Healthy Swiss Steak Food

EASY AND QUICK SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. In a bowl, mix the flour, salt and pepper, and paprika. Dredge the steaks in the flour mixture, and place in the skillet. Brown steaks on both sides, and remove from heat.
• In a slow cooker, alternate layers of steak, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, onion, and tomatoes.
• Cover, and cook 6 to 8 hours on Low, until steaks are very tender.

SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• Cut beef into 6 serving pieces. In small bowl, mix flour, mustard and salt. Sprinkle half of the flour mixture over 1 side of beef; pound in with meat mallet. Turn beef; pound in remaining flour mixture.
• In 10-inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Cook beef in oil about 15 minutes, turning once, until brown.
• Add tomatoes and garlic to skillet, breaking up tomatoes with a fork. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 1 hour 15 minutes, spooning sauce occasionally over beef, until beef is tender.
• Add water, onion and bell pepper to skillet. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 5 to 8 minutes or until vegetables are tender.

EASY SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Cut beef into serving size pieces and arrange in 2 quart baking dish.
• Top beef with carrots and onion.
• In a bowl, combine gravy, tomatoes, 1/4 teaspoon thyme and pepper; mix well.
• Pour gravy mixture over meat and vegetables.
• Cover with foil.
• Bake for 2 hours.
• Make the instant garlic mashed potatoes as instructed on the package, adding 1/4 teaspoon thyme and dried parsley.
• Uncover meat, top with dollops of potatoes (you can pipe the potatoes on top to make it prettier if you want).
• Bake uncovered an additional 20 minutes until potatoes are just light brown.

SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• Mix flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper together in a bowl. Sprinkle half the flour mixture on one side of round steak pieces; pound steak until coating is absorbed. Flip steak and coat with remaining flour mixture; pound steak until coating is absorbed. Cut steak into 6 pieces.
• Melt shortening in a large skillet over medium heat; place steak pieces in the hot shortening. Cook until browned, 7 to 10 minutes per side. Cover and simmer until tender, about 1 hour, adding water as needed.
• Turn steak pieces over and add tomatoes, onion, and green bell pepper to the skillet. Season with salt and black pepper. Simmer until vegetables are tender, about 30 more minutes.

EASY SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, brown cube steaks on both sides in oil over medium-high heat; remove and set aside. In the same skillet, saute the onion, celery and garlic for 3-4 minutes or until tender. Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce and bouillon. Return steaks to the pan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/4 to 1-3/4 hours or until meat is tender. , Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into tomato mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.

TRADITIONAL SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• Cut steak into serving-size pieces. Combine flour, salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; sprinkle over steak and pound into both sides. In a skillet over medium heat, brown steak on both sides in oil. , Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish; top with onion and green pepper. Drizzle with soy sauce; sprinkle with garlic salt and remaining pepper. , Cover and bake at 325° for 1-1/2 hours or until meat is tender. Serve with noodles if desired.

SWISS STEAK (FROM SO FAT LOW FAT NO FAT COOKBOOK)

Steps:

• Spray a nonstick skillet with vegetable oil cooking spray.
• Brown the steak well on both sides.
• Pour off or blot away any fat.
• Return the meat to the skillet and add the remaining ingredients.
• Cover and simmer about 1-1/4 hours, or to desired doneness.

SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Cut the meat with the grain into 1/2-inch thick slices and season on both sides with the salt and pepper. Place the flour into a pie pan. Dredge the pieces of meat on both sides in the flour mixture. Tenderize the meat using a needling device, until each slice is 1/4-inch thick. Dredge the slices on both sides once more and set aside.
• Add enough of the bacon drippings or vegetable oil to just cover the bottom of a 4 to 5-quart Dutch oven set over medium-high heat. Once the oil begins to shimmer, add the steaks to the pan, being careful not to overcrowd. Cook until golden brown on both sides, approximately 2 minutes per side. Remove the steaks to a plate and repeat until all of the steaks have been browned.
• Remove the last steaks from the pot and add the onions, garlic, and celery. Saute for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the tomato paste and stir to combine. Next add the tomatoes, paprika, oregano, Worcestershire sauce and beef broth and stir to combine. Return the meat to the pot, submerging it in the liquid. Cover the pot and place it in the oven on the middle rack. Cook for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until the meat is tender and falling apart.

