My husband is very picky about his steak and my son has sensory issues
coupled with a bad steak experience from a few years ago. So I
searched through MasterCook, Pinterest, Foodgawker and assembled my
possibilities.
I've gotten Jake to eat chicken, pork and eggplant all by breading and baking/frying, so I mulled over the idea of Country fried steak, but I am terrible at making gravy. My friend Sue suggested steak fingers, and a quick google found me these on Allrecipes.
On their own, they are a little bit bland, I'd definitely amp them up with something next time, but for a trial run with Jake, they were perfect. I used round steak with the outer fat trimmed off, beaten with a meat mallet, then sliced it thin and across the grain. Didn't take long at all for them to brown up and cook through.
Jake had his dipped in honey, and I used Sweet Baby Ray's Honey Chipotle BBQ sauce. Success! He even came back and asked for 2 more fingers. Definitely a keeper and a great positive experience for his memory bank and the possibility of him trying different preparations.
I've gotten Jake to eat chicken, pork and eggplant all by breading and baking/frying, so I mulled over the idea of Country fried steak, but I am terrible at making gravy. My friend Sue suggested steak fingers, and a quick google found me these on Allrecipes.
On their own, they are a little bit bland, I'd definitely amp them up with something next time, but for a trial run with Jake, they were perfect. I used round steak with the outer fat trimmed off, beaten with a meat mallet, then sliced it thin and across the grain. Didn't take long at all for them to brown up and cook through.
Jake had his dipped in honey, and I used Sweet Baby Ray's Honey Chipotle BBQ sauce. Success! He even came back and asked for 2 more fingers. Definitely a keeper and a great positive experience for his memory bank and the possibility of him trying different preparations.
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Steak Fingers
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 pound round steak
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour for coating
Instructions
- Use a meat mallet to tenderize the steak. Cut into long strips across the grain.
- Whisk together egg, milk, and pepper in a shallow dish, I like to use a cake pan.
- Heat about 1/3 cup of oil in over medium high in a large skillet. The oil should cover the bottom of the pan.
- Dredge steak strips in flour and shake off excess. Dip into the egg mixture and dredge again in flour.
- Fry the strips until golden brown; about 1 minute per side, moving them to a paper towel lined plate. Sprinkle with salt to taste.
Notes
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