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!
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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!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds round steak
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil or as needed
- 2 yellow onions chopped
- 2 carrots chopped
- 28 ounces canned diced tomatoes with juices, 1 can
- 10 ounces beef broth 1 can
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch optional, see note below
Instructions
- 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.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Dinner
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Made this exactly like recipe, my hubby LOVED it. Normally I alter recipes to my choosing, not this one. It will be a part of my favorite really good recipes. Thank you for sharing.
So glad you and your hubby love this swiss steak Tara! A family favorite here too!
I have prepared Swiss steak for years now. I followed your recipe with Worcestershire sauce and, my Swiss steak was the tastiest it’s been in 40 yes 4o years! Thank you for sharing, I have been sharing for 2 weeks now.
Not only does the recipe look good, so do you!
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Swiss steak recipe was very good. I used sirloin steak and cooked in crock pot for 7 hours – 6 hours would have been plenty of time – cooked on low. I added quartered red potatoes 5 hours into cooking – turned out perfect. Wish the sauce was thicker even after adding corn starch. Overall rating with recipe 4.0 – Very Good on a cold winter day!!!’
Why are you heating the oven. Is it to put the pan in after browning meat etc?
The oven is heated because this recipe bakes for 2½ to 3 hours (Step 6).
I made made this tonight 1-24-21 as my mom always made in Sunday’s. I used cubed steak and fresh garlic but everything else was per your recipe. It’s delicious and very easy. Turned out great I put mine over rice. My husband comes home hungry from work and ate everything on his plate. Looks like a have a winner ! Thank you
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Can’t wait to make this!!
Sooo good just like my mom used to make.
Great memories
Thank you for sharing William :)
This is great! Reminded me of my mommas cooking! Took me back to her kitchen! Thank you
This was excellent! I served it over a bed of creamy mashed potatoes and my husband was in love. I have no leftovers.
A family favorite at our house too Michele!
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Way too much tomato sauce. It drowned everything, 14 oz. Can would have been fine
Looks absolutely amazing but you didn’t include how to cook in a crockpot? (Swiss stead)
Vince, to cook in the slow cooker, you will follow the recipe placing everything in the slow cooker in step 5. Cook on low for 7-8 hours. If you’d like to thicken the sauce, you can add the slurry directly to the slow cooker, cover and cook an additional 15 minutes or until thickened. Enjoy!
I made this yesterday substituting a Trader Joe’s seasoning into the flour.. baked in the oven for 3 hours and it was soooooo good! Made with salt potatoes and roasted asparagus…thanks for sharing this easy recipe I’ll definitely be making again!
I just made this!!
It was SO DELICIOUS!!
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My mom used to make this when I was little. She won’t make it for me now trying this recipe and hoping it will taste like I remember. Been waiting for 2 weeks to make it.
You will have to let us know Marcy! Fingers crossed it tastes just like you remember.
trying your recipes seems easy thanks for your help