Instructions: Cut steak into 4 equal portions. Pound until each is about 1/4 in thick.

Place flour in shallow bowl. In second dish, stir together the baking powder and soda, pepper, and salt, and mix in the buttermilk, egg. Tabasco, and garlic. The mixture will be thin. Dredge each steak first in flour and then in batter. Dunk the steaks back in the flour and dredge them well, patting in the flour until the surface is dry.

Add enough shortening to a deep cast iron skillet or Dutch oven to deep fry the steaks in at least 4 inches of fat. Bring temperature to 325 degrees F. Fry steaks, pushing them down under the fat or turning them over as they bob to the surface, for 7-8 minutes or until golden brown. Drain the steaks and transfer to a platter. Keep warm while you prepare cream gravy. Serve with mashed potatoes and a vegetable. [] Spike believes that "cream gravy" is really

"white sauce." []

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