I was a chef for twelve years. I hate cooking now. But watching your show reminds me of why I chose to be a chef in the first place. Love your passion for food!

@CRFLAus

3 ай бұрын

That's why I never pursued being a chef. I love cooking.

Living in the deep south for many years and eating country fried steak everywhere, the reason it was ‘unsophicated’ to you was using white gravy. A brown, beefy gravy will raise it to a whole new level. You will never eat it again the other way. Very enjoyable outdoor kitchen you have there.

Nice one! Definitely a Southern dish. The gravy needs lots of salt and pepper to be good. Sometimes a little cayenne is a nice kick in the gravy. Also goes great with mashed potatoes.

@firetofork

4 ай бұрын

Maybe some fried green tomatoes on the side?

Rump is my go to because it does have more flavour than many of the other popular, more expensive cuts. Nutty comes to mind.

Traditionally it goes great with hash browns, hot sauce, and a couple of fried eggs. Generally you eat it if you have nothing else going on that day and don’t need to move much after breakfast That looked amazing!

What I like about your channel is that most of your recipes are simple and achievable for people like myself. You explain it in simple terms and there’s not many recipes that I wouldn’t cook.

I was born in the Philippines but raised in Texas. They fed me this in school growing up and I loved it so much!!! They paired it with mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, and green beans 😋 I'm 35 now and still crave this dish

@hkayztheoldguy

4 ай бұрын

You’re making me hungry…

Unsophisticated is fine by this southerner! Since moving to Oz I have to make all my southern delicacies for myself. Personally I'd put a healthy dose of my favourite hot sauce Franks red hot. Thanks for another great video.

My Aussie brain refuses to see that can of beer as anything but a can of Solo

This along with biscuits and gravy are my two favourite comfort foods when I live for a year in Texas. Not sure how true but I was told it was a good way to extend meat to feed more mouths.

Lived in Texas in the mid 70’s for 4.5years…ate lots of inch and a quarter thick T-bones done on charcoal “smokers” as we called them…seared and blue…but a Chicken Fried Steak with gravy from a roadside diner was always a winner. For the homemade CFS making the gravy I used to add a few shakes of Lea & Perrins plus some light Soy… Great video…

The trouble with white sauce is it tends to look like the cat has thrown up on whatever it is placed on 😅

@firetofork

4 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

I remember my mum cooking this in the 60’s but making a white sauce using milk.

I prefer rump, don't tell anyone, the price will go up. Salted, dry air aged in the fridge, cooked over coals. yum.

Harry, just about every pub in outback Queensland does a crumbed steak. Grab a crumbed steak with mushroom gravy from the Stonehenge pub, you won't be disappointed

@aleksydabrowa1114

4 ай бұрын

Crumbed steak with Dianne sauce is better

@scottodonnell7849

4 ай бұрын

@@aleksydabrowa1114 fighting words right there

@Pat.Mustard

4 ай бұрын

Yep, every pub in far north QLD also. The El Arish Tavern does a cracker one. Great FNQ pub too. Pepper sauce for me.

@user-tk4im5ub2v

4 ай бұрын

​@scottodonnell7849 Pepper is superior.... I said what I said.

@benf6822

3 ай бұрын

Ask yourself, when has anyone ever preferred crumbed over battered anything? Fish? Battered all day. Pineapple (yes I've been to places that crumb them)? Battered all day every day. Crumbed is fine, as long as battered isn't an option.

you'd do a southerner proud

Nothing unsophisticated about your camp food Harry!

This has struck up a cool comment sections. I'VE HEARD of this dish and the white gravy and always been curious. Unsophisticated

_Unsophisticated_ 😂 Yep, just like any other Aussie camper. You only wear shoes when the dirt is so hot it’ll take the skin off the bottom of your feet, or if there’s too many bloody bindies! That chicken fried steak looked great. I haven’t made that for years! I know what we’re having for dinner now 👍🏼

My favorite thing to make Unsophisticated

Even my unsophisticated taste buds would enjoy that!

Love your work mate!

Unsophisticated We love u Harry!

