This AMAZING Swiss Steak recipe is pure comfort food at its best. Beef round steak is tenderized, browned, and slow cooked to perfection with onions, garlic, and carrots in a lightly seasoned tomato beef broth. For the ultimate meal serve over mashed potatoes, rice or pasta!
How to make Swiss Steak
Start by tenderizing the round steak with a meat mallet. Season the beef with salt and pepper on both sides. Then dredge the meat in flour. Now heat a little oil in a Dutch Oven or heavy stock pot and brown the beef on both sides. Remove the meat to a plate and heat a little more vegetable oil in the pot. Then add the onions and carrots cooking until the onions are tender. Now reduce the heat to low and add the garlic cooking for about 1 minute while stirring constantly.
Then add the tomato paste, beef broth, diced tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, marjoram, thyme and the browned beef. Gently scrap the bottom of the pot to remove the brown bits. Cover the pot and place in the oven. Then bake for about 2 hours or until the meat is very tender. Serve over mashed potatoes, white rice, or egg noodles with the sauce and meat ladled over the top.
Recipe notes and helpful tips
- Use a meat mallet to tenderize your round steak. Cover the round steak with plastic and beat the round steak to about a 1/2 inch thick.
- You can make this recipe in a Dutch oven, stock pot, ovenproof skillet, or casserole dish . Just cover it with aluminum foil if the vessel does not have an ovenproof lid before placing in the oven.
- Peel the carrots so they have that beautiful bright orange color.
- I like to use fire roasted tomatoes but diced tomatoes work well too.
- Dried oregano may be substituted for dried marjoram. I like marjoram because it is a little sweeter, less pungent, and overall more subtle.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Reheat in the microwave at a reduced power.
- Freeze in a sturdy freezer container for up to 3 months. Defrost in the refrigerator overnight.
How to cook Swiss Steak on the stove?
Follow all the directions up to and including adding the tomato paste, beef broth, diced tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, marjoram, thyme and the browned beef to the pot. Then simply cover and simmer about 1 1/2 hours or until the beef is fork tender and the sauce is reduced.
How to make Swiss Steak in a crock pot?
Follow all the directions up to and including reducing the heat to low and adding the garlic cooking for about 1 minute while stirring constantly. Then transfer everything to the crock pot. Then add the tomato paste, beef broth, diced tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, marjoram, thyme and the browned beef. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 4-5 hours or until the beef is fork tender.
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Swiss Steak
This Swiss Steak Recipe combines melt in your mouth tenderized round steak braised with onions, carrots, garlic, and tomatoes. For a complete meal serve over creamy mashed potatoes, white rice, or Amish egg noodles.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours 55 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: main meal beef
- Method: stovetop/bake
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. bottom round steak pounded 1/2 inch thick
- Salt and pepper
- ½ cup flour
- 2–3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 onion sliced half moon
- 3 carrots peeled and cut in 1 inch chunks
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 cups low sodium beef broth
- 2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 teaspoon marjoram
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
Instructions
- Tenderize the round steak with a meat mallet.
- Generously salt and pepper both sides of the beef. Add the flour to a shallow bowl and dredge the beef in it.
- Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a Dutch Oven or heavy stock pot and brown the meat on both sides. Remove the meat to a plate.
- Heat remaining vegetable oil in the pot. Add the onion and carrots and cook until the onions are tender; approximately 5-7 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and add the garlic cooking for 1 minute while stirring constantly.
- Add the tomato paste, beef broth, diced tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, marjoram, thyme and the browned beef. Gently scrap the bottom of the pot to remove the brown bits. Cover the pot and place in the oven at 350 degrees for 2 hours or until the meat is very tender.
- If desired serve over mashed potatoes, white rice, or egg noodles with the meat and sauce ladled over the top.
Notes
- Use a meat mallet to tenderize your round steak. Cover the round steak with plastic and beat the round steak to about a 1/2 inch thick.
- You can make this recipe in a Dutch oven, stock pot, ovenproof skillet, or casserole dish . Just cover it with aluminum foil if the vessel does not have an ovenproof lid before placing in the oven.
- Peel the carrots so they have that beautiful bright orange color.
- I like to use fire roasted tomatoes but diced tomatoes work well too.
- Dried oregano may be substituted for dried marjoram. I like marjoram because it is a little sweeter, less pungent, and overall more subtle.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Reheat in the microwave at a reduced power.
- Freeze in a sturdy freezer container for up to 3 months. Defrost in the refrigerator overnight.
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Abida
I love all the recipes you share with us. Loved this one too!
Lynndee
Tasted great! We served it over egg noodles and the whole family enjoyed it. Yum!
Monica Simpson
This looks so delicious and comforting! It’s in the negatives today where I live so this meal is calling my name!
Marysa
I have never heard of this dish before, and it sounds like a hearty meal, but not too difficult to make either.
Rose Ann Sales
Oh my! This was absolutely tasty, my husband loved this very much! Thanks for the terrific recipe.
★★★★★
Richelle Milar
Wow! That was a really amazing recipe to try! It was absolutely delicious and tasty!
Terri Steffes
My mother used to make this for me and I had totally forgotten about it. Now I am craving it. Your version looks delicious.
Alita Pacio
This recipe makes an incredible meal. I was really amazed at how delicious this was! This swiss steak recipe is easily my favorite
★★★★★
Catalina
I am drooling over this steak! I should make it for my family!
★★★★★
MELANIE EDJOURIAN
This is just the thing my husband would love. He does enjoy meaty dishes with plenty of sauce.
★★★★★