Swiss Steak Without Tomatoes Recipes

OVEN SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet.
• Combine flour, salt and pepper.
• Cut steak into 4 or 5 servings; dredge in flour mixture.
• Brown on both sides in hot oil; remove to large baking dish.
• Place vegetables over steak; pour tomatoes, tomato sauce, water and Worcestershire over all.
• Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 1 1/2- 2 hours, or until meat is tender.
• Serve with sauce spooned over the mashed potatoes.

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

Steps:

• Mix flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper together in a bowl. Sprinkle half the flour mixture on one side of round steak pieces; pound steak until coating is absorbed. Flip steak and coat with remaining flour mixture; pound steak until coating is absorbed. Cut steak into 6 pieces.
• Melt shortening in a large skillet over medium heat; place steak pieces in the hot shortening. Cook until browned, 7 to 10 minutes per side. Cover and simmer until tender, about 1 hour, adding water as needed.
• Turn steak pieces over and add tomatoes, onion, and green bell pepper to the skillet. Season with salt and black pepper. Simmer until vegetables are tender, about 30 more minutes.

MY MOTHER'S SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• Stir flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper together in a bowl. Sprinkle pieces of steak with flour mixture and pound the flour mixture into the meat with a meat mallet or the edge of a sturdy plate.
• Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook the floured beef in the hot oil until browned on both sides, about 15 minutes. Reduce heat to low, pour in water, cover skillet, and simmer beef until tender, about 1 hour. Add more water to the skillet if needed to prevent burning.
• Mix diced tomatoes, green bell pepper, onion powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper in a bowl. Pour tomato mixture over beef, bring to a simmer, and cook until sauce has thickened, about 30 more minutes.

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.

SWISS STEAK WITHOUT TOMATOES

Steps:

• Season the flour with salt and pepper. Using a meat mallet or the edge of a heavy saucer, pound it into the meat. Sprinkle flour on it and pound away. When the steaks are less than an inch thick, brown them in the oil or fat in a large heavy frying pan. Cast iron is best. Add the onions and about 3/4 cup of boiling water, cover and allow to simmer for up to 2 hours, adding boiling water if needed. The flour and the pounding help to tenderize the meat, and makes a fantastic gravy. You can add more flavoring to the flour, like garlic powder, dried parsley flakes, dried thyme or rosemary or whatever. This can also be done in the oven in a large heavy casserole pan. Do the same as above, but bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 1 1/2 hours. cook's notes When I first had Swiss Steak with tomatoes in it, I wasnt sure what it was. Im kind of winging it with this recipe, but its the way my grandmother made Swiss Steak. My sister and I called it pounding steak.

EASY SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Using a meat mallet, pound meat to ½″ thickness.
• Combine flour, paprika, garlic powder, pepper & salt to taste. Dredge meat in flour mixture.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat in a dutch oven. Brown steaks on each side (adding additional olive oil if needed). Set aside.
• Place onion & carrot in the bottom of the pot. Top with browned steaks.
• Add remaining ingredients except for cornstarch. Cover and cook for 2 ½-3 hours.
• Serve over mashed potatoes.

SLOW COOKER SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• Heat a heavy skillet or saute pan over medium heat. Add 1 tbs of the oil. Add the mushrooms; cover and cook for 5 minutes. Remove cover and continue cooking until mushrooms begin to brown. Remove from pan and place in the slow cooker.
• Return the pan to the heat. Season the steaks with salt & pepper. Add 1 tbs of oil and brown the blade steaks nicely. Remove to a plate and set aside
• Return the pan to the heat and add 2 tbs of the oil. Add the sliced onions, the thyme and the paprika. Stir and cook for about 1 minute. Add the flour and stir well, cooking for about 1 minute. Whisk in the sherry and chicken stock, scraping up all the browned bits at the bottom of the pan. Add the entire contents of the pan to the slow cooker.
• Place browned steaks on top of the mushroom/onion mixture. Cover and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours, HI for 4-5 hours.
• Remove steaks to a serving plate and cover with aluminum foil to keep them warm. Stir the cream and parsley into the liquid. Heat for another 10 minutes. Ladle gravy over steaks and serve

