Name: Steak Fingers
Cuisine: American
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

Crispy Fried Steak Fingers

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 Pinterest and assessed my possibilities.

I've gotten my kid 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

Author: Jolene's Recipe Journal

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.