Oven Baked Swiss Steak - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs bnls. beef steaks, your choice...I prefer sirloin
3 tablespoons unbleached flour
1 teaspoon seasoning salt, LAWRY's preferred
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
2 -3 tablespoons Crisco shortening, I use the butter flavor
1 (16 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, undrained
1 small onion, thinly sliced
1 stalk celery, sliced (or chopped)
1 large carrot, thinly sliced
1 1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0.
Cut meat into 6 serving-size pieces'.
Combine the flour & seasonings.
Pound 2 T. of the flour mixture into the meat.
Heat the shortening in an 10 in., oven-proof skillet.
Brown the meat on both sides.
Drain the excess fat from the skillet.
Add the stewed tomatoes & the other vegetables.
Sprinkle the worcestershire sauce on top.
Cover & bake for 1 hour, 15 minutes.
Remove the meat from skillet & keep warm.
Skim excess fat from skillet.
Combine 1/4 cup water with the remaing flour mixture & stir into the sauce.
Cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, for 2 miuntes or until thickened.
Serve meat & sauce over hot rice or noodles.