Name: Route 66 Chicken Fried Steak Sandwich
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Beef, round, full cut, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw - 1 pound; Milk - ½ cup; Soda, Coca Cola, Coke-Can/Bottle CC - ½ cup; Steak sauce (such as A1®) - 1 tablespoon; All-purpose flour - ¾ cup; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Freshly ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon; Paprika - ½ teaspoon; Granulated onion - ½ teaspoon; Granulated garlic - ½ teaspoon; Egg - 1 large; Buttermilk - ¾ cup; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Ground black pepper - ¼ teaspoon; Nonstick cooking spray - ¼ teaspoon; Hamburger buns, split, toasted - 2 medium; Lettuce, or as needed - 2 leaves; Tomato, or to taste - 2 slices; Pickles - 2 slices; Mayonnaise, or to taste - 2 teaspoons

Ingredients for - Route 66 Chicken Fried Steak Sandwich

1. Beef, round, full cut, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw 1 pound

2. Milk ½ cup

3. Soda, Coca Cola, Coke-Can/Bottle CC ½ cup

4. Steak sauce (such as A1®) 1 tablespoon

5. All-purpose flour ¾ cup

6. Salt 1 teaspoon

7. Freshly ground black pepper ½ teaspoon

8. Paprika ½ teaspoon

9. Granulated onion ½ teaspoon

10. Granulated garlic ½ teaspoon

11. Egg 1 large

12. Buttermilk ¾ cup

13. Salt ½ teaspoon

14. Ground black pepper ¼ teaspoon

15. Nonstick cooking spray ¼ teaspoon

16. Hamburger buns, split, toasted 2 medium

17. Lettuce, or as needed 2 leaves

18. Tomato, or to taste 2 slices

19. Pickles 2 slices

20. Mayonnaise, or to taste 2 teaspoons

How to cook deliciously - Route 66 Chicken Fried Steak Sandwich

1 . Stage

Combine milk, cola, and steak sauce in a large resealable dish or bag and add the tenderized round steak. Marinate for 30 minutes, or overnight.

2 . Stage

Combine flour, salt, pepper, paprika, granulated onion, and granulated garlic for the chicken fry breading in a shallow dish. Whip egg in a second shallow dish until light and frothy for the chicken dip. Add buttermilk, salt, and pepper.

3 . Stage

Drain steaks from the steak marinade and dredge in chicken fry mixture, shaking off excess. Then dredge in the chicken dip mixture, allow excess to drip off. Dredge in the chicken fry mixture again, shaking off excess. Place steaks on a sheet pan and press any remaining flour mixture onto the steaks. Let stand for 10 minutes.

4 . Stage

Preheat an air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

5 . Stage

Place steaks in the air fryer basket. Lightly coat with vegetable oil spray.

6 . Stage

Air fry for 4 minutes. Carefully turn steaks and coat the other side with vegetable oil spray. Air-fry for another 4 minutes. Serve each steak on a toasted bun, topped with lettuce, tomato, pickles, and mayonnaise.