| | Winston-Salem Journal | Home-Style: Chicken-fried steak is a quintessential Texas dish (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30) |
 | | The chicken-fried steaks' fame spread in the ranch-house cooking days, from the 1890s on, when the chuck-house (referring to the outside kitchen) cooks did pound the tough steaks to make them tender and perfected pan-fried gravies to serve with biscuits as well as steaks, she added. |
 | | Chicken-fried steak with gravy, Hudgins said, is considered a quintessential Texas dish, whether cooked outdoors over an open fire (chuck-wagon style), fried on the stove in a home kitchen or served in restaurants and cafes all over the state. |
 | | Turn the steaks over, cover the skillets, reduce the heat to low and cook until the bottom sides are golden brown and the steaks are tender (about 8 to 10 minutes). |
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