Fix-It and Forget-It Revised and Updated: 700 Great Slow Cooker Recipes (36 page)

Venison Swiss Steak

Dede Peterson

Rapid City, SD

Makes 6 servings

Prep. Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 7½-8½ hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 3½-qt.

flour

2 tsp. salt

½ tsp. pepper

2 lbs. round venison steak

oil

2 onions, sliced

2 ribs celery, diced

1 cup carrots, diced

2 cups fresh,
or
stewed, tomatoes

1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce

1. Combine flour, salt, and pepper. Dredge steak in flour mixture. Brown in oil in skillet. Place in slow cooker.

2. Add remaining ingredients.

3. Cover. Cook on Low 7½-8½ hours.

Venison Steak

Eleanor Glick

Bird-In-Hand, PA

Makes 4-6 servings

Prep Time: 15-20 minutes

Cooking Time: 5 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 2-qt.

1 Tbsp. olive oil

1-lb. tenderloin steak, cubed

1 large onion, chopped

½ tsp. garlic salt

½ tsp. garlic powder

1 large bell pepper, diced

1 tsp. soy sauce

1 Tbsp. brown sugar

1 Tbsp. chili powder

1 cup V8,
or
home-canned tomato, juice

1. In a skillet, brown steak and onion in oil with garlic salt and powder.

2. Add chopped pepper, soy sauce, brown sugar, and chili powder to slow cooker.

3. Transfer steak and onion to slow-cooker.

4. Pour juice over top.

5. Cover. Cook 5 hours on Low.

Tip:

Cube meat while it’s partially frozen and you’ll find it’s easier to cut.

Swiss Steak

Wanda S. Curtin

Bradenton, FL

Jeanne Hertzog

Bethlehem, PA

Makes 6 servings

Prep. Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 3-10 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt.

1½ lbs. round steak, about ¾-inch thick

2-4 tsp. flour

½-1 tsp. salt

¼ tsp. pepper

1 medium onion, sliced

1 carrot, chopped

1 rib celery, chopped

14½-oz. can diced tomatoes,
or
15-oz. can tomato sauce

1. Cut steak into serving pieces.

2. Combine flour, salt, and pepper. Dredge meat in seasoned flour.

3. Place onions in bottom of slow cooker. Add meat. Top with carrots and celery and cover with tomatoes.

4. Cover. Cook on Low 8-10 hours, or High 3-5 hours.

Serving suggestion: Serve over
noodles
or
rice
.

Jacqueline’s Swiss Steak

Jacqueline Stafl

East Bethany, NY

Makes 4 servings

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 8-10 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt.

1½ lbs. round steak

2-4 Tbsp. flour

½ lb. sliced carrots,
or
1 lb. baby carrots

1 pkg. dry onion soup mix

8-oz. can tomato sauce

½ cup water

1. Cut steak into serving-size pieces. Dredge in flour.

2. Place carrots in bottom of slow cooker. Top with steak.

3. Combine soup mix, tomato sauce, and water. Pour over all.

4. Cover. Cook on Low 8-10 hours.

Serving suggestion: Serve over mashed
potatoes
.

Margaret’s Swiss Steak

Margaret Rich

North Newton, KS

Makes 6 servings

Prep. Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 9¼ hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt.

1 cup chopped onions

½ cup chopped celery

2-lb. ½-inch thick round steak

¼ cup flour

3 Tbsp. oil

1 tsp. salt

¼ tsp. pepper

16-oz. can diced tomatoes

¼ cup flour

½ cup water

1. Place onions and celery in bottom of slow cooker.

2. Cut steak in serving-size pieces. Dredge in ¼ cup flour. Brown on both sides in oil in saucepan. Place in slow cooker.

3. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Pour tomatoes on top.

4. Cover. Cook on Low 9 hours. Remove meat from cooker and keep warm.

5. Turn heat to High. Blend together ¼ cup flour and water. Stir into sauce in slow cooker. Cover and cook 15 minutes.

Serving suggestion: Serve gravy with steak.

Nadine and Hazel’s Swiss Steak

Nadine Martinitz

Salina, KS

Hazel L. Propst

Oxford, PA

Makes 6-8 servings

Prep. Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 6-8 hours

Ideal slow-cooker size: 6-qt.

3-lb. round steak

⅓ cup flour

2 tsp. salt

½ tsp. pepper

3 Tbsp. shortening

1 large onion,
or
more, sliced

1 large pepper,
or
more, sliced

14½-oz. can stewed tomatoes,
or
3-4 fresh tomatoes, chopped

water

1. Sprinkle meat with flour, salt, and pepper. Pound both sides. Cut into 6 or 8 pieces. Brown meat in shortening over medium heat on top of stove, about 15 minutes. Transfer to slow cooker.

2. Brown onion and pepper. Add tomatoes and bring to boil. Pour over steak. Add water to completely cover steak.

3. Cover. Cook on Low 6-8 hours.

Variation:

To add some flavor, stir in your favorite dried herbs when beginning to cook the steak, or add fresh herbs in the last hour of cooking.

Beef, Tomatoes, and Noodles

Janice Martins

Fairbank, IA

Makes 8 servings

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 6-8 hours