Savory Swiss Steak Recipes

SWISS STEAK WITH BROWN GRAVY

Steps:

• Cut each steak into the desired serving size, if necessary. Salt and pepper each steak lightly and dredge in flour. Shake off excess. Set aside.
• If you don't have a skillet with ovenproof handles, you can use a Pyrex dish or an earthenware pan with a cover for the oven. Heat a heavy 12-inch skillet (cast iron, if you have one) with a tight-fitting lid over medium heat. Add the vegetable oil. Brown the cube steaks on both sides and set aside.
• Pour off all of the oil except 1/3 cup. Add 1/3 cup of flour to the oil and stir. Allow the mixture ot brown over medium-low heat and stir frequently to prevent it from burning. When the mixture is about the color of peanut butter, add the onion. Stir and allow the onion to cook for about 1 minute.
• Slowly add the beef stock, stirring constantly. Add the Wercestershire sauce and simmer for 5-10 minutes.
• Return the cube steaks to the pan, cover, and bake in a 275 degree oven for one hour.
• Serve with mashed potatoes and your favorite vegetable.

RICH AND SAVORY SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• mix salt, pepper and garlic powder together and season the cube steaks. Dredge in flour and place in heated skillet with oil. brown on both side and remove.
• add onion and garlic to skillet and cook briefly then add tomatoes, beef broth, onion soup mix and tomato paste. bring to a simmer and add cube steaks back to the sauce. reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. stir occasionally
• Serve with mashed potatoes or rice.

SAVORY SWISS STEAK SIZZLE

Steps:

• 1. Cut the steak into approximately equal pieces of about 4 ounces each. Pound both size with the dimpled side of a meat tenderizer. Do not turn it into a cobweb, but do but a bit of effort to it. Salt and pepper one side and lay seasoned side down in a shallow dish with flour. Salt and pepper the other side, and turn over, pressing lightly. Pick up and shake off excess.
• 2. Place the floured pieces of meat into a saute pan in which you have heated about 2 tbsp of canola oi. Fry until browned, turn, and brown the other side.
• 3. Add the beef stock, reduce the heat to a bare simmer. Slice the onion into either medium slices or into dice. Add the garlic and stir around to distribute around the pan. Then lay in the onions. Add the tomatoes, and add more pepper.
• 4. Cover and simmer for 2-3 hours. Check occasionally. Meat should "give" and break apart after three hours.
• 5. Place softened butter into a small bowl and add the equal amount of flour. Using a fork, mash and scrape, until it is one homogeneous mass of raw roux. Add in tsp to the simmering meat. It will melt out quickly. Turn up the heat to bring to a soft boil, and allow the "gravy" to thicken into a sauce consistency.
• 6. This serves well with either boiled or mashed potatoes with the meat "sauce" serving as a great gravy.

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.

SLOW COOKER SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• On a large plate add the flour and salt and pepper. Mix this together.
• Dredge each steak in this mixture on both sides, transfer to another plate. Save any excess flour mixture, you will add this to the slow cooker with the meat later.
• Set a large skillet to medium high heat. Add enough oil to coat the pan. Brown the steaks on both sides, no need to cook through. You may have to cook the meat in two batches if your pan is too small, add more oil inbewteen batches. Add the browned steaks to the slow cooker. Sprinkle over any excess flour from the plate.
• Deglaze the pan that you browned the meat in with by adding the beef consomme and scrapping up any brown bits. Add to the slow cooker on top of the beef.
• Add the remaining ingredients, stir.
• Place the lid on the slow cooker. Cook on LOW for 7 hours or HIGH for 4 hours with out opening the lid during the cooking time.

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.