Chicken Fried Steak

Ingredients

4 (1/2 lbs) Cube steaks
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon black pepper
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1 egg
1 tablespoon hot sauce (Tabasco)
2 cloves minced garlic
3 cups canola oil for frying
1/4 cup flour
4 cups milk

Directions

1. Pound the steaks to about 1/4 inch.
2. Put 2 cups flour in a shallow bowl, stir in baking powder, baking soda, pepper, and salt.
3. In another shallow bowl, mix buttermilk, egg, Tabasco, and garlic.
4. Dredge each steak, first in flour, then batter, then in flour again.
5. Heat Oil in deep skillet to 325 degrees. Fry steaks until evenly golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes per side.
6. Place fried steaks on paper towels to drain
7. Drain the fat from the skillet, reserving 1/4 cup of the liquid and as much of the solid as possible.
8. Return the skillet to medium heat, whisk the remaining flour into the oil.
9. stir in the milk, raise the heat to medium. Bring the gravy to a simmer, 6 or 7 minutes, until thick.
10. Season with salt and pepper.