Swiss Steak is a perfect family dinner; it’s easy to make and can be cooked either in the oven or in the slow cooker. This dish has delicious tender beef in a rich tomato gravy and is perfect served over rice, noodles or mashed potatoes!
Swiss steak is one of those dishes I associate with comfort; I grew up eating this for dinner on Sunday evenings, and as I got older, it became one of those dishes I craved. These days it is a family favorite dinner option. We all love it for the incredible flavor, but also, as the grocery shopper for my family, I appreciate that an inexpensive cut of steak can become something so tender and delicious!
Swiss steak is often confused with Salisbury Steak, but there is a difference between the two. A Salisbury steak is made with ground beef and shaped into a patty while Swiss steak is actually steak! Salisbury Steak generally has a beef broth based gravy while Swiss steak has a tomato based gravy.
I cook this Swiss steak recipe in a dutch oven, but don’t worry if you don’t have a dutch oven! You can cook it in a frying pan and then transfer it to a casserole dish for baking, or you can put it in a crock pot for 7 to 8 hours to have dinner done when you come home from work.
When preparing your Swiss Steak, make sure you pound your steaks to tenderize them (I use a mallet style tenderizer). You can use round or chuck steaks, which are generally a tougher cut of meat, so the tenderizing process is important.
Believe me when I say there is nothing quite as nice as having a hot dinner that is packed with comfort from a great steak flavor with all of that creamy gravy!
Easy Swiss Steak
Swiss Steak is a perfect family dinner; it’s easy to make and can be cooked either in the oven or in the slow cooker. This dish has delicious tender beef in a rich tomato gravy and is perfect served over rice, noodles or mashed potatoes!
Prep: 15min
Total: 195min
Yield: 4
Serving Size: 1 serving
Nutrition Facts: calories 439 kcal, Carbohydrate 31 g, Protein 42 g, Fat 15 g, Saturated Fat 3 g, Cholesterol 107 mg, Sodium 456 mg, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 9 g, servingSize 1 serving
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ pounds round steak
- ½ cup flour
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (or as needed)
- 2 onions (chopped)
- 2 carrots (chopped)
- 1 can diced tomatoes with juice (28 ounces)
- 1 can beef broth (10 oz)
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch (optional, see note below)
Instruction:
- 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.
Pioneer Woman’s Swiss Steak Recipe
Pioneer Woman’s Swiss steak recipe includes steaks that are simmered in a delicious, tomatoey sauce until they are melt-in-your-mouth tender. They are particularly wonderful with mashed potatoes or noodles, which can soak up the sauce.
Prep: 30min
Total: 2h10min
Yield: 4
Nutrition Facts: calories 351 cal
Ingredients:
- 2 Ib beef bottom round, trimmed of excess fat
- 2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil or bacon drippings
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 stalks of celery, chopped
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can of diced tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 1/2 cups beef broth
Instruction:
- Preheat the oven to 325 F.
- Slice the meat 1/2-inch thick with the grain and season with salt and ground black pepper on both sides.
- Fill a pie pan with the flour.
- Dredge both sides of the slices of meat in the flour until coated.
- Use a needle meat tenderizer to tenderize the meat until each slice is 1/4-inch thick.
- Put the slices aside and dredge them with the flour again until coated on both sides.
- Set a 4 to 5-quart Dutch oven over medium-high heat with the vegetable oil or bacon drippings.
- Add the steaks to the Dutch oven once the oil begins to shimmer, being careful not to crowd the Dutch oven.
- Cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes on each side.
- Once all the steaks have been browned, remove them to a plate.
- After removing the last steaks from the pot, add the onions, garlic, and celery, and cook them for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Stir the tomato paste into the mixture. Then, add the tomatoes, paprika, oregano, Worcestershire sauce, and beef broth, and stir well.
- Add the meat back to the pot, submerging it in the liquid.
- Place the pot on the middle rack of the oven and cover it.
- Bake until the meat is tender, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
- Serve and enjoy with your favorite sides.
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