Chicken Fried Steak Burgers

Burger

1. Place the steaks between sheets of plastic wrapand pound to about 1/8 to ¼ inch thick, about the thickness of 2 stacked nickels
2. Trim them into roughly bun-sized rounds if you care about that (I didn’t)
3. Season both sides generously with salt and pepper
4. Combine flour, garlic powderonion powder
5. Combine egg and buttermilk in another
6. Dredge each steak in the seasoned flour, then dip into the egg mixture, return to the flour, pressing firmly to create a craggy coating
7. Place on a rack and let sit for 10 minutes
8. Heat about ½ inch of oil in a skillet to 350 degrees
9. Fry steaks until deeply golden and crisp, about 3 minutes per side
10. Transfer to a wire rack, and season lightly with salt while hot 
11. Build: bottom bun, lettuce. chicken fried steak, a generous spoonful or two of the gravy, pickle chips, top bun
12. Serve immediately while the steak is hot and crispy with more gravy for dipping

Pepper Gravy

1. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat
2. Whisk in flour and cook for 1 minute
3. Slowly whisk in milk and buttermilk, add black pepper and a pinch of salt
4. Cook until thick enough to coat a spoon, about 5 minutes
5. Keep warm