HEALTHY SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• For the oatmeal flour I bought a small can of old fashioned oatmeal and blended it in the blender until it was in powder form.
• Turn on pan and heat on medium heat.
• Season steak to taste on both sides.
• Coat steaks with oatmeal flour.
• Place steaks in hot oil, turn heat to medium-low.
• Cook steaks until golden brown and cook through, about 15-20 minutes.
• Pour entire can of tomatoes on top of steaks, place lid on steaks and cook an additional 3-4 minutes until good and hot.

SIMPLE SWISS STEAK IN A DUTCH OVEN

Steps:

• Cut London broil into 2-inch cubes and spread out on a cutting board. Combine flour, seasoned salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl; sprinkle over meat. Toss to coat.
• Place a sheet of plastic wrap over the steak and gently, but firmly, pound the steak with a mallet or the back of a soup ladle.
• Heat oil in a large Dutch oven or pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir meat until browned, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add diced tomatoes with juice, beef stock, celery, onions, carrots, and bell pepper. Mix well and bring to a boil.
• Cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer, covered, for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Crack the lid of the pot about 1/2 inch to let the steam escape. Continue to simmer until beef is tender, about 1 hour more.

SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• layer ingredients in crock pot except mushrooms.
• cook on low 4 hours
• add mushrooms.
• cook 2 more hrs or until meat reaches desired tenderness.

SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• Cut steak into serving-size pieces. In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the flour, salt and pepper. Add beef, a few pieces at a time, and shake to coat. , In a large skillet, brown steak in oil. Drain and place in a 2-1/2-qt. casserole. Top with the celery, onion and mushrooms. Combine the water, garlic and steak sauce; pour over vegetables, , Cover and bake at 350° for 1-1/2 hours or until the meat is tender.

SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• While you prepare the meat, heat 2 Tsp olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Add onions and mushrooms, and stir to coat with oil.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are softened and lightly browned and mushroom juices have evaporated.
• Remove from pan, and set aside.
• Trim all excess fat from steak and cut into 2" by 3" pieces.
• Season generously on both sides with seasoned salt, granulated garlic, pepper, salt, and optional MSG.
• ,if desired, and set aside for about 10 minutes.
• Dump flour on counter or heavy cutting board, coat each piece of meat with flour, and set aside.
• Return a piece of meat to the flour, mounding more on top, and beat the flour into the meat with the edge of a heavy saucer or small heavy plate, making a crisscross pattern on both sides of the meat.
• Continue doing this until you can actually feel the meat starting to tenderize and the thickness is reduced to about 1/2".
• Repeat with remaining pieces of meat, and flour all pieces of meat one last time after tenderizing last piece.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Return nonstick skillet to medium heat, and add half of the remaining olive oil.
• When oil is hot enough that a small pinch of flour sizzles, add enough meat to form a single layer without crowding.
• When bottom side is about half browned, rearrange meat in the pan without turning over.
• When browned, turn meat, and repeat for other side.
• Remove meat and as much of the browned bits as possible to a plate.
• Add remaining oil to pan, and brown remaining meat as above.
• Set meat aside, drain all excess grease from skillet, leaving browned bits in pan and adding reserved browned bits from first batch of meat.
• Return skillet to heat, and add one can beef broth.
• Stir and scrape bottom of pan to loosen and soften crusted breading.
• Add onion mixture and remaining beef broth.
• Add the juice from the peeled whole tomatoes, and use your hands to squeeze the tomatoes into pulp as you add them to the skillet.
• Bring to a simmer and cook about 5 minutes, breaking up piece with the back of a wooden spoon.
• Place meat in a small Dutch oven, arranging so pieces form sort of a lattice work.
• Add all of the tomato-onion mixture, and move meat around to ensure that all the meat is in contact with the liquid.
• If liquid does not cover the meat, add a little more broth, tomato juice, water, or wine.
• Place Dutch oven over medium-high heat until liquid starts to boil.
• Cover, remove from heat, and place in preheated oven.
• Reduce oven temperature to 300 degree F, and cook for 1 hour.
• Rearrange meat, stir liquid gently, and continue cooking 1 more hour or until meat is tender, but not falling apart.
• Remove meat from Dutch oven, and set aside.
• Degrease gravy; it should not be necessary to add more flour to thicken it.
• It should have thicken enough from the breading on the meat.
• Blend gravy thoroughly with a hand blender or mixer.
• It does not need to be smooth, but all of the bigger chunks should be broken up.
• Return meat to the gravy and Dutch oven to the oven until ready to serve with a salad, bread, and mashed potatoes.

SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• Flour and brown meat in oil in frypan.
• Mix other ingredients together in 6 qt pan.
• As meat browns add to other ingredients.
• Bake at 375 degrees F for 1-1/2 hours.