Microwave Swiss Steak - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. boneless beef round steak, cut 3/4-inch thick
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1/2 c. sliced carrots
1/2 c. chopped green pepper
1/4 c. chopped onion
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
4 tsp. cornstarch
1 (7 1/2 oz.) can tomatoes, cut up
1 tsp. instant beef bouillon
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp. dried basil, crushed
optional: cooked noodles or mashed potatoes

Preparation

Trim excess fat from round steak.
Cut into 6 serving-size pieces.
Pound meat with a meat mallet to 1/4-inch thickness; set aside.
In a 12 x 7 1/2 x 2-inch baking dish, combine butter, carrots, green pepper and onion.
Cover and place in microwave oven.
Cook vegetable mixture at High for 4 minutes until carrots are crisp-tender.
Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, blend cornstarch into the tomato sauce until smooth.
Stir in undrained tomatoes, bouillon, Worcestershire sauce and basil.
Stir into cooked vegetable mixture.
Add meat, turning to coat.
Cover and place in microwave.
Cook meat at Medium for 20 minutes.
Rearrange meat; stir sauce.
Cook at Medium for 20 minutes more until meat is tender.
Serve with hot cooked noodles or mashed potatoes, if desired.
Makes 6 servings.
Total cooking time:
44 minutes.