Country Fried Steak with Mushroom Gravy By Robin Travis Jonesville, VA.

1 pound round steak 
1/2 cup flour 
1/2 teaspoon salt 
1/4 teaspoon pepper 
2 tablespoons bacon grease or Canola oil 
1 Can of Cambells Creme of Mushroom Soup
1/2 Cup of Milk or cream to thin Mushroom soup

*To make homemade gravy, use below 2 ingrediants.
2 tablespoons flour 
2 cups milk 

Trim 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 large, heavy skillet with a lid.

Brown the meat pieces on both sides, turn heat down a bit, cover and 
let steak fry like chicken for 15 minutes, until done. 
Remove cover and let steak crisp for about 5 minutes. 
Take steak from the pan and drain. 
Put Creme of mushroom soup in small pot and thin with milk, warm on med. heat till hot
to put on steak, it makes great gravy.

*Below steps to make homemade gravy:
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 
until it browns slightly. Slowly add milk, stirring. 
Let it cook over low heat until thick, about 3 to 5 minutes. 
Taste and add seasoning, if needed.

Serve gravy on the side.

Makes 4 servings