Granny's Swiss Steak

This is comfort food at its best. My Granny makes it for me frequently when I visit. The sauce is good and thick. Serve with corn muffins.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 413 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• salt and pepper to taste
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1 (1 ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix
• 1 ½ cups tomato juice
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 4 (4 ounce) cube steaks
• 1 (6 ounce) can mushroom stems and pieces, undrained

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Dredge the cube steaks in a mixture of flour, salt and pepper, and brown them in the hot oil.

Step 2

Arrange steaks in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Sprinkle the green pepper, onion, celery, mushrooms, oregano, and onion soup mix over the steaks. Stir together the tomato juice and ketchup; pour over everything in the dish.

Step 3

Bake for about 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until the meat is cooked through, and the sauce is thickened.