Swiss Steak (stove Top, Crock-pot Or Oven)
INGREDIENTS
- Servings: 6
- 1 1/2 lbs beef round steak, cut 3/4 inch thick
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 3 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons shortening
- 1 (16 ounce) can tomatoes
- 1 small onion, sliced
- 1 stalk celery, sliced
- 2 medium carrots, sliced
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 cup red wine
- 1/4 cup water
- hot cooked noodles, mashed potatoes, or hot cooked rice
DIRECTIONS
- Stove top directions:
- Cut meat into 6 serving pieces.
- Combine flour, salt, mustard, pepper, and garlic powder.
- Pound 2 T. of the flour mixture into the meat.
- Brown the meat in the shortening on both sides.
- Drain off excess fat. Add undrained tomatoes, onion, celery, carrots, Worcestershire sauce and cooking wine.
- Cover and simmer for 1 1/4 hours or until meat is tender.
- Remove meat to a serving platter and keep warm.
- Combine 1/4 water and the remaining flour mixture.Stir into tomato mixture until thick and bubbly.
- Pass with meat.
- Serve meat and sauce with hot cooked noodles, mashed potatoes or rice.
- Crock pot directions:
- Prepare swiss steak as above except cut meat to fit your crock pot.
- After browning meat, transfer to crock pot.
- Stir remaining flour into pan drippings in the skillet.
- Stir in the remaining ingredients and cook until thick and bubbly.
- Pour over meat in the crock pot.
- Cook on low for 8 to 10 hours.
- Serve with hot cooked noodles, mashed potatoes or rice.
- Oven directions:
- Place meat in a baking dish.
- Cover with thickened drippings and veggies as above.
- Bake, uncovered, in a 350 degree oven for 1 hour and 20 minutes.
- Serve with hot noodles, mashed potatoes or rice.