Meatless Chicken Fried Steak Recipes

CHICKEN FRIED STEAK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
• Cut the meat with the grain into 1/2-inch thick slices. Season each piece on both sides with the salt and pepper. Place the flour into a pie pan. Place the eggs into a separate pie pan. Dredge the meat on both sides in the flour. Tenderize the meat, using a needling device, until each slice is 1/4-inch thick. Once tenderized, dredge the meat again in the flour, followed by the egg and finally in the flour again. Repeat with all the pieces of meat. Place the meat onto a plate and allow it to sit for 10 to 15 minutes before cooking.
• Place enough of the vegetable oil to cover the bottom of a 12-inch slope-sided skillet and set over medium-high heat. Once the oil begins to shimmer, add the meat in batches, being careful not to overcrowd the pan. Cook each piece on both sides until golden brown, approximately 4 minutes per side. Remove the steaks to a wire rack set in a half sheet pan and place into the oven. Repeat until all of the meat is browned.
• Add the remaining vegetable oil, or at least 1 tablespoon, to the pan. Whisk in 3 tablespoons of the flour left over from the dredging. Add the chicken broth and deglaze the pan. Whisk until the gravy comes to a boil and begins to thicken. Add the milk and thyme and whisk until the gravy coats the back of a spoon, approximately 5 to 10 minutes. Season to taste, with more salt and pepper, if needed. Serve the gravy over the steaks.

VEGAN CHICKEN FRIED STEAK

Steps:

• In a shallow, wide dish; whisk together aquafaba and soy milk. Set aside.
• In a second shallow, wide dish, whisk together; flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, and black pepper.
• Working one at a time; dredge each Gusta seitan into the flour mixture, pressing the steak firmly into the flour on both sides.
• Shake off the excess flour and then dip the seitan into the soy milk mixture.
• Shake off the excess milk mixture, and then dredge the seitan in the flour, pressing the flour into both sides.
• Place each coated seitan steak onto a wire cooling rack, and repeat with each steak. Let them sit for 10 mins.
• Meanwhile, heat up enough oil in a large frying pan to cover the bottom by ¼ inch to 325F.
• Working one at a time, place coated steak in hot oil. Gently spoon some of the oil over the steak, and then fry until you see the edges of the steak turn golden brown, roughly 2 mins. Then flip over, and fry for 2 more mins.
• Remove seitan steak with metal tongs and allow excess oil to drip off. Place on a wire rack, and repeat with remaining seitan steaks.
• In a deep pan, melt vegan butter over medium heat.
• Whisk in 3 tbsp of flour, and garlic powder, and cook, whisking constantly for roughly 5 mins or until the flour browns. Do not burn.
• Very slowly, whisk in milk and bouillon cube. Continue to whisk constantly to avoid lumping and burning, until the gravy thickens.
• Taste as you go, and season with salt and lots of black pepper.
• Add more or less soy milk depending on your desired thickness. If the gravy is too thick, add more soy milk. If it is too thin, cook it a bit longer, whisking constantly.

VEGETARIAN "CHICKEN" FRIED STEAK

Steps:

• Slice the mock chicken into small, round steaks.
• Pour 1/2 cup of the flour into a shallow dish.
• Pour 1/2 cup of the flour into a second shallow dish and add the cornmeal, paprika, salt, and pepper.
• Pour the soy milk into a third shallow dish.
• Dip the steaks into the soy milk and then into the plain flour.
• Dip into the soy milk again and then into the seasoned flour and cornmeal mixture.
• Add 2 tablespoons of the oil to the heated skillet and cook 3 "steaks" at a time.
• Brown for approximately 2 minutes on each side or until thoroughly cooked.
• Transfer to a serving platter.
• Repeat with the remaining oil and steaks.
• Add the remaining flour to the skillet and cook for 2 minutes.
• Whisk in the stock and the parsley and season with the salt and pepper.
• Whisk the nondairy cream into the gravy.
• Remove from the heat when bubbling.
• Serve with warm biscuits topped with the gravy.

VEGETARIAN COUNTRY FRIED STEAK WITH COUNTRY GRAVY

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, 1 tsp pepper, 1 tsp salt, smoked paprika, garlic powder, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
• In a separate shallow bowl, whisk together the milk mixture, hot sauce, and eggs.
• Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
• Remove the gluten steaks from the broth and pat dry with a paper towel.
• Dredge the steaks in the flour mixture, shaking off the excess. Dredge the flour coated steak in the egg mixture, then dredge it one more time in the flour. Transfer the steaks to the parchment paper lined baking sheet after coating with the flour mixture until all steaks are coated.
• Sprinkle the gluten steaks with any remaining flour mixture, pressing in with your fingers, making sure each steak is well coated.
• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees. Place a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add enough oil to the skillet to approximately ¼ inch deep.
• When the oil is hot, add the gluten steaks and cook for 3 minutes on each side, or until golden brown.
• Remove the steaks from the skillet and place on a paper towel to drain.
• Repeat until all Steaks have been fried. Place in oven to keep warm.
• Remove all but 4 tablespoons of the fat from the skillet. Whisk in the flour, salt, and pepper and cook for 2 minutes.
• Gradually whisk in the milk and heavy cream. Continue stirring constantly until gravy comes to a boil. Simmer for 2 minutes, or until the gravy has thickened.

