Swiss Steak

This a meal that you can do on the stove, in the oven or in the slow cooker. Make sure you cook it long enough that the tomato juice turns into a thick tomato gravy.

 

SWISS STEAK

(serves 4)

Ingredients: 

*1 1/2 - 2 pounds round steak.

*1/4 cup flour

*1/3 cup vegetable oil

*2 garlic cloves, minced

*1 medium onion, cut into strips

*1 cup mushrooms, sliced

*1 (46 ounces) tomato juice or 2 quarts of stewed tomatoes

*1 1/2 teaspoon pepper

*1 teaspoon salt

*2 teaspoons thyme

*1 teaspoon dried basil

*1 teaspoon dried oregano

*1/2 teaspoon marjoram

Stove Top Directions:

~Place vegetable oil in large frying pan, over medium-high heat.

~Put flour in a shallow dish and dust steak in flour, until completely covered.

~Place steaks in hot oil and brown on both sides. About 3 minutes each side.

~Remove steaks.

~Put green peppers, onions, & garlic in oil scraping steak drippings off bottom of pan as they cook.

~Cook until veggies are a little tender.

~Put steaks back into pan.

~Gently pour tomato juice into pan.

~Add all the seasonings.

~Bring tomato juice to a boil.

~Reduce heat to simmer.

~Cook for 4 - 5 hours, stirring every once in a while.

Oven Directions:

~Heat oven to 350

~Place vegetable oil in large oven proof skillet, over medium-high heat.

~Put flour in a shallow dish and dust steak in flour, until completely covered.

~Place steaks in hot oil and brown on both sides. About 3 minutes each side.

~Remove steaks.

~Put green peppers, onions, & garlic in oil scraping steak drippings off bottom of pan as they cook.

~Cook until veggies are a little tender.

~Put steaks back into pan.

~Gently pour tomato juice into pan.

~Add all the seasonings.

~Bring tomato juice to a boil.

~Cover with aluminum foil, and place in oven.

~Bake in oven for 3-4 hours.

Slow Cooker Directions:

~Place vegetable oil in large frying pan, on medium-high heat.

~Put flour in a shallow dish and dust steak in flour, until completely covered.

~Place steaks in hot oil and brown on both sides. About 3 minutes each side.

~Remove steaks.

~Put green peppers, onions, & garlic in oil scraping steak drippings off bottom of pan as they cook.

~Cook until veggies are a little tender.

~Put steaks back slow cooker.

~Gently pour tomato juice over steaks and veggies.

~Add all the seasonings.

~Cook covered, on high for 6-7 hours. Low 8-9 hours.

Instant Pot Directions:

~Put flour in a shallow dish or zip lock bag.

~Add steak and completely cover with flour.

~Put instant pot on sauté mode.

~Once hot, add veggie oil.

~Remove steaks from flour, shaking off any excess.

~Place steaks in hot oil and brown on both sides. About 3 minutes each side.

~Remove steaks.

~Put green peppers, onions, & garlic in oil scraping steak drippings off bottom of pan as they cook.

~Cook until veggies are a little tender.

~Put steaks back into pan.

~Gently pour tomato juice into pan.

~Deglaze the bottom of the pan.

~Add all the seasonings.

~Pressure cook for 60 minutes.

~Quick release.

~If you want the sauce to be thicker and a corn starch slurry and stir until thicken.   

Variations:

`Omit vegetables.

`Substitute tomatoes juice with 2 quarts of stewed tomatoes.