Chicken fried steak, for example. It’s not even American.
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I figured it was a German/German-American invention, a variation on wiener schnitzel, and I was right.>>>>>>>>>>>> From the Internets>>>>
However, most historians agree that German and Austrian immigrants who settled in Texas during the 19th century most likely influenced the meal. They brought with them the native Austrian recipe called wiener schnitzel, which is veal, and occasionally pork, that is dipped in eggs and bread crumbs and then pan-fried. It was common practice during the 1800s to use tough cuts of meat, which were more affordable and easier to come by, so to enhance the taste and texture, spices and breading were often added, before frying it.
Exactly. Now the heavy batter style is more common in the USA, but it’s done all over.
Ashkenazi Jews have a version, too.