This chicken-fried chicken recipe doesn't skimp on the decadence, and the creamy country gravy to top it all off proves it.

Chicken fried steak is a breaded and fried beef cutlet, typically topped with creamy gravy and served with mashed potatoes.

Chef Jill Aker-Ray shares her family recipe for chicken fried steak on this episode of Charlotte Cooks. Chef Jill adds mashed potatoes plus green beans to round out this perfect comfort food meal.

It's unclear, but it's worth noting that chicken fat is one of the ingredients listed for the mashed potatoes and gravy. And let's be clear about something — that's not weird, that's delicious.

That’s easy – mashed potatoes. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that fried chicken and mashed potatoes are what many think is the bedrock of Southern cookery.

In a small bowl, mix the cornstarch into the cream with a fork. Pour the cream mixture into the pan and simmer for about 1 minute. Add the chicken and simmer while the sauce thickens on medium low.

Kentucky Fried Chicken announced its "comeback" era with a new menu item and a promotion that could get you free chicken.

DEEP FRIED TURKEY: For the Brine: 1/4 cup Kosher Salt 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns 1 bunch fresh sage 1 bunch fresh thyme 1 lemon, halved One 12-14 pound turkey, thawed, gizzards, neck, and ...

Readers raved about the restaurant’s KFC dish (Korean Fried Chicken; $28), an organic boneless breast and thigh, with wasabi mashed potatoes, cucumber kimchee and Asian slaw.