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Prep time
30 minutes
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Cook time
2 hours 30 minutes
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Serves
4
Author Notes
Swiss steak is not Swiss, it is named after the method of tenderizing the meat, swissing,, the meat is pounded with a mallet or rolling pin. This recipe is an economical meal using an inexpensive cut of beef like a round steak. The meat is dusted in flour and braised either on the stove top or oven in a tomato sauce adding sautéed onion, green pepper and mushrooms. This is a depression era recipe, has been around for a long time and was one of my favorites as a child. Comfort food that is
Delicious served with mashed potatoes or even polenta and vegetables. —sdebrango —sdebrango
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Ingredients
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1-1 1/2 pounds
Round steak or other inexpensive cut
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2/15 ounce
2 15 oz cans diced, stewed, whole tomatoes
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1
Medium onion diced
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1
Bell pepper diced seeds removed
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1 cup
Sliced cleaned mushrooms
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Flour to dredge meat
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Salt and pepper to taste
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Olive oil to sauté
Directions
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Pound steak with mallet until approximately 1/2 inch thick. Dredge in flour and season with salt and pepper
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Chop onion and green pepper and slice mushrooms.
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You will need a fry pan or braiser with a lid to cook this. Heat the pan coated with olive oil and sauté the onion and green pepper until soft and translucent. Add the mushrooms and continue to cook until mushrooms are softened. Remove from pan and set aside. Add a little more oil to the pan and sauté the steak until browned on both sides. Add the vegetables back into the pan along with the
2 cans of tomatoes. Season to taste and bring to a boil. Put the lid on and lower heat to medium low and continue cooking at least 2 hours or until meat is tender.
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You can also braise in the oven on 375 degrees for 2+hours until meat is tender. Watch to make
Sure there is enough liquid in the pan adding a little water if necessary.
I have loved to cook for as long as I can remember, am self taught learning as I go. I come from a large Italian family and food was at the center of almost every gathering. My grandfather made his own wine and I remember the barrels of wine in the cellar of my grandfathers home, I watched my mother and aunts making homemade pasta and remember how wonderful it was to sit down to a truly amazing dinner. Cooking for me is a way to express myself its my creative outlet. I enjoy making all types of food but especially enjoy baking,
I live in Brooklyn, NY, and I share my home with my two dogs Izzy and Nando.
I like to collect cookbooks and scour magazines and newspapers for recipes. I hope one day to organize them.
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