366 48 208 48zM0 208C0 93. Air Fryer Chicken Fried Steak is made with cubed steak to fried chicken in air fryer a crispy and tender weeknight meal. Cover it with the 3-ingredient gravy for a true Southern-style dish. How to make air fryer chicken fried steak.
It’s the country loving flavors you love with cube steak for dinner all in one place. I love to make this recipe and pair it with one of my favorite air fryer vegetables as a side. It’s quick to make and the kids love it! While this recipe is called chicken fried steak, there’s actually no chicken in the ingredient list! This southern classic gets its name from how the steak is cooked. It’s cooked using the same process as fried chicken, so it was named chicken fried steak — or you can call it country fried steak too.
But either way, there is no chicken in this recipe. It’s made with beef cube steaks instead. A cube steak gets its name from the indentations from being tenderized. You can buy cubed steaks already tenderized or you can buy a top sirloin, cut it into pieces, and tenderize it using a meat tenderizer or mallet. How to Make Air Fryer Chicken Fried Steak A full printable version of this recipe with ingredient measurements is available at the bottom of this post. STEP ONE: Preheat your air fryer to 370 degrees and cut your cube steak into 4 to 6 pieces and use a mallet to tenderize if needed. I like to buy packs that are already tenderized at the store.
They look very similar to ground beef but lay flat like steak patties. STEP THREE: Take a piece of your cube steak and cover it in the flour mixture, then into the egg mixture and back into the flour mixture, making sure all sides are coated each time. Repeat with remaining cubed steak pieces. STEP FOUR: Place the country fried steak in the air fryer side by side. If your air fryer sticks at all, spray it with an EVO Oil Mister before placing the chicken fried steak down.