This air fried country fried steak is easy to make and tastes delicious! It’s lower in fat but still full of flavor! The air fryer does a great job of giving these a crispy outside and tender inside. It is also done, prep to finish, in about 25 minutes.
My husband loves country fried steak so I use him as my taste tester for all things country fried -steak. He loves these and thinks they taste just like the “fried” version.
In fact, my husband love country fried steak so much that it’s become a joke between family and friends. Whenever we go to a diner everyone silently waits for him to order the country fried steak and we all giggle when he does. He’s a good sport and I am waiting for the day when he foils their joke by ordering something else but so far it’s just what he does. There have even been bets placed silently before we’ve gone out. Luckily this version is healthier and still delicious!
Air Fried Country Fried Steak
Equipment
- air fryer
Ingredients
- 4 _ 1/3 pound cube steaks or about 1 and 1/2 pounds
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 1/4 teaspoon thyme (optional)
- 1-1/2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 eggs – whisked together
- 1/3 cup milk of choice
- 3 dashes hot sauce
- non- stick spray
Gravy
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoon flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- dash cayenne pepper optional
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, pepper, garlic powder, thyme (optional), onion powder, baking soda and baking powder.
- whisk together.
- In another bowl add eggs, milk and hot sauce.
- Blend together.
- Take chopped steaks and dip into flour mixture then into milk and egg mixture then back into flour mixture.
- Repeat this with all of your steaks.
- Spritz each side of your steak with some non- stick spray or spray olive oil.
- Optional: lay down a sheet of air fryer perforated parchment paper to help prevent anything from going through the holes on the bottom of the air fryer basket.
- Place in the air fryer and cook at 400 F. for 7 minutes, Gently flip over steak and cook for another 6 minutes. *Note -if your cube steak is extra thin, cook for 5 minutes then flip and cook for another 5 minutes so meat does not over cook.
For Greavy
- Add butter and flour to a sauce pan and begin cooking over medium heat. Melt butter and stir together with the flour. Whisk in the milk, salt, black pepper. Whisk over high heat until the mixture begins to thicken. Once thickened remove from heat and serve over chicken fried steaks.
