Swiss Steak Monterey Recipes

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 MONTEREY

Steps:

• Combine first 3 ingredients. Dredge cubed steak in flour mixture. Brown steak, in batches, in hot oil in a Dutch oven. Stir in tomato sauce and soup mix; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes. Remove steak, reserving liquid in pan; keep warm. Stir sour cream into tomato mixture; simmer, stirring constantly, until heated. Serve over steak.

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 MONTEREY

Steps:

• Combine first 3 ingredients.
• Dredge cube steak in flour mixture.
• Heat oil in a dutch oven over medium-high heat; add steak, in batches, and cook until no longer pink.
• Return all steak to pot.
• Stir in tomato sauce and soup mix; bring to a boil.
• Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes.
• Remove steak to serving platter, reserving liquid in pot; keep warm.
• Stir sour cream into tomato mixture; simmer, stirring constantly, until heated. Do Not Boil.
• Serve over steak.
• To Freeze: Combined the flour, garlic and pepper and dredged the cube steaks.
• Fry the meat quickly in the oil to brown and crisp rather than cooking.
• Set aside to cool.
• Add the tomato sauce and soup mix to the pan and cool.
• Freeze the meat and sauce in separate ziplok bags.
• To Serve: After thawing add the meat and sauce to the pan.
• Simmer for 15 minutes or until the meat is heated through.
• Remove the meat and add the sour cream.