This Keto Chicken Fried Steak with keto gravy is the ultimate in low carb comfort food. Perfect for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
Country fried steak / chicken fried steak is my husband’s absolute favorite breakfast. He orders it nearly every time we go out to eat. I was always confused by it. As he was eating it, I would ask him questions like, “Why is it called chicken when it is actually beef?” and “Why do some places call it country fried steak and some call it chicken fried steak?” “Are they just trying to confuse people?” There were some deep conversation had over breakfast. Not only is chicken fried steak delicious, it is a classic comfort food. I knew that I had to create a low-carb version of it. This keto chicken fried steak recipe, or low carb country fried steak (whatever you want to call it), is sure to impress and is easily as good as any carb laden version. One bite, and you will be in love!
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Keto Chicken Fried Steak with Creamy Sausage Gravy
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 4 Servings 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
For the Chicken Fried Steak
- 1 pound cube steak, 4 pieces pounded ¼ inch thick
- Sea salt and black pepper
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups crushed pork rinds
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- Pinch of cayenne pepper
- Cooking oil
For the Creamy Sausage Gravy
- 2 tbsp butter
- 12 oz pork breakfast sausage links (I like to use maple sausage links)
- ⅔ cup onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 11/2 cups heavy cream
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
- ½ tsp sea salt
Instructions
For the Chicken Fried Steak
- Sprinkle the cube steaks with sea salt and black pepper on both sides.
- In a shallow bowl, combine the heavy cream and eggs. Fork whisk.
- Combine the pork rinds, Parmesan cheese, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika and cayenne pepper. Pour the mixture into a thin layer on a large plate. This will be your breading.
- In a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat, heat ¼ to ½ inch of oil.
- Dip the cube steak into the egg wash and then dredge in the breading, coating thoroughly on both sides.
- Drop the breaded cube steak into the oil. Fry until crispy and golden brown, about 3 minutes for each side.
- Top with the Creamy Sausage Gravy.
For the Creamy Sausage Gravy
- Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Once the butter is melted, add
- the sausage (crumbled if ground, sliced if using link sausage). Cook until the sausage is browned. Using a slotted spoon, remove the sausage from the pan, retaining the drippings. Set the sausage aside.
- To the drippings in the pan, add the onion and garlic. Lower the heat to medium-low and cook until the onion is translucent and soft. Stir often to avoid burning the garlic.
- To the pan, add the heavy cream, parsley and sea salt. Increase the heat to medium and bring to a boil. Once the gravy begins to boil, lower the heat to low and simmer. Once the gravy begins to thicken, add the sausage back to the pan.
- Pour the gravy over top of the Chicken Fried Steak and ENJOY!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Beef Recipes
- Method: Fried
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Calories: 676
- Fat: 51g
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Protein: 47g
Debbie says
Second time making this recipe. Sooo delicious! One of my favorite keto recipes! Thank you!
leanne long says
I love, love, love country fried/chicken fried steak! With country gravy (sausage gravy without the sausage).. I do love sausage gravy but over biscuits! So, I will use both the steak recipe AND the sausage gravy recipe!
Shannon Alexander says
This was so good! Tasted just like the regular country fried steak I used to make! So glad I found this! Thank you!!
Linda Pauley says
Made this tonight Kindra! Delicious.. I have only one question please . How did you come up with the net carbs at 5 grams? I am assuming his is for roughly a piece about 2.25 oz?. Since the recipe says feeds 8 . There is not much fiber so not understanding how you got 5 net carbs. I appreciate your feedback. If I missed something I apologize.
Kyndra Holley says
It is 4 servings and the nutritional information is for both the chicken fried steak and the gravy
Kelli says
This sounds really good based on the. reviews and hubby is a country boy so I’d love to make it for him But, we don’t eat pork in any form. I know other kinds of sausage I can use but is there a sub for the pork rinds I can use and still keep this low carb?
Thanks,
Kelli
Jan says
One word... WOW!.... this recipe hits the YUMMY mark
Dorithy says
1st time ever having or using pork rinds. This was amazing!!! Like really amazing. I just started doing keto and this makes me feel like I'm cheating or something. Amazing!!!
Tonya Courchesne says
This is a recipe I make about once a month although I could eat it every day. Especially the gravy- I’m in love with sauces. You have to be very careful when reheating though or it separates. So good.
Vickie Huss says
Excellent!! I made mine a bit spicy. It was so good
Mike Roberts says
The best Keto meal I’ve ever made! This one is definitely a keeper.
Richard Kram says
Tried this tonight, It was the first time for chicken fried steak in our home, but the daughter enjoys it at restaurants all the time. I am by no means a good cook and it appeared I was headed for a disaster. But everyone raved, even my uber picky wife (I had to lure her with fresh garden potatoes). It appeared all the breading came off in the oil, but some must have stuck. I had no idea how long to "deep fry" each steak so overcooked as daughter would balk at any version of rare. I didn't get the gravy to thicken much but the taste was excellent. Have plans for next time, Maybe add some psyllium husks or nutritional yeast to the breading. I used pre grated parmesan that comes in a tub, very long pieces, Maybe next time use the kraft can parmesan. Thanks for sharing, have a great day. Rick