Chicken Fried Steak with Sausage Gravy Recipe | Saveur

Ingredients

• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1½ tsp. freshly ground black pepper, plus more to taste
• ½ tsp. onion powder
• ¼ tsp. cayenne pepper
• ⅛ tsp. dried oregano
• ⅛ tsp. ground cumin
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1½ tsp. kosher salt, divided
• 1 cup plus 3 Tbsp. all-purpose flour, divided
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• Four 8-oz. cube steaks, about ¼ in. thick
• 2 oz. fresh pork breakfast sausage meat
• 2 cups whole milk
• Hot sauce (optional)