Montana Swiss Steak - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb. round steak
3 Tbsp. flour
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. chili powder
2 Tbsp. shortening
1 (16 oz.) can tomatoes, chopped
1 small onion, sliced
1 medium carrot, sliced
1/2 to 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 green pepper, sliced
hot cooked rice or noodles

Preparation

Cut meat into 6 serving size pieces.
Combine flour, salt, pepper and chili powder; pound 2 tablespoons of mixture into meat. Heat shortening in 10-inch skillet; brown meat on both sides. Drain excess fat from skillet.
Add undrained tomatoes, onion, celery, carrot, Worcestershire sauce and pepper.
Cover.
Simmer for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Remove meat; place on a warm serving plate.
Skim excess fat off sauce.
Combine 1/4 cup water with remaining flour mixture and stir into sauce.
Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
Serve meat and sauce over hot cooked rice or noodles. Makes 6 servings.