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Old 15-02-2012, 20:59
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Yup, you heard right

I was watching a US food show and there are several names for similar recipies.
Southern Fried Chicken - Several methods but usually involved dredging the chicken in flour then frying it.
Chicken Fried Steak - I guess people liked the breading on the chicken and decided to do it to steak. Also called Country Fried Steak.

But then they just went off on one They wanted a battered out chicken breast coated in flour and deep fried so what do you call it? Well we have chicken fried steak and it's the same as that so why not call it chicken fried chicken?

Nothing new though as it's not too dissimilar to schnitzel or parmigiana.
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Old 16-02-2012, 12:11
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I saw this on Come Dine recently. I think the contestant was from Texas orginally.

Seems a sure-fire way to spoil a good steak to me!

http://www.channel4.com/4food/recipe...vourite-recipe
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Old 16-02-2012, 18:43
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I think the trick is not to use good steak. In the US they use "round". Not sure what it would be here. Possibly use a thick slice of topside. You then give it a good hammering to tenderise it.


I've tried it before and was not a fan. Although I do like the similar versions of pork schnitzel and chicken parmo.
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Old 17-02-2012, 15:30
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I had a chicken fried steak in the U.S. once, it came drenched in thick white 'gravy'. It was very unpleasant.
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Old 17-02-2012, 15:42
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Chicken Fried Steak is different in different states - in some it is breaded, in others it is not, some come with that awful white sauce that they call 'gravy' - which clearly is not!
The "chicken fried" bit means that it is cooked in chicken fat.
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Old 17-02-2012, 15:47
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Chicken Fried Steak is different in different states - in some it is breaded, in others it is not, some come with that awful white sauce that they call 'gravy' - which clearly is not!
The "chicken fried" bit means that it is cooked in chicken fat.
I spend quite a bit of time in the US with work (about 2 weeks every 2 months) and I have NEVER heard that. As far as I'm concerned (and Wikipedia seems to back me up), it's called "chicken fried" because it's the same cooking method (i.e. breaded/battered then deep fried) as fried chicken.
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Old 17-02-2012, 18:34
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I spend quite a bit of time in the US with work (about 2 weeks every 2 months) and I have NEVER heard that. As far as I'm concerned (and Wikipedia seems to back me up), it's called "chicken fried" because it's the same cooking method (i.e. breaded/battered then deep fried) as fried chicken.
Which part(s) of the US? - I have visited a lot, last year we did Route 66 and when we asked about this dish - the chicken fried steak, that is what we were told, cannot remember which state it was as we visited 9 of them.
One of our party had it and it was breadcrumbed and served with white 'gravy'
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Old 17-02-2012, 18:43
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I'm American, and I've never made it myself, but when my mom used to she used veal cube steak that she dredged in seasoned flour, and then made a pan gravy with the drippings.

It's possible it's just one of those things that will vary from region to region or even cook to cook.
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Old 17-02-2012, 18:51
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The "chicken fried" bit means that it is cooked in chicken fat.
I've never heard that. I watch a few US food programs and the chicken fried is the breading method as you would have with fried chicken.
I've seen it cooked in regular oil to bacon grease and clarified butter.
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Old 17-02-2012, 19:02
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Chickens don't have all that much fat to fry anything in. It would taste a little rank too, imo
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Old 17-02-2012, 19:12
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Chickens don't have all that much fat to fry anything in. It would taste a little rank too, imo
You can cook with chicken fat. In Jewish cooking it is called schmaltz.
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Old 17-02-2012, 19:12
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Yeah, I've never heard of the chicken fat thing either-- it was usually canola oil.
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Old 17-02-2012, 19:58
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You can cook with chicken fat. In Jewish cooking it is called schmaltz.
So it is. Thought it was goose fat.
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Old 17-02-2012, 21:48
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The Lyon episode of Raymond Blance, the hungary frenchman this week showed how much fat you get from a chicken. Quite a bit really considering how small they are. Its all around the offal.
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Old 18-02-2012, 07:36
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that awful white sauce that they call 'gravy' - which clearly is not!
Yes it is. It's a breakfast gravy. It's just bacon or sausage drippings, flour, and milk.

If you want to be all pissy about it, call it a roux.
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Old 18-02-2012, 09:09
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Yes it is. It's a breakfast gravy. It's just bacon or sausage drippings, flour, and milk.

If you want to be all pissy about it, call it a roux.
It still tastes disgusting and should be nowhere near a steak, especially one that's been fried in batter.
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Old 18-02-2012, 09:48
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Which part(s) of the US? - I have visited a lot, last year we did Route 66 and when we asked about this dish - the chicken fried steak, that is what we were told, cannot remember which state it was as we visited 9 of them.
One of our party had it and it was breadcrumbed and served with white 'gravy'
All over really. In the last year I've been to Pennsylvania, North & South Carolina, Iowa, Ohio, California, Texas, Mass and Florida.
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Old 18-02-2012, 12:52
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Yes it is. It's a breakfast gravy. It's just bacon or sausage drippings, flour, and milk.

If you want to be all pissy about it, call it a roux.
Not sure if it is a roux as traditionally this is just flour and butter or any other dairy fat. Of course you can use meat fat but then it isn't a roux, it's something else

And it is STILL disgusting, almost as disgusting as grits and corn dogs, yuk
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Old 18-02-2012, 13:32
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I just like chicken.
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Old 18-02-2012, 13:54
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Not sure if it is a roux as traditionally this is just flour and butter or any other dairy fat. Of course you can use meat fat but then it isn't a roux, it's something else

And it is STILL disgusting, almost as disgusting as grits and corn dogs, yuk
Luckily there is still lots of other foods in the US. Too much to choose from, I'm sure.
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Old 18-02-2012, 18:05
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Not sure if it is a roux as traditionally this is just flour and butter or any other dairy fat. Of course you can use meat fat but then it isn't a roux, it's something else

And it is STILL disgusting, almost as disgusting as grits and corn dogs, yuk
Technically it is a roux. It can be made with an typical fat.
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Old 19-02-2012, 09:01
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Not sure if it is a roux as traditionally this is just flour and butter or any other dairy fat. Of course you can use meat fat but then it isn't a roux, it's something else

And it is STILL disgusting, almost as disgusting as grits and corn dogs, yuk
I love corn dogs. Food in the U.S. is generally of a pretty high standard, like us they have foods which are strange and unique to them though, I imagine the average American would find Haggis or Faggots a bit strange.
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Old 19-02-2012, 11:59
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I really want to go to America after getting to watch American Food Network when I was in the Caribbean. American food looks gorgeous, makes what we have look grim. Although I suppose it could be different in reality!
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Old 20-02-2012, 09:08
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I really want to go to America after getting to watch American Food Network when I was in the Caribbean. American food looks gorgeous, makes what we have look grim. Although I suppose it could be different in reality!
A lot of American food is amazing. But, equally, they too have things that are "grim". I think most countries (certainly any ones I have been too) are like that.
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Old 20-02-2012, 19:24
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On a show I watch the food that UK people may class as American food is now refered to as American Classic as the variety is so broad now with all the immigrate cuisine.

Some of the best i've seen on the program has been Greek, Costa Rican/Puerto Rico/South American.
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