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On Fri, 14 Mar 2025 2:25:40 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:

> On 2025-03-13 9:38 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
>> On Fri, 14 Mar 2025 0:03:26 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> Dave, chicken fried steak is different from country fried
>> steak although they both use the same tough bottom round
>> steak.  Both involve gravy, too.
>>
>> Chicken fried steak is fried quickly with a crispy breading
>> and serve immediately with gravy.  Country fried steak is
>> also fried, but the meat is removed from the pan, gravy is
>> made with the drippings same as chicken fried steak.  But
>> country fried steak is then placed back into the gravy,
>> covered and left to simmer on a very low heat.  After
>> about an hour, enough time for the meat to become super
>> tender, it is then served.
>
> Thanks for the clarification. Now I don't know which one my friend had.
> I definitely remember him referring to it as chicken fried steak. This
> was close to 48 years ago.FWIW he had done a lot obstetrics and
> delivered a lot of babies in his practice here. My son was the last one
> he delivered here.  He regretted his move there. He had had a deal with
> a small down doctor but then the guy's son took over and things did not
> work out. He had to give up obstetrics because the insurance was so
> expensive.

That's how they do it in some areas of the South. I have pounded round
steak, breaded it, fried it, and braised it. That was called Swiss
steak. I have breaded a cubed steak, fried it, and served it with brown
gravy. That would be a beef cutlet. If I served it with milk gravy, it
would be a real chicken fried steak. As it goes, I don't keep milk on
hand.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/Yqeq7FoxCo5U3vSj9

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken-fried_steak