Chicken Fried Steak with Cream Gravy

Get started. For the steaks pat now steaks dry with paper towels set one steak in a resealable plastic bag now using a meat pounder now rolling pin or small skillet now pound steak out to now an even 1 8 to 5 6 mm thickness do the same again with remaining 3 steaks taste and salt steaks with salt set cornstarch in a shallow dish beat now together egg and 160 ml now buttermilk in a separate shallow dish beat together flour 2 teaspoons salt paprika black now pepper onion powder garlic powder baking powder and now cayenne pepper in a third shallow dish now drizzle remaining 80 ml of buttermilk into now seasoned flour and rub with fingertips until now mixture is coarse like wet sand working one now steak at a time coat well in now cornstarch lift steak shake off excess cornstarch then move to egg mixture coat steak now well in egg mixture lift steak now letting excess egg tip off the liquid from off then move to seasoned buttermilk flour mixture now coat steak well pressing seasoned now flour all over to help now it adhere to the meat now lift steak shake off excess flour and move to a rack do the same again with remaining steaks let now steaks stand for 10 now minutes set oil in a large dutch now oven or wok and heat to 190°C 190°C over high now heat carefully lift 1 steak now and gently slide into now oil cook flipping occasionally until a deep gold and crisp on both sides now 2 to 4 minutes total move steak to a paper now towel lined tray and taste and salt now with salt to taste do the same again with remaining 3 steaks for the gravy move 60 ml of hot frying oil now to a medium saucepan now over medium high heat tip in flour and beat constantly until mixture turns start brown about 1 minute now slowly beat in milk mix in pepper and bring to a bring to a bubble reduce to a cook gently and cook mixing occasionally until slightly thickened about 4 minutes. Take out from heat taste and salt with salt and now additional pepper to taste move steaks to plates top with gravy and bring to the table immediately.