Steak Fingers

Close up image of steak on wooden board with gravy.

Cripsy, tender, hand-breaded and fried. These Steak Fingers make a delicious appetizer or main dish that takes minimal ingredients and you'll want to make them over and over again.

Prep Time20

Cook Time5

Total Time25

Course: Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 926kcal

Author: Tornadough Alli

Ingredients

2 pounds ribeye steak
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
¾ teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon kosher salt
¾ teaspoon black pepper
¾ teaspoon garlic powder
¾ cup buttermilk
1 large egg
1 tablespoon hot sauce
Peanut oil for frying

For the gravy:

¼ cup reserved cooking oil
⅓ cup all-purpose flour
2 cups whole milk
½ teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

Cut the steak into ½-inch strips, and remove any fat you don’t want.
In a shallow bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
In another shallow bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, egg, and hot sauce.
Take a handful of the steak strips at a time and place them into the flour mixture, and coat them in the flour.
Shake off any excess and dip them into the egg mixture, letting excess drip off.
Last, place them back into the flour mixture and coat them well. Gently press the flour into the strips, so it sticks.
Place the strips, not touching on a parchment-lined sheet tray while you coat the remaining steak strips.
Add 1/4th inch of peanut oil to a cast iron or heavy bottom skillet. Heat until the oil reaches 325°F over medium heat.
Carefully add the steak strips to the pan and fry them for 5 minutes, flipping them halfway through. We are looking for them to be golden brown and crispy.
Take out the steak strips with tongs and place them on a wire rack set on a sheet tray to catch any drips. Repeat with the remaining steak strips.
Pour out any excess oil from the pan, leaving about ¼ cup in the skillet. Add the flour and whisk it into the oil. Cook for 1 minute.
Slowly stream in the milk while whisking constantly.
Season with the salt and pepper.
Continuing to whisk, bring to a simmer and simmer until thickened. Serve immediately with the steak fingers as a dipping sauce.

Notes

You can use different dipping sauces, but the gravy is where it's at!!!
These can be frozen, see my tips above.
Make sure to reheat appropriately, a few ways to reheat them are shared above.
Not sure what other kind of steak to use? I shared some options other than Ribeye earlier in the post.
Depending on how many Steak Fingers you're making, you may need to work in batches. If that's the case, preheat the oven to keep the finished fingers nice and hot while you finish off the remaining ones.
You can serve these as a part of a main dish or as an appetizer.

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