Boneless top loin steaks - Ideas?

luvmykids wrote: I didn't realize until these thawed how thin they are, I was just going to cook them like steaks but I think they're too thin....so what else are these good for?

Calimama replied: Maybe like stir fry?

luvmykids replied: I think I might splurge and use them for chicken fried steak....except I don't have buttermilk I think they'll turn out ok with regular milk.

Calimama replied:
You can make your own buttermilk!! It looks super simple!

http://www.homemakingcottage.com/basics/buttermilk.htm

Maddie&EthansMom replied: I never use buttermilk for chicken fried steak. But I've also never used anything other than cubed steak for chicken fried steak, either.

Let us know how it turns out.

msoulz replied: Hey, where is our resident beer & steak master? I haven't seen him in a long time . . . his services are needed here!!

lovemy2 replied: How about steak sandwiches?

luvmykids replied: I didn't do the chicken fried steak, didn't feel like making mashed potatos and I just can't eat it without them

So I just made it up as I went along, cut it into small pieces and cooked it with some tomatos and mushrooms and served it over rice....boring

Brias3 replied: Sounds tasty to me!

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied: Fajitas! I actually made them last night...I think I had the same cut, maybe it was top sirloin, but it was super thin. Just threw it in the grill pan. Grilled up some red and green pepper too. Made some rice and beans, and wahla!

CantWait replied: What's Chicken Fried Steak????

Calimama replied:

luvmykids replied:
It's steak that is breaded and cooked like fried chicken. It's usually served with mashed potatos and gravy (I prefer white gravy)....you guys seriously don't have it there? It is sooooo yummy

CantWait replied:
That sounds so DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!

I all of sudden feel so deprived.

Calimama replied:
My dad used to LOVE it. I don't like steak so I've never had it.

luvmykids replied:
Oh man, it is sooooo good, and easy, I'll post my recipe for you.

CantWait replied:
Awesome, cause I HAVE to try it.

Of course if it has to do with food, I have to try it.

luvmykids replied: 1 1/2 pounds of top-round steak
2 cups of flour
3 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of cracked black pepper (can also add cayenne to add more heat).
Lard or vegetable oil

Method:
Cut your top-round steak into four pieces.
Pound beef with a meat tenderizer until flattened and almost doubled in size.
Place flour in a large bowl and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Mix eggs in another large bowl with milk.
Take piece of tenderized beef and coat in flour. Dip coated beef into egg mixture and then dip back into flour again.
Heat on medium enough oil or lard to fill halfway up the sides of a cast-iron skillet. When a drop of water makes the oil sizzle, it's ready for frying.
Take the coated beef and place it in the skillet. When the blood (er, red-meat juice) starts bubbling out of the top of the steak (about three to four minutes) gently turn it over with a long fork (using a spatula can cause the oil to splash out of the skillet). Cook another five minutes and then take the chicken-fried steak out of the pan and drain on a paper-towel-lined plate.
Repeat process for remaining cutlets. And while you're frying the others, you can keep the cooked steaks warm in the oven.

Makes four chicken-fried steaks. Serve with cream gravy made from the pan drippings.

We like a lot of gravy (for the mashed potatos) so I cheat and make a packaged white gravy I usually serve it with corn or a big salad.