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Plate of chicken-fried steak topped with cream gravy, served with biscuits also covered in gravy and a side of coleslaw.

A thick, juicy Delmonico ribeye steak, cooked medium rare with a seared crust, sits on a wooden cutting board with coarse salt and peppercorns scattered around.

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chicken-fried steak
steak dish popular in the southern United States. The meat—usually tenderized cube steak—is dipped in a milk or egg wash, dredged with seasoned flour, and fried in a skillet or deep-fried. It is served smothered in a creamy gravy traditionally made with pan drippings. The…
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steak dish popular in the southern United States. The meat—usually tenderized cube steak—is dipped in a milk or egg wash, dredged with seasoned flour, and fried in a skillet or deep-fried. It is served smothered in a creamy gravy traditionally made with pan drippings. The…
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Delmonico steak
steak prepared in a style made famous in the mid-19th century by Delmonico’s Restaurant in New York City, which is cited as the first (1827) official “restaurant” in the United States where individuals ordered off a menu instead of getting only what was prepared that…
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steak prepared in a style made famous in the mid-19th century by Delmonico’s Restaurant in New York City, which is cited as the first (1827) official “restaurant” in the United States where individuals ordered off a menu instead of getting only what was prepared that…
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