EASY SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• Swiss the steak: Use a meat tenderizer mallet to poke holes into each slice of steak on both sides. You can also do with a fork or pairing knife.
• Dredge through flour: Generously salt the beef slices with salt and pepper. Add the flour to a shallow bowl. Dredge each piece of beef well in the flour.
• Sear the steak: Heat 2 tbsp of the olive oil in large, deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add the dredged beef to the skillet and cook for 4-5 minutes per side, or until seared and well browned. Remove the beef from the skillet and set aside.
• Sauté onion: Add the remaining tbsp of olive oil to the skillet along with the onions. Cook for 3-4 minutes, until they soften and get translucent. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds or until aromatic.
• Add the rest of ingredients: Stir in the tomato paste and cook for 1 minute, then add the diced tomatoes, broth, Italian seasoning, and Worcestershire sauce. Stir everything together well.
• Braise: Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer. Add the beef back to the skillet and make sure it's fully submerged. Cover and cook for 1 1/2 hours, or until the sauce has reduced to your liking and the beef is tender. Stir occasionally.
• Finish & serve: Taste for seasoning and add salt and pepper if needed. Garnish with parsley and serve.

SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• If you are using steak that has not been tenderized, pound it on both sides with a meat tenderizer.
• Mix the flour, salt, pepper and paprika in a shallow bowl. Dredge the steak in the flour mixture until coated all over.
• Heat the oil in a skillet on medium high heat. Add the steak and cook about 4 minutes per side. The flour should brown and create a crust around the steak. If there are more pieces of steak than will fit in the skillet, cook them in multiple batches. After the steak has cook about 4 minutes per side, remove them from the skillet and let them rest on a plate.
• The skillet will have a buildup of browned flour and other seasonings. This has incredible flavour that should not be wasted. Add 1/2 cup of water and stir to pull the bits off the skillet.
• Add the garlic, onions, peppers and celery to the skillet and cook until beginning to soften, about 7 minutes.
• Stir in the tomatoes and tomato paste and bring to a boil.
• Add a third of the tomato mixture to the bottom of a casserole dish or roasting pan. Then add the steak and top it with the remaining tomato mixture.
• Cover the casserole dish and bake in a 325F oven for 2 hours. Serve with mashed potatoes, rice or pasta.

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 WITHOUT TOMATO

Steps:

• Put flour, salt, and pepper in large ziploc baggie.
• Add pounded steak pieces and shake well.
• Do not remove from bag.
• In large dutch oven, heat oil over medium high heat until shimmering.
• Shake baggie to recoat steak pieces, shake each piece to remove excess flour, and add to skillet.
• Fry until browned on each side, approximately 2 minutes per side.
• (This will have to be done in batches. Remove each browned piece to a plate.).
• Add onions to dutch oven, cover and cook for one minute.
• Add soup and broth, stir well, add steak pieces, cover, and place in 325 oven for 90 minutes.
• If using mushrooms, add after 60 minutes and replace in oven.
• This makes a lot of gravy that doesn't usually have to be thickened and is wonderful on boiled or mashed potatoes.

SLOW COOKER SWISS STEAK RECIPE

Steps:

• Tenderize each piece of steak by using a meat tenderizer.
• In a bowl, combine the flour, salt, and pepper. Lightly coat the steaks in the flour.
• In a frypan over high heat, add 1 Tbsp of oil. Once hot, add the steaks and cook each side for a couple of minutes. Place steaks to the side.
• In the same frypan, add the red wine and deglaze the pan.
• Transfer the red wine to the slow cooker and add the onion, garlic, celery, carrot, oregano, Worcestershire sauce, crushed tomatoes, and beef stock. Gently stir until combined.
• Add the steaks and cover with the sauce.
• Cook on low for 8 hours or until the meat is tender.
• Serve & Enjoy

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!

SWISS STEAK

Steps:

• 1. Cut cubed steaks into large serving pieces. Mix together salt, pepper and garlic powder. Season steaks on both sides.
• 2. Dredge steaks through the flour. Shake off excess flour. Heat 1/3 cup cooking oil in large skillet.
• 3. Brown steak pieces on both sides in the oil. Remove to a clean platter. Turn heat to medium in the same skillet.
• 4. To the warm skillet, add minced garlic, onions and can of diced tomatoes. Mash the tomatoes, slighty, with a fork. Add the onion soup mix and water. Stir to combine. Add browned steak pieces along with any juices back to the skillet. Stir to coat the meat with tomato mixture. Cover and lower heat to low.
• 5. Simmer the steaks on low for 1 and 1/2 hours stirring frequently.
• 6. Season with more salt and pepper if desired. Serve with rice, mashed potatoes or noodles.