Swiss Steak

A girl I work with brought some swiss steak in one day for lunch and it was really good. We never had this growing up since my mom does not like steak, so I had never made this before. It is really good and it was nice to simmer it on the stove for an hour, making the house smell delicious!

Swiss Steak From Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook

1 pound boneless beef round steak, cut 3/4 inch thick
2 T flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 T cooking oil
1 14 oz can diced tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano, undrained (or regular diced tomatoes with the above seasonings sprinkled in)
1 small onion, sliced and separated into rings
1/2 cup sliced celery (1 stalk)
1/2 cup sliced carrots (2 medium)

Trim fat from meat. Cut meat into 4 serving size pieces. Combine flour, salt, and pepper. With the notched side of a meat mallet, pound flour mixture into meat.

In a large skillet brown meat on both sides in hot oil. Drain off fat. Add undrained tomatoes, onion, celery and carrot. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, about 1 1/4 hours or until meat is tender. Skim off fat. Serve with mashed potatoes.