Swiss Steak
Fork tender, seasoned perfectly, smothered in its own gravy and absolutely delicious! Swiss Steak with bits of carrot, celery and onion that cook on top of the stove. Serve it with mashed potatoes and a vegetable and you will have a fabulous meal! Both the grandkids cleaned their plates and my 3 year old grandson asked for two pieces of steak!
Source: Judy Gerlach – My Mom!
Ingredients
Rub all of the round steak with the garlic.
Sprinkle the steak with the seasoned salt and pepper.
Sprinkle 7 Tbsp of flour on both sides of the steak.
Pound the meat with a meat tenderizer.
In a heavy skillet over medium heat, melt the
shortening and cook the onions in the oil.
Remove the onions to a plate.
Brown the meat on both sides in the shortening.
Place the meat on a plate.
Remove any excess shortening and pour the beef broth into the pot .
Deglaze the bottom of the pot by scraping all of the
meat pieces from the bottom of the pot.
Place the onions and round steak into the beef broth.
Add the celery, carrots and herbs.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 2-1/2 hours with a lid.
Remove all of the ingredients to a plate and keep warm. Thicken the beef
broth by whisking in the 2 Tbsp of flour, adding more if necessary.
Cook over medium heat until hot, bubbly and thick then serve.
Swiss Steak
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Ingredients
- 3# of round steak
- 1 clove garlic, sliced in half
- 1 tsp seasoned salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 9 Tbsp. all-purpose flour, separated
- 2 whole onions, sliced thin (use 3 if you love onion)
- 6 Tbsp. shortening
- 3-1/2 cups beef broth
- 1 medium stalk celery, diced small
- 1 medium carrot, peeled and diced small
- 1/2 tsp dried tarragon or 1-1/2 tsp fresh
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme or 1-1/2 tsp fresh
- 1/2 tsp dried chives or 1-1/2 tsp fresh chives
Directions
- Cut the round steak into serving size pieces, discarding any bones, fat and gristly parts.
- Rub the garlic over the steak pieces.
- Sprinkle the steak pieces with the seasoned salt and pepper.
- Sprinkle 3-1/2 Tbsp. flour on each side of the steak pieces. Using a meat tenderizer, pound the steak pieces on both sides.
- In a heavy pot over medium heat melt the shortening and cook the onions. Remove the onions to a plate and set aside.
- Brown both sides of the steak in the shortening. Remove the steak to a plate and set aside.
- Add the broth to the pot and bring to a boil deglazing the bottom by scraping all the pieces that are stuck off of the bottom of the pot.
- Once there is nothing left on the bottom of the pot, add the onions and meat back into the pot. Add the carrots, celery and herbs.
- Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cover. Simmer for 2-1/2 hours.
- Remove all of the food from the broth and cover to keep warm. Turn burner to medium heat.
- Using the remaining 2 Tbsp. of flour, whisk it into the broth until thick and bubbly to make a gravy. If it is not thick enough add even more flour a little at a time.
- Once the gravy is hot, bubbly and thick go ahead and serve.
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Categories: Marinades/Gravy, Steak
sounds good looks good bet it is good. when can i come to you .HA
Any time! Might be cold by the time you get here though…hahahaha
One of my favorite meals.
Me too but I have to have it with mashed potatoes…lol
Oh, that looks delicious! I’ll have to make that for Hubby. He will be be walking on cloud nine. 🙂
My husband Loves this as well! Thanks Robin!
That looks so delicious… full meal recipe 😊
It was amazing! It makes the best gravy too! Thank you!
Lovely recipe
Thank you!
Looks so yummy!
Thank you! Have a great Sunday!
Excellent Dinner!
Thank you Valerie another one of our favorites!
So glad it turned out well.
Always does…so good!
This looks delicious!
Thank you Christy!
The smells alone are worth it!
Yes it was pretty darn good smelling in my house! My 3 year old grandson kept saying mmmmmm I want to eat…hahahaha
Thanks!
Looks tasty, can imagine the wonderful smell but intermediate difficulty so this lame cook must pass. 🙂
The only reason I made it intermediate was the time it takes to prepare. It really isn’t difficult to make but a lot of small steps to prepare. The taste is definitely worth it!
Looks amazing! A few of the gravy recipes I like!
Thank you I love gravy and yes this one has so much flavor!
I can tell that just by the image!
Thank you Diane for the mouthwatering description of the dish
You are so welcome! Have a great day Kurian!
Have you ever cooked it in a crockpot Diane? It looks delicious.
I almost did this one but I didn’t have enough time. As it was we ate at 7:30 pm…ugh! It is great in the crockpot too! Low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours depending on how thin you pound the round steak.
Thanks, I might give that a try on a Sunday.
Sounds like this would be great.
This is a wonderful recipe. Thanks!
A childhood favorite and wonderful cold-weather meal. Your recipe is spot on. It always amuses me that when I ask for round steak, I am usually offered an eye of round. My response is always, “No, I want to use it for Swiss steak,” which they’ve never heard of. I have made it in my All-Clad slow cooker with good results, by the way.
I haven’t bought meat from the grocery store in so long because we buy a side of beef every year. I didn’t know it was hard to find the round steak. And yes, I am obcessed with slow cooker cooking!
My Mom used to make this all the time when I was a kid, she really liked it
I grew up on this as a kid. We didn’t have any money so the thought of eating steak made me so happy. 🤣
We didn’t have a lot of money either growing up, we lived on creamed peas on toast and lots of foods that people typically don’t eat now (well I still eat them lol)
Creamed peas on toast sound wonderful! My mom made the chipped beef on toast in a cream sauce. I tried to make it once and it just didn’t taste like hers so I never made it again. I should ask her for her recipe! Lol
Yum! This sounds delicious, Diane, and your photo made my mouth water!
Thank you Kellye, it is a very delicious meal.