Easy Swiss Steak

Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 7
• 8 (4 -5 ounce) boneless beef chuck steaks
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1 tablespoon medium ground pepper
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons margarine
• 3 tablespoons dry onion soup mix
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/3 cup flour, for thickening
• 2 cups fresh mushrooms
• 1 1/4 cups onions
• 1 1/4 cups green peppers
• 2 medium carrots (optional)
• 3 stalks celery
• 2 (28 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
• 1/8 teaspoon bay leaf (optional)

Recipe

• 1 mix flour, pepper, salt, and garlic powder on a large plate.
• 2 tenderize steaks thoroughly with mallet or knife.
• 3 roll each steak in the flour mixture.
• 4 set steaks aside.
• 5 mix together the dry onion soup mix, the flour (for thickening), and the water, and set this aside also, allowing the dried onions to soften.
• 6 melt half of the margarine in a large dutch oven on medium heat.
• 7 stir the vegetables into the dutch oven and cover.
• 8 cook about 10 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally.
• 9 melt the other half of the margarine in a large frying pan on medium to medium-high heat.
• 10 brown steaks for approximately 2 minutes on each side.
• 11 turn off burner and set aside.
• 12 add the stewed tomatoes and the onion soup/flour mixture to the vegetables and bring to a boil, stirring often.
• 13 add bay leaf.
• 14 turn down to simmer.
• 15 add the steaks, making sure to mix thoroughly, spooning vegetables over the steaks to cover.
• 16 cover with a tight lid and very slowly simmer for 1 to 1-1/2 hours, or until steaks are tender.
• 17 you should be able to cut the steaks with a fork.
• 18 salt and pepper to taste.
• 19 serve with rice, noodles, or mashed potatoes.