I don’t know if I should be impressed the YETI survived being used as a tenderiser or concerned you used it as one 😂 great bud as always mate keep up the good work!

@firetofork

4 ай бұрын

That Yeti has seen far worse!

@gavinhuckstepp582

4 ай бұрын

When you gotta go, you gotta go :p@@firetofork

@andreweastaughffe1070

4 ай бұрын

they can cop a flogging we have a few of them and they are some heavy units and i think even the label or one of the things inside the cup when you buy it has a whole thing about how tough they are and don't bother hand washing them throw them in the dishwasher. all i know is the 30oz is perfect for drinking on a hot day fill it with ice and do the 50/50 mix and your good for an hour or so

Going to try this one soon

Thanks, Harry, the ease you whipped that up.... I will give that a crack - Cheers mate

Going to try this one. Beer is NOT optional. Unsophisticated? well that is me!

So good!

with eggs and fried potatoes.

That looks so delicious and I’m definitely going to try this

Unsophisticated YETI meat pounder is doing a great job here. What a great dish.

@michellekirk4312

4 ай бұрын

Unsophisticated tenderising method there 😂

Love this dish. When I make either Chicken fried steak or Chicken fried Chicken instead of flour I use Panko. As you shared, I let the chicken or steak sit on the Panko after coating it for several minutes to allow the Panko to adhere better. Thanks for sharing.

Damn! I just had dinner and now I’m watching this making me hungry again!

Such a sophisticated video. Thanks Harry😂

Unsophisticated, simple food around the fire. Couldn’t think of anything better.

Looks legit!! Enjoy!!!

Looks like a great meal mate, can’t wait to try it out!!!

It's a favourite amongst okie ranch hands.

Love to see you cooking this back home! Country fried vs chicken fried I think is the gravy - brown vs white. We put roasted and chopped Green Chilé (chili) in the gravy here in New Mexico, because we put green chilé in everything, and it's amazing, unsophisticated or otherwise!

Another use for my Yeti travel mug! Love dual purpose overlanding gear. 😂

My Mum does something similar with the cheap minute steaks. It makes them way better as the batter protects the meat from overcooking and you get the crust that is pretty much impossible on such a thin steak without drying it out. They are really good on their own but on a burger or steak sandwich they are awesome.

Guga would approve no doubt. 👌👍

Looks great, would rock with mushroom gravy.

Made this but with a buttermilk sauce once. Recommend.

Another great episode, can't wait to cook this one "Unsophisticated"

Sophisticated

I need to eat this now! Pork loin chops without the bone are great like this, too. We use a mix of parmesan and panko. Soooo good!

you need to have it with Mashed Potatoes and the gravy on both (make that Cajun style and spicy !! and its awesome) - also use a mallet with the serrated spikes end and beat it a lot !

You can’t beat unsofiscicated on a Saturday no matter if you are in the bush or in the pub. Great looking meal I’m in and having a crack myself 😀 Thx

If I ever feel useless, I just remind myself that Harry owns a gas cooker that he uses as a table 😂 I could definitely go some of that chicken fried.

Unsophisticated food is often the best. Thanks Harry 👌

Unsophisticated. Defs going to try this one 🌻

Try bacon grease or crumbled pork sausage in the country gravy. Also more pepper will punch up the flavor as other have said. Great job on the Is recipe. Country fried steak in the back country looks amazing!

Harry, you're the best kind of unsophisticated!

The unsophisticated thing is why we are all here legend :) keep doing your thing the way you do it. We'll all keep coming back!! 👌👌

The sauce is missing lots of black pepper and sausage. It’s just like biscuits and gravy. The white gravy should have crumbled pork breakfast sausage in it. Also, lookup Redeye gravy.

@rdaleytex

4 ай бұрын

There is no sausage in the white gravy used on chicken fried steak. That is only for biscuits and gravy and redeye gravy is served over country ham. Born and raised in the South.

@therenaissancetinker2972

4 ай бұрын

@@rdaleytex I disagree. 🍻

You can use the rest of the buttermilk to make biscuits (yes, BISCUITS) to go with some white gravy in the morning. In the US I judge a diner by their CFS and Bs&Gs. CFS has it's roots in schnitzel; I want to say there were Germans in Texas who developed the recipe.

