I use my stove-top 6 quart pressure cooker, or I have also used my Instant Pot electric pressure cooker.
This is a dish that was popular for Sunday or company dinners back in the fifties and sixties, and we still enjoy it.
Sue's Swiss Steak
2 pounds round steak (does not need to be tenderized)
2 tablespoons lard or cooking oil
15 ounces tomatoes, canned
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup onion -- chopped
1/2 cup green pepper -- chopped
1/2 cup celery -- sliced
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
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1/4 cup cornstarch -- or cook-type clear jel or ultra jel
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon beef base
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6 -8 servings cooked potatoes, noodles or rice
Cut the steak into 6 or 8 even-sized pieces. Sprinkle with garlic salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning.
Heat 2 tablespoons lard or oil in pressure cooker pan and brown the pieces, setting them aside until all are browned.
Place meat in bottom of pan, cover with tomatoes and water, then chopped vegetables.
Close cover, place pressure regulator on vent pipe. On high heat, bring to pressure. Cook 15 minutes after the cooker reaches 15 pounds pressure, keeping the pressure gauge rocking slowly by lowering heat.
Remove from heat and let pressure drop of it's own accord - 15 to 20 minutes.
Remove steak and vegetables and keep warm. Combine cornstarch (or clear jel or ultra jel) and water and beef base and stir into cooking liquid in pressure cooker. Cook and stir until sauce boils and thickens.
Serve sauce over steak and your choice of potatoes, noodles or rice.
6-8 Servings
looks good. Hubby is suppose to get me a instant pot for Valentine's day.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to using it.
You'll like your instant pot. Like anything, there is a short learning curve. This a good recipe to try.
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