Chicken Fried Steak: Blessing or Blasphemy?

[Floyd R. Turbo]

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1. I thought it was awesome back when I ate meat.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

4. Love it but only occasionally! 😋

[MLAA]

26. me too. Now after about 8 years it makes me queasy.

[KatyMan]

2. blessing

I want that plate in your post for breakfast tomorrow!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

5. Go for it! 😋

[riverbendviewgal]

3. Looks like a helper for

For a Quadruple bypass.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

7. Some things are worth the risk! 😋

[fierywoman]

6. I had never tried it for 65 years

but then decided to - I can see (taste!) the allure...

[Floyd R. Turbo]

8. Yep! 😋

[LongTomH]

9. Yummy!! But it's the type of breakfast you should only allow yourself occasionally.....

....especially if you're older.

But, a good chicken fried steak is a delicacy.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

10. Have it maybe once a year! 😋

[Lochloosa]

12. Occasionally? So once a week?

[cloudbase]

67. Indeed. But the bad ones

are really, really bad.

Along with chili and barbecue, one of the things that can get a good argument going here in Texas.

[Shrike47]

11. I have never had it. I am not a fan of gravy, never have been.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

13. Sympathies! 😢

[Aristus]

14. Texas born-and-raised, so: Blessing!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

16. Hell yea! 😋

[procon]

15. The real deal, homemade from a cube steak with seasoned breading,

and topped with thick, peppery cream gravy, served with a couple of sunny side up eggs, and a pile of crispy cottage fries... oh, yeah! That's a killer breakfast at my house.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

17. The only way! 😋

I gotta have biscuits. And sometimes grits! 😋

[procon]

25. Ooh, gimme some o' them hot biscuits, split 'em and bury 'em in gravy... hmmm... hmmm! nt

[Floyd R. Turbo]

45. 😋

[Demtexan]

18. A good one is great.

I make a good one.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

19. What time should we be there? 😋

[Frustratedlady]

20. Just about to start a skillet of cubed steak for supper.

No egg, but will add a biscuit, veggie and haven't decided on which type of potato. Doesn't really matter, as any type is good. I probably have this every couple months. Comfort food.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

21. Yummy! 😋

[Iggo]

22. It's dishonest.

Low.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

42. Nuh uh!

[Ron Obvious]

23. My favourite meal at Denny's

There's one in walking distance of my house and I always go there when I get back from flying internationally and I'm jetlagged. Comfort food.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

43. Nice! 😋

[CTyankee]

24. I grew up eating this stuff in Texas. Wouldn't touch it today.

I have never seen it here in CT.

That cream gravy...

[Floyd R. Turbo]

44. Could be a business opportunity! 😏

[DinahMoeHum]

27. I enjoy it on rare occasions. . .

. . .but I commit a blasphemy when I prefer brown gravy to white.

And I prefer mashed potatoes to hash browns, and for supper, not for breakfast.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

46. Its all good! 😋

[longship]

29. It is definitely fried, but is it chicken? Is it steak?

My only question is, what is it.

I know what it is. Whenever I've had it, it has been yummy, smothered in cream gravy. (Well, everything smothered in cream gravy is yummy. So there's that.)

I've always had it at dinner time. My fave...

* Chicken fried steak smothered in cream gravy.
* Fresh asparagus, served ones favorite way.
* Mashed potatoes, with their skins, also smothered in gravy.
* some yummy dessert, if one has room.

Oh my!!!

[Miles Archer]

34. The classics NEVER die.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

47. A question for the ages! 😋

[Moostache]

30. I'll take two orders....

One for today and another for tomorrow...LOL!

