Easy Oven Swiss Steak Recipe

This Easy Oven Swiss Steak Recipe slowly cooks in a Dutch oven to give you the most tender steak and a tomato-based wonderful sauce. It is a great family meal that can also be easily done in your slow cooker too.

Swiss Steak is pure comfort food and is wonderful as the days start to get cooler and you want to enjoy great family meals on a Sunday together. Try this dish on egg noodles, mashed potatoes, or even creamy polenta. Another easy meal for you is our Stuffed Pepper Casserole, great comfort food.

What Cut of Meat is Swiss Steak?

Swiss steak is traditionally made from a tough cut of beef like a round steak but we found some sirloin steaks that were very inexpensive and have used those also.

You might also find it called cube steak which is usually top round or top sirloin. It will already be tenderized and flattened.

Because the meat is braised for a long period of time you will end up with a lovely tender piece of meat.

How To Make Swiss Steak

Swiss steak is easy to make but does have a few ingredients. They are simple to grab and once the ingredients are prepped they get added in stages one after another.

In the empty pot add the garlic, celery, carrots, onions, tomatoes, beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, herbs, salt and pepper and combine.

Top with the steaks and cover the pot. Place in the oven for 3 hours.

If you would like the gravy thicker then combine the cornstarch with 1 Tbsp. water.

Remove the steaks and add to the tomato gravy. Heat and stir until thickened. Return steaks to the pot to heat again and serve.

How to Cook Swiss Steak

Swiss steaks can be cooked in the oven as shown above or will be equally as good cooked in a slow cooker. Cook on low for 7 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.

What Do You Serve With Swiss Steak?

Serve over mashed potatoes or egg noodles. Because there are lots of wonderful veggies in the recipe, you can just have this as a meal, but if you prefer, you can add a salad to give you some fresh veggies too.

A side of asparagus or green beans would be wonderful also.

What’s the Difference Between Swiss Steak and Salisbury Steak?

Salisbury Steak and Swiss Steak are very different. Salisbury steak is made from hamburger meat and made into a patty.

Plus, the gravy is not tomato-based but more of brown gravy with mushrooms and onions. It is not slowly braised for hours like Swiss Steak but cooked in a skillet instead.

Here are some more easy family meals using ground beef:

Tater Tot Sloppy Joe Casserole

Easy Peasy Hamburger Minestrone Soup

Spaghetti and Meatballs in Marinara Sauce

Italian Spinach Beef Pie 

Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes

BBQ Bacon Wrapped Onion Bombs

Mexican Impossible Pie 

Why is Swiss Steak called Swiss Steak?

Swiss Steak is called Swiss Steak not because it is from Switzerland but because the meat has undergone a process. The process is called “Swissing” in order to make it tender.

Swissing is a process where the meat is hammered, pounded, or rolled to make the meat more tender. Coupling that with a long slow braise will give you meat that is full of flavor and melt in your mouth texture.

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Easy Oven Swiss Steak Recipe

Tara Noland

This Easy Oven Swiss Steak Recipe is a comforting meal for a fall or winter night. Perfect for a Sunday dinner as it cooks slow and low in your oven or slow cooker for hours.

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Prep Time 25 minutes mins

Cook Time 3 hours hrs 10 minutes mins

Total Time 3 hours hrs 35 minutes mins

Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Servings 4 servings

Calories 767 kcal

Ingredients

 

• 1 1/2 lbs. round or sirloin tip steak
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp. smoked paprika
• 1/2 tsp. onion powder
• 1/2 tsp. pepper and 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 Tbsp. canola or vegetable oil
• 3 garlic cloves minced
• 2 celery stalks chopped
• 2 carrots chopped
• 1 large onion chopped
• 1 – 28 oz. diced canned tomatoes
• 1 – 10 oz. beef broth
• 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 tsp. each dried thyme sage, and marjoram
• 1/2 tsp. each salt and pepper
• 1 Tbsp. cornstarch

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350F. Pound meat out with a meat mallet to 1/2" thickness. Cut into small pieces if needed so that they are single portions.
• In a shallow bowl or pie plate combine, flour, paprika, onion powder, pepper, and salt. Dredge meat in flour mixture.
• In a large pot or Dutch oven heat the canola oil on medium-high heat. Brown the steaks on each side, cooking in batches. Add more oil if needed. Remove and set aside.
• In the empty pot add the garlic, celery, carrots, onions, tomatoes, beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, herbs, salt, and pepper and combine. Top with the steaks and cover the pot. Place in the oven for 3 hours.
• If you would like the gravy thicker then combine the cornstarch with 1 Tbsp. water. Remove the steaks and add to the tomato gravy. Heat and stir until thickened. Return steaks to the pot to heat again and serve.
• Serve over mashed potatoes or egg noodles.

Equipment

Stainless Steel Measuring Cups and Spoons Set: 7 Cup and 7 Spoon Metal Measure Sets of 14 Piece for Dry & Liquid Measurement – Kitchen Gadgets & Utensils for Cooking Food & Baking – Best for Nesting

Hamilton Beach Portable 6-Quart Set & Forget Digital Programmable Slow Cooker With Temperature Probe, Lid Lock, Stainless Steel (33969A)

AmazonBasics Enameled Cast Iron Covered Dutch Oven, 6-Quart, Blue

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 767kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 65gFat: 42gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 23gCholesterol: 210mgSodium: 1129mgFiber: 6gSugar: 8g

Nutrition calculation is an estimation only. If you need nutritional calculations for medical reasons, please use a source that you trust.

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