Skillet Recipe Swiss Steak - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. beef round steak, cut 3/4-inch thick
2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp. cooking oil
1 (16 oz.) can tomatoes, cut up
1 small onion, sliced and separated into rings
1/2 c. sliced celery
1/2 tsp. dried thyme, crushed
2 c. hot cooked rice or noodles
1/2 c. sliced carrots

Preparation

Cut meat into 4 serving pieces.
Trim fat.
Combine flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
With a meat mallet, pound flour mixture into meat.
In a large skillet, brown meat on both sides in hot oil.
Drain fat.
Add undrained tomatoes, onion, celery, carrot and thyme.
Cover and cook over low heat about 1 1/4 hours or until meat is tender.
Skim fat.
Serve with hot rice or noodles.
Makes 4 servings.