Nicely done, I would of used fresh garlic instead of garlic salt, definitely an unsophisticated 80's dish. Love the massive drink Fred had after his 3 course meal

Nothing wrong with unsophisticated food camping, I’m frequently told I cook too extravagantly by my mates… till they eat it anyway 😅

Looking great as usual! Nothing Unsophisticated about that at all!

It might be unsophisticated but it looks bloody beautiful!!! I’m reading all the comments and picking up on all the extra hot tips. You beauty!!!

Maybe Unsophisticated but with a thick green peppercorn gravey that would be a winner.

@splashpit

3 ай бұрын

If you are at home and have a demi glacé on hand , add it to that white sauce for flavour

Very unsophisticated but looks very delicious will be trying this for sure.

Unsophisticated, delicious looking camp fire meal.

reminds me of when my mum use to make us crumbed veal back in the 80's, but not in an unsophisticated way. cheers and beers.

I deep fried a tbone. It was awesome

Dipping the steak into the "children " a couple of times was an interesting phrase 🤔. Unsophisticated or not, tasty wins the day.. It is a similar process to the crunchy chicken from KFC or Chicken Treat. The rough bits make it.

Well, it’s a good thing. It’s dinner time because now I’m hungry.

If this is unsophisticated, I choose this every single time!

Looks great and “ UNSOPHISTICATED”

Chilli sauce in the sauce would make this great. Keep on drinking and cooking m8 👍

Mate, yum!

Very similar how i used to make chicken working at KFC. The double dip. I recon a few more secret herbs and spices would make this less.....Unsophisticated. The KFC gravy was made from the crumbs at the bottom of the fryer which gave it more flavor.

enjoyed the vid. like trying meals at home before going bush even though different cooking methods. Maybe add a bit of heat to the sauce (let you determine what type of heat) and cheese

Good-looking chicken fried steak. I'm in South Texas I think we would pass out the greens for fried okra or corn or mashed potatoes or french fries

we are all a little Unsophisticated in our own way 🍻

I love the u sophisticated 'gas' bbq. That is my type of gas cooking

From a Tasmanian who never cooks outdoors on a fire I find you very unsophisticated! Looks like great pub grub! You’ve probably done better than most pubs too, though I have my favourite which I’ll probably go to tomorrow and does an amazing scotch fillet…

well done a good camping experiment, you would need to have your fire set right and not unsophisticated as you did. could turn ugly with a boil over. cheers Harry.

That steak looked scrumptious, going to cook up one and hope for the same results. Unsophisticated

Harry that just reminded me of a Veal Schnitzel not as popular as the chicken your version looks delicious i guess technically one can use Minute steak thanks for the demonstration

It's called Crumbed Steak

Unsophisticated is where its at! Less bullsh*t more flavour!

My brother is a chef in the navy. Sailors will eat anything if you crumb it and fry it.

Talk about unsophisticated. I am going to try that recipe with some gravy beef .. and a really big mallet for tenderising. 😁

im an unsophisticated saffa, need a decent cook book :) Excellent show!

Unsophisticated! Thats on the list for the next trip

Incorrect buttermilk real buttermilk is the liquid left over from churning cream into butter

Love a good chicken fried steak! I think the best gravy is made from bacon though🤙🏻

Unsophisticated steak! Nice one big fella

Just like a beef snitty!

I’m “unsophisticated” but I’d love your book to go with my Ozbraai.

Unsophisticated but it looks absolutely delicious 😊

Would a cheese sauce with some bacon on a bed of chips make it better? I may have to try this

Bro that looks tasty af

F2F. So sophisticated it’s unsophisticated.

Nothing wrong with being unsophisticated every now and then 😂

That looks deliciously sophisticated. Was that the ST 28cm pans or 26cm pans? Heading away in April and going to make this.

@firetofork

4 ай бұрын

26cm mate 🤌

When is Volume 2 of the cook book coming out?

Your cooking is so unsophisticated 😂😂 that meal is a night ender 😅