Savory Swiss Steak Food

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.

SAVORY SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• 1. Mix flour and mustard. Dredge steak in flour mixture and pound in with a cleated meat mallet. Cut pounded steak into serving size pieces.
• 2. Heat oil in heavy frying pan over medium-high heat. Add meat and brown on both sides. Transfer to crock pot.
• 3. Add tomatoes with liquid, onions, celery, carrots, Worcestershire and sugar to meat. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cover and cook on high for about 3 to 4 hours or until meat is tender. Serve with rice or potatoes and your favorite veggies.
• 4. NOTE: You may also do this in the oven. Once meat has been browned, place in a shallow baking dish, add tomatoes and remaining ingredients, salt & pepper to taste. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until meat is tender when pierced.

SAVORY SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• Cut round steak or cube steak into 6 or more serving size pieces.
• Salt and pepper steak pieces.
• Combine flour and dried mustard; then coat steak pieces with flour mixture.
• Using a large frying pan, brown the meat in 1 tablespoon of oil and 1 tablespoon of butter.
• Transfer to a crock pot.
• Heat remaining oil and butter in the same frying pan.
• Add onion, carrots, and celery. Saute until vegetables are glazed.
• Add tomatoes, Worcestershire, and sugar. Heat, scraping up drippings from bottom of pan.
• Pour vegetable mixture over the meat in the crock pot.
• Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours, or until tender.
• Serve meat with vegetable sauce over top. Sprinkle with chopped parsley as garnish, if desired.
• Note: I won't claim that this is the most beautiful looking dish in the world but even the kids loved it once they got past their initial wrinkled nose inspections. It sure does smell good while cooking though.

MOM'S SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and place the rack in the middle position of the oven.
• Cut the beef into serving-sized pieces. If some pieces are thicker than others, pound them with a meat tenderizer so they all are 1 inch thick.
• Season both sides of the meat with garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper, and place in a 9x13 baking dish.
• Add the tomatoes, onion, bell pepper, mushrooms, garlic, 1 teaspoon salt and pepper, 2 teaspoons onion powder and garlic powder, and three tablespoons Worcestershire sauce to a large mixing bowl. Fold it all together and pour over the steak in the 9x13 baking dish.
• Cover the dish and cook on 350 degrees for 1½ - 2½ hours covered. (The total cook time depends on the thickness of your meat and the cut of meat you use. It could require more time in the oven if it's not as tender as desired.)
• When the meat is tender, remove from the oven and allow to sit for 5 -10 minutes uncovered.
• If you'd prefer a thicker sauce, pour the liquid from the pan into a sauce pan over medium high heat. In a small bowl, combine 1 tablespoon cornstarch with 2 tablespoon water. Bring the sauce to a boil and stir in the cornstarch slurry for 1-3 minutes until it's thickened.

SWISS STEAK WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• In a large heavy skillet over medium heat, heat olive oil, and butter. Saute the chopped onions and sliced mushrooms for about 5 minutes, until onions are tender. Remove onions and mushrooms; set aside.
• Cut round steak into serving-size portions. Pound the flour into the steak pieces; transfer to the skillet. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper; brown round steak thoroughly, turning to brown the other side.
• Once the meat is browned, add the beef broth, onions, and mushrooms, and cover. Simmer on low heat for about 45 minutes, or until meat is very tender. Check for drying out, and add a little water if needed.
• Taste, and add salt and pepper if needed. Serve Swiss steak with pan drippings.