Grandmas Swiss Steak Food

GRANNY'S SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Dredge the cube steaks in a mixture of flour, salt and pepper, and brown them in the hot oil.
• Arrange steaks in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Sprinkle the green pepper, onion, celery, mushrooms, oregano, and onion soup mix over the steaks. Stir together the tomato juice and ketchup; pour over everything in the dish.
• Bake for about 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until the meat is cooked through, and the sauce is thickened.

GRANDMA'S SLOW COOKER SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• Place flour into a bowl. Dredge strips of round steak in flour to coat.
• Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat; brown strips of round steak in the hot oil, 7 to 8 minutes per side.
• Transfer beef strips to a slow cooker. Add cream of mushroom soup, Cheddar cheese soup, onion, green bell pepper, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, and browning sauce; stir. Season mixture with salt and black pepper.
• Cook on High and cook 4 hours.

OLD-FASHIONED SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• Cut meat into 4 pieces. Pound steak lightly with a meat mallet.
• Mix together flour, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Coat meat with flour mixture.
• Heat oil in a large pan with a lid. Add meat and cook until well browned; remove from pan.
• Add mushrooms and onions to pan and sauté until golden. Return meat to pan and add tomatoes and broth. Cover pan and simmer gently until meat is very tender, about 1 hour. Serve over rice or mashed potatoes.

OLD-FASHIONED SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• In a large plastic bag, combine 1/2 cup flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper and garlic salt. Add beef, a few pieces at a time, and shake to coat. Remove meat from bag and pound with a mallet to tenderize. , In a Dutch oven, brown meat in oil until no longer pink. Add the green pepper, celery and onions; cook and stir for 10 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the tomatoes, broth, soy sauce and remaining salt and pepper. Cover and bake at 325° for 2 hours. , Remove from the oven and return to stovetop. In a small bowl, combine water and remaining flour until smooth; gradually stir into juices. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook and stir sauce for 2 minutes or until thickened.

MY GRANDMOTHER'S SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• Note: I usually use one very large onion. If your onions are small, use two.
• Heat oil in cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Sprinkle steaks with salt and pepper and dredge in flour.
• Brown steaks on both sides in hot oil. Remove from skillet and place in oven-safe dish. (I use a 9 x 13 pyrex dish.).
• Add onions to skillet and saute until they start to brown around the edges. Pour in tomatoes and stir to loosen browned bits on bottom of skillet.
• Pour tomato mixture over steaks. Cover (I use foil) and bake at 350 for an hour or till meat is very tender.