Baked Country Style Rib

Baked Country Style Rib

Baked Country Style Rib

While schnitzel is made with pork, the Americans used beef, dredged in flour and spices, fried or baked, and served with a sauce or gravy. Cooking the meat in this way adds flavor and tenderizes a tough cut, something the Europeans were familiar with, and Americans were certainly familiar with less expensive, tougher cuts of beef.

This method of cooking meat dates back to ancient times, according to most food historians.. The term “chicken fried” probably comes from the fact that this is the same way fried chicken is prepared, and was applied to the dish much later. It was 1949 when the first recipe labeling the dish “chicken fried” was published.