Cheap Bastids Swiss Steak Tweaked By Blondie Food

SAUCY SWISS STEAK FOR TWO

Steps:

• On cutting board with sharp knife, trim any excess fat from meat and cut meat into 2 serving pieces. Coat meat on one side with half of the flour; with meat mallet (or edge of plate or dull edge of French knife), pound meat well. Turn meat over and repeat on other side.
• In 8-inch skillet over medium heat, in hot oil, cook meat until browned on both sides. Add tomatoes and their liquid and remaining ingredients; heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer about 1 hour or until meat is fork-tender.
• Makes 2 generous servings. Serve with mashed potatoes (or rice or noodles).

OLD FASHIONED SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• Cut steak into 2 pieces; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Coat in flour, using a mallet, pound flour into the meat. In large skillet, brown meat on both sides. Transfer to a shallow 1 quart baking dish coated with nonstick cooking spray.
• In same skillet, saute onion in drippings until tender. Stir in remaining ingredients. Pour over meat. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours, or until tender.

SO-TENDER SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a large shallow dish, combine flour, salt and pepper. Pound steak with a mallet to tenderize. Add meat, a few pieces at a time, and toss to coat., In an ovenproof Dutch oven, brown steak in oil on both sides. Arrange onion slices between layers of meat. Add water and Worcestershire sauce. , Cover and bake 2 to 2-1/2 hours or until meat is very tender. Remove to a serving platter and keep warm. , In a small bowl, combine flour, salt, pepper and broth until smooth; stir into pan juices. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve steak and gravy with noodles or mashed potatoes, if desired. Freeze option: Freeze cooled beef mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a covered saucepan, gently stirring and adding a little broth or water if necessary.

MIDWEST SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• Rub the salt and pepper on to the cut steaks on one side only. In a large frying pan, pour in all the canola oil and half of the butter. Sear half of the steak meat and half of the raw onion rings over medium heat. When the steak is browned and the onions are tender (you can remove them at separate times as needed), sear the remaining steak and onions, adding the remaining butter.
• Blend the soups and the water in a mixing bowl.
• Place the browned steaks in a large oven-proof casserole dish after pouring in some of the soup mix to just cover the bottom. Drain the oil from the onions and spread them over the steak. Pour the remaining soup mix over the top.
• The casserole should be covered with foil and baked for 2 1/2 hours in a pre-heated, 350-degree F. oven.
• Serve with Yukon Gold mashed potatoes. The casserole generates adequate gravy.