VEGETARIAN CHICKEN-FRIED PORTOBELLO MUSHROOM STEAKS

Steps:

• Position an oven rack at the top of the oven, and preheat the broiler. Arrange the mushrooms on a baking sheet, and broil until the sides facing up begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Flip, and continue to broil until the sides facing up are soft, about 5 minutes more. Let cool.
• Put the mushrooms, gill-side up, between 2 pieces of plastic wrap, and pound to about 1/4 inch thick with a meat mallet. Season all over with 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder and 1 teaspoon each salt and pepper in a shallow dish. Whisk together the milk and eggs in a separate shallow dish.
• Lower the oven heat to 250 degrees F. Put a rack over a rimmed baking sheet. Heat about an inch of oil to 350 degrees F in a large cast-iron skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
• While the oil heats, dredge each mushroom in the flour mixture to completely coat; shake off any excess. Then dip into the egg mixture until fully coated; let the excess drip off. Return the mushroom to the flour mixture, and dredge a second time, until completely coated, pressing firmly into the flour mixture. Arrange on one side of the rack on the baking sheet.
• Add 2 of the breaded mushrooms to the hot oil, and cook, turning once, until crisp and golden, about 5 minutes total. Transfer the mushrooms to the unused side of the rack. When the oil comes back to temperature, repeat with the remaining 2 mushrooms and keep the first 2 warm in the oven.
• Serve the mushroom steaks with mashed potatoes and generous spoonfuls of hot gravy. Garnish with chives or scallions if using.
• Position an oven rack in the top position in the oven and preheat to 450 degrees F. Toss the onions, celery, carrots and garlic with the oil and 1 teaspoon salt on a rimmed baking sheet. Roast until the vegetables are charred in some places, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Bring the roasted vegetables, 1 cup water, mushrooms, thyme, sun-dried tomatoes, soy sauce, bay leaf and 1 teaspoon salt to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid is gone, 8 to 10 minutes. Add 6 cups water and 1/2 teaspoon salt, and bring back to a simmer. Reduce the heat to medium-low, and gently simmer until reduced by about one third, about 45 minutes. Strain the stock into a large liquid measuring cup, then squeeze all the liquid out of the solids with the back of a ladle (there should be about 4 cups of stock); discard the solids. (If not making gravy right away, let the stock cool to room temperature, then refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 1 month; warm slightly before making gravy.)
• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the sage leaves to the butter, and stir for 30 seconds; remove the fried sage leaves, and set aside. Add the flour to the saucepan, and stir until smooth and lightly golden, about 2 minutes. Slowly pour in the warm stock while whisking constantly until smooth and thick, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Chop the fried sage, stir it and the parsley into the gravy and season to taste with pepper.

MEATLESS CHICKEN FRIED STEAK

Steps:

• Mix"beef" crumbles with eggs, 1/4 cup bread crumbs, red onion, mushrooms, Bragg's (or soy sauce), 1 1/2 tsp black pepper, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp onion powder, 1 Tbs steak seasoning.
• Form into meatballs, only slightly flattened.
• Brown in a pan with about 2 Tbs oil (3-4 minutes).
• Allow to cool (a plate with a paper towel on top works best).
• For batter/breading mix water, flour, 1/4 cup bread crumbs, thyme, cayenne pepper, 1/2 tsp onion powder, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1 1/2 tsp black pepper, 2 tsp salt, yeast (or thinkening agent).
• Allow batter to chill in the fridge for 10 minutes.
• Heat 1/2 cup oil in a pan (do"drip test" of batter into hot oil to be sure if it's hot enough/too hot, ect) on medium heat.
• Dredge"meatballs" in batter and shake off any excess.
• Fry 3-4 minutes, or until golden brown on both sides.
• Place on paper towels to drain.
• Goes great with mashed potatoes and gravy.
• Hope you enjoy!

THE BEST CHICKEN FRIED STEAK

Steps:

• Pound the steaks to about 1/4-inch thickness. Place 2 cups of flour in a shallow bowl. Stir together the baking powder, baking soda, pepper, and salt in a separate shallow bowl; stir in the buttermilk, egg, Tabasco Sauce, and garlic. Dredge each steak first in the flour, then in the batter, and again in the flour. Pat the flour onto the surface of each steak so they are completely coated with dry flour.
• Heat the shortening in a deep cast-iron skillet to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Fry the steaks until evenly golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Place fried steaks on a plate with paper towels to drain. Drain the fat from the skillet, reserving 1/4 cup of the liquid and as much of the solid remnants as possible.
• Return the skillet to medium-low heat with the reserved oil. Whisk the remaining flour into the oil. Scrape the bottom of the pan with a spatula to release solids into the gravy. Stir in the milk, raise the heat to medium, and bring the gravy to a simmer, cook until thick, 6 to 7 minutes. Season with kosher salt and pepper. Spoon the gravy over the steaks to serve.