Country Fried Steak

1 lb round steak
1/2 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
2 Tbs bacon grease or canola oil
2 Tbs flour
2 cup milk

Trim visible fat from meat and cut into 4 equal serving pieces. Pound steak with a mallet to tenderize it. Mix flour, salt, and pepper in a shallow, wide bowl and dredge each piece of meat in it, coating well on both sides.

Heat grease or oil until hot but not smoking in a heavy, wide skillet with a lid. Brown the meat pieces on both sides, turn heat down a bit, cover and let steak fry for 15 to 20 minutes until done. Remove cover and let steak crisp for about 5 minutes.

Take steak from the pan and drain. Leave about 2 tablespoons of drippings and all the browned flecks of crust in the pan. Turn the heat a bit lower, sprinkle flour into the drippings and stir to keep from lumping while it browns. Slowly add milk while stirring.

Let it cook until thick, about 3 to 5 minutes. Taste and add seasoning, if needed. Serve gravy on the side.

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