Simmered Swiss Steak Recipes

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.

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.

SWISS STEAK WITH MUSHROOMS, ONIONS, & GRAVY

Steps:

• Cut meat into 6-8 large sized pieces (meat will shrink).
• Mix the flour, salt, and pepper in a medium sized dish.
• In a 12 inch skillet heat the vegetable oil until medium hot over medium high heat.
• Dredge meat in the flour mixture well on both sides.
• Brown the meat in the oil well on both sides.
• There should be enough room in the skillet to brown all the meat at once.
• Turn the heat down to medium low.
• Pour the mushrooms and liquid over the meat.
• Top the mushrooms with the sliced onions.
• Cover and simmer 1 to 1 1/2 hours until the meat is tender.
• NOTE**** add water 1/2 cup at a time about every 15 minutes to keep the meat cooking with moist heat.
• When meat is tender turn off heat and remove meat from pan.
• Add 3-3 1/2 cups of cold water to the remaining flour which wasn't using with dredging.
• Stir well to remove lumps.
• Slowly add to the drippings in the pan.
• Stir constantly over medium heat until thickened.
• If gravy is too thick add more water-- if too thin add more flour mixed with cold water.
• Taste and add more salt, pepper/and or beef flavoring as desired.
• Turn heat down to low and gently slide the meat back into the gravy.
• Heat until the meat is hot again and serve.
• Great with mashed potatoes or steamed rice.
• OPTIONAL Hint: I often add a couple teaspoons of Kitchen Bouquet to the finished gravy to give it more color. I decided I should add a note about this in case others would like this helpful hint.

SIMMERED ROUND STEAK

Steps:

• Trim fat from steak and cut meat into serving pieces.
• In large frying pan, brown meat in hot oil.
• Drain off oil.
• Add remaining ingredients; stir to combine.
• Simmer; covered, 1-1 3/4 hour or until meat is very tender.
• You can also put meat and sauce in a 13" by 9" pan, cover with foil, and bake in 350 degree oven for 1 3/4-2 hours .

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.

OLD-FASHIONED SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 F/165 C.
• If needed, add another tablespoon of the remaining oil to the pan to cover its bottom.
• Enjoy!

SIMMERING STEAK

Steps:

• Place steaks in the bottom of a baking dish.
• add vegetables.
• make instant gravy using beef broth instead of water.
• pour gravy into pan, covering contents (add a little extra broth if required).
• cover with foil.
• bake slow and low, approx 300 f for 2 hours.
• It may be necessary to thicken the gravy with a little flour or cornstarch.

SIMMERED SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the potato flakes, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, onion powder and pepper; sprinkle over steak. Pound with a mallet to tenderize.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, brown steak in oil on both sides. Remove and set aside. In the same skillet, saute onion and remaining garlic powder until onion is tender. Return steak to the pan; add tomatoes and broth. Cover and simmer for 1 hour or until meat is tender.

SIMMERED SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the potato flakes, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, onion powder and pepper; sprinkle over steak. Pound with a mallet to tenderize.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, brown steak in oil on both sides. Remove and set aside. In the same skillet, saute onion and remaining garlic powder until onion is tender. Return steak to the pan; add tomatoes and broth. Cover and simmer for 1 hour or until meat is tender.

SIMMERED SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the potato flakes, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, onion powder and pepper; sprinkle over steak. Pound with a mallet to tenderize.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, brown steak in oil on both sides. Remove and set aside. In the same skillet, saute onion and remaining garlic powder until onion is tender. Return steak to the pan; add tomatoes and broth. Cover and simmer for 1 hour or until meat is tender.

SIMMERED SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the potato flakes, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, onion powder and pepper; sprinkle over steak. Pound with a mallet to tenderize.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, brown steak in oil on both sides. Remove and set aside. In the same skillet, saute onion and remaining garlic powder until onion is tender. Return steak to the pan; add tomatoes and broth. Cover and simmer for 1 hour or until meat is tender.

TRADITIONAL STYLE SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Grease interior of covered roasting pan or Dutch oven.
• Cut round steak into serving size pieces (approximately 4 inch squares).
• Sprinkle both sides of steak pieces with Aldolph's tenderizer.
• Place flour into plastic zip lock bag and place on a chopping block (or if you don't mind the flour mess clean-up, just place half the flour on a sheet of waxed paper that's on top of a chopping block).
• Place 4 or 5 pieces of steak into the bag of flour, turning over several times to coat, then using the edge of a dinner plate, pound the flour into the meat.
• Do this to both sides several times.
• Remove the "pounded and floured" meat, and continue with remaining pieces.
• Heat heavy skillet until droplet of water rolls when dropped into hot skillet.
• Now add the Crisco; when Crisco is melted, add the butter.
• Quickly fry steak pieces, in batches, until browned good on both sides.
• Remove to plate until all steak has been browned.
• Lower heat, add onions and green peppers, about 1/4 tsp black pepper with 1/4 teaspoon salt, and scant 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder.
• Remember NOT to salt the steak if you've used Aldolph's tenderizer, but you do need to salt the onions and green pepper.
• Cook the peppers and onions until lightly browned on edges.
• Do not let burn!
• Pour in the canned whole tomatoes and tomato sauce.
• Break up tomatoes a bit with a spoon, leaving some in rather large pieces.
• When this comes to a boil, remove from heat.
• Pour tomato, green pepper, onion mixture into bottom of the greased roasting pan.
• Place fried steak over the top.
• Cover and bake 1 3/4 hours.
• Check liquid about half way through baking time, add 1/4-1/2 cup water if necessary to keep sauce from drying out.
• You want to maintain a gravy.
• Serve in large "Country Style Bowl" with side dish of buttered and creamed mashed potatoes.
• My family enjoys mayo cole slaw as the side dish with the Swiss Steak.
• AND lots of bread and butter to dunk into the "gravy".

SWISS STEAK SALSA

Steps:

• Slice round steak into thin strips.
• I find that a sharp knife and partially frozen meat makes this easiest.
• Pour oil into good-sized frying pan.
• Brown round steak until no pink is apparent.
• Add onion soup mix, 1 cup water and salsa.
• Stir until well mixed.
• Bring to boil, lower heat, cover and simmer for 45 minutes.
• Add two cups water and one cup uncooked rice.
• Stir and bring back to boil.
• Cover and cook on medium heat for 20 to 25 minutes, until rice is done.