Seriously, in life all things in moderation is the sensible way to live and maintain health and perspective. My problem has always been and will always be finding that right balance of moderation, self-control and self-indulgence...I rarely succeed, but I promise to keep trying until I am cold and stiff...after which I won't have any worries anyway!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

49. So true! 😋

[Docreed2003]

31. Blessing....

That looks like a tasty breakfast! Hard to beat a nicely cooked “country/chicken fried” steak! Those over easy eggs pair nicely!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

52. Indeed! 😋

[rogerashton]

32. Mother made it for dinner. No cream gravy.

Dad loved it but to be honest, mother was not much of a cook.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

53. If dad liked it, its good! 😋

[comradebillyboy]

33. I like mine smothered in green chile sauce instead of

white gravy.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

54. Yum! 😋

[TexasBushwhacker]

35. Since I had my gallbladder taken out

Anything breaded and fried, especially with gravy, is just too much fat for my body to handle at one sitting. I would be running to the bathroom before I finished eating.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

55. Bummer! 😢

[TexasBushwhacker]

65. It is!

The thing is, I've never been big on fried foods, but I love salads. Even though I use healthy oils, like olive oil, to make my salad dressing, I have to be careful not to use too much.

[irisblue]

36. With mashed potatoes& green beans is excellent.🍴

[Floyd R. Turbo]

56. Yes it is! 😋

[Zorro]

37. My favorite dish at Claim Jumper restaurants

[Floyd R. Turbo]

57. They do make a good one! 😋

[UTUSN]

38. Holy ZEUS - I've never had it with eggs & biscuit, but will make it a life goal!1 A shorter life!1

[Floyd R. Turbo]

58. My favorite way to have it! Although Ive had it for dinner with taters and veg, and lunch on a

hoagie roll! 😋

[NotASurfer]

39. Chicken fried steak day is October 26

At least by proclamation of the Texas legislature, mark your calendars!

And it has an official song

[Floyd R. Turbo]

59. Nice! 😋

[Gothmog]

40. I love a good CFS

[Floyd R. Turbo]

60. Welcome to the club! 😋

[herding cats]

41. Ive never done it for breakfast, but I used to eat it, and enjoyed it, years ago.

Those days are long since in my rear view mirror now, but I still remember making a mean chicken fired steak in my past.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

61. Bummer! 😢

[malthaussen]

48. May I dive into the picture now?

If it kills me, then what a way to go.

-- Mal

[Floyd R. Turbo]

62. Be my guest! 😋

I can think of worse ways to go!

[Paladin]

50. Growing up, we referred to it as "round steak" rather than "chicken-fried."

It's a blessing, when it's done correctly.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

63. Absolutely! 😋

[AJT]

51. Back when I was a single mom it was a great, and tasty, way to be able

to stretch a piece of inexpensive steak to feed 3 people.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

64. Yep! 😋

[w100jmi]

66. Looks Yummy! NT

[Floyd R. Turbo]

69. It is/was! 😋

[LeftInTX]

68. Never heard of it til I came to Texas.

The thing is there is always something better on the menu, so I never order it. When I worked at a nursing home and hospital, I would eat it when it was on the menu.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

70. What could possibly be better? 😋

[LeftInTX]

71. If ordering breakfast, I usually order a veggie omelet

If ordering lunch or supper, I usually get a hamburger, club sandwich, chef salad, fish etc.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

72. Way more willpower than me! 👍🏻

[LeftInTX]

73. It ain't willpower...I'm tiny...just under 5 feet.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

74. You think if I ordered any of that stuff I could get it with gravy? 😋

[LeftInTX]

75. Most places in Texas will give you cream gravy if you ask!!!!

[saidsimplesimon]

76. Ugly

The eggs have burnt edges. The gravy has no color. Hash browns are not southern. The biscuit is sad.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

77. We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone!

[saidsimplesimon]

78. Merci

[JDC]

79. Blessing

W/o doubt a blessing

[Floyd R. Turbo]

80. Praise the gravy! 😋

[JDC]

83. More like: Pass the gravy!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

84. 😋

[brooklynite]

81. Yummy, but why all the breakfast stuff?

[Floyd R. Turbo]

82. My favorite meal to have it with! 😋

I am however open to enjoying it at any meal with a variety of sides!

[MosheFeingold]

85. Isn't that just wiener schnitzel?

Fried veal? Looks like something my grandmother made on special occasion in Germany (Hanukah, for example).

I remember it being tasty.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

86. Its tenderized cube steak coated with seasoned breading and fried.

Similar to wiener schnitzel, which I also love! 😋

[quakerboy]

87. It is the measure of a new diner

When a new diner is found, a chicken fried steak will be tried, and the results will determine whether said diner is a place one might come back for future visits.

Its a rule.