When I was a child I remember the smell of these fried steaks mom used to make, that is a smell you never forget, your mouth waters as the aroma hits you.
The fragrant meat while frying is full of Italian herbs, spices, and of course lots of fresh garlic.
Mom made was a butcher and also ran her own deli, she was very skilled in cooking and this remains a favorite family recipe to make in her memory.
If you love fried steak also try our Chicken Fried T-Bone or Chicken Fried Chicken recipe, it's another family favorite!
The Italian coating mixture and marinade was also great on chicken, veal, cube steaks and just about anything you have available.
Check out the printable recipe by scrolling to the bottom of the page.
Fried, Baking or Air Fried:
Baking: Place the steaks on parchment paper in a deep casserole dish.
For a medium-rare steak finish in the oven for 10 minutes.
For medium steak 15 minutes in the oven
For well done 25 to 30 minutes.
I finished cooking these steaks in the oven so the outside crust doesn't burn while frying in the pan if you need a longer time for how you like your steak done.
Air Fried: place the steak on oil sprayed foil. Air Fry at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. Check for crunchy cracker crust, then continue until the outside is crispy and the steak is done to your preference.
Fried: In a large frypan add 2 tablespoons of butter and canola or vegetable oil to cover the bottom of the pan and heat to medium heat. Saute steaks on one side till golden brown then turn and cook till golden brown on the other side.
Serve Plain or with Sauces
You can use your favorite dipping sauces or eat this plain as it is.
The meat is also great in a sandwich.
Add a sub roll, some melted cheese slices, lettuce, and tomato and you have a great submarine sandwich!
Ingredients You Will Need
Coating:
- egg
- flour
- water
- Italian flavored bread crumbs
- fresh minced garlic
- Parmesan cheese added to bread crumbs two or three tablespoons
- herbs: dried oregano, basil, parsley, salt, pepper, granulated garlic
Marinade:
- any good tasting white wine if it, not a good tasting wine don't use it!
- cloves minced garlic
- lemon juice
- salt, pepper, cayenne
- dash of dried Italian herbs
- add some fresh basil and rosemary if you like it
- extra virgin olive oil
More Recipes to Try
Slow Cooker Guinness Corned Beef
Tuscan Grilled Steaks
Salisbury Steak Marsala
Grilled Steak in Chianti Butter
Cabbage Steak Skillet
Meat To Use
( boneless meats only)
- Steak boneless: (New York Strip, Boneless Ribeyes, or whatever you prefer these are the most tender)
- chicken,
- cube steaks
- veal
- fish (Mahi and other firm styles of fish just omit the marinade)
- pork
Italian Fried Steak Pin for later
Boneless or Bone-In?
I have made this recipe with both boneless and bone-in however I prefer boneless to prevent bone fragments.
If you do use another meat, it's easy to cut the meat off the bone with a sharp knife first.
Either way, whether you use either style of meat, just be careful leaving the bone in.
Hope you like our recipe for Italian Fried Steak, it's very easy to make plain meat into a delicious meal!
Italian Fried Steak
Yield: 4
Prep time: 10 MCook time: 30 MTotal time: 40 M
Italian Fried Steak is a fried steak with a delicious bread crumb Italian coating that can be fried, baked or air fried
Ingredients:
- Breadcrumb Coating Recipe:
- 1 egg plus 1 tablespoon of water
- 1 cup flour
- Italian flavored bread crumbs
- Parmesan cheese added to bread crumbs two or three tablespoons
- 1 teaspoon of each herb and seasoning: dried oregano, fresh chopped basil, fresh Italian parsley, granulated garlic powder
- salt, pepper to taste, just a little goes a long way
- if you like a little heat add a pinch of cayenne pepper
- 3 cloves cleaned fresh whole garlic (or more she used one clove per steak while you saute the steaks see directions below)
- Marinade:
- 1 cup any good tasting white wine ( buy one you would drink) we prefer Pinot Grigio
- 3 cloves minced garlic
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, pepper, cayenne
- dash of dried Italian herbs
- add some fresh basil, Italian parsley, and rosemary if you like it
- 3 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- Great on all boneless meats: (New York Strip, Boneless Ribeyes, or whatever you prefer these are the most tender) sliced in long pieces or substitute chicken, cube steaks, veal.
Instructions:
- Marinate the meat for at least 3 hours or overnight.
- Slice the drained meat around 1/2 thick pieces.
- Shake into all-purpose seasoned flour in a ziplock bag with around 1 cup flour and around 1 teaspoon each of herbs and seasonings, and granulated garlic.
- Place bread crumbs into a pie plate with seasonings.
- Beat an egg and water add to a pie plate set aside.
- Dip each floured cutlet into the beaten egg-water mixture and then
- into Italian flavored breadcrumbs.
- In a large frypan add 2 tablespoons of butter and canola or vegetable oil to cover the bottom of the pan and heat to medium heat add steaks then fresh garlic on top of the steaks.
- Saute steaks on one side till golden brown then turn and cook till golden brown on the other side. Remove the garlic when it starts to brown.
- Place on a paper towel to drain off oil
- Baking: Place the steaks on parchment paper in a deep casserole dish.
- For a medium-rare steak finish in the oven for 10 minutes.
- For medium steak 15 minutes in the oven
- For well done 25 to 30 minutes.
- I finished cooking these steaks in the oven so the outside crust doesn't burn while frying in the pan if you need a longer time for how you like your steak done.
- Air Fried: place the steak on oil sprayed foil. Air Fry at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. Check for crunchy cracker crust, then continue until the outside is crispy and the steak is done to your preference.
Italian Fried Steak Pin for later
Don't forget to try some of our Dipping Sauces