and "can eat a whole pot, delicious". To get the best and sample a little of everything, you should try their Sunday buffet. You'll be amazed!

[davidsiller]

There are just too many great CFS all over Texas to rate them!