Comfort Food Makeover: Chicken Fried Steak

My kitchen has been churning out a steady stream of recipes from my newest cookbook: America's Test Kitchen Comfort Food Makeovers. Full of delicious recipes with 50-75% less fat and calories. What's not to love??? 

Today, I give you:

Chicken Fried Steak

Calories: 993 down to 580, Grams of fat: 65 - down to 20, all thanks to baking, not frying, and a really unique secret ingredient.

For the Steaks:

2            Boneless Strip Steaks, cut in half and pounded 1/2 thick

1 Cup     Panko Bread Crumbs

1/2 Cup  Flour

2 oz        Funyuns (!), crushed

4            Egg Whites, beaten

1 Tb       Canola Oil

1/2 tsp    Cayenne Pepper

1/4 tsp    Salt  

1/4 tsp    Black Pepper

• Preheat Oven to 425 degrees. Spread Panko on baking sheet and toast at 425 until golden.
• Line a baking sheet with foil, place a wire rack on top and spray with cooking oil. 
• Get 3 dishes, flour in one, egg whites in the next, toasted panko, funyun crumbs, oil, cayenne, salt, and pepper.
• Dip steaks in flour, then egg, then panko. Press panko lightly to adhere. 
• Roast steaks until 150-155 degrees, about 10 minutes. Allow to rest 5 minutes before serving.

While the steaks are in the oven make your gravy.

For the Gravy: 

4 oz            Breakfast Turkey Sausage

1 1/2 Cups  Milk, 2%

2 tsp           Cornstarch

Salt & Pepper

• Cook sausage until no longer pink.
• Stir in 1 cup of milk and simmer for 5 minutes.
• To avoid lumps whisk together 1/2 cup milk and cornstarch in a small bowl, then gradually whisk into gravy.
• Simmer for 3 minutes, whisking constantly, until thickened. Season with salt and pepper.