In my lifetime we've come thru low fat, low carb, high protein, low calorie and intermittent fasting. Can we just go back to when our mom's made swiss steak, meatloaf, fish sticks and tater tots in the oven? Jello, tapioca pudding, the summer evening trip to the Dairy Queen!!
The best way to eat is use good fat ie butter ,avocado oil, coconut oil ,grape seed oil. Not canola, vegetable ect. Cook homegrown, no diet soda or artificial sweetener. Eat less amount but eat meat and veggies ect. Eat sugar for special occasions . And be happy
I agree! Of course, we also had more jobs that required physical labor, kids who played outside, and our primary source of transportation was our own two feet.
I spent a lot of time with my mom as she grew older and infirm . This was one dish she requested I make for her. We dug up her old recipe and both enjoyed it very much. As a kid I didn’t really like it but oh how I wish I could please my mom by eating this meal with her one more time.❤️
Swiss steak was one of those recipes my mom made pretty often and was a real favorite. My mom did not like to cook but did of course. She a few dishes she did very well and this was one of them.
Hey, just adding a second comment to let you know I made this and my husband and I loved it. Thanks for keeping these old recipes alive, Tammy. Generations of families were reared on them and they deserve to be revived. ~ Lisa
What a wonderful memory you reminded me of today. As a child this was not one of my favorites but at this stage of my life I sure would love to smell my mom cooking this!!
I haven’t eaten this for ages! My mother used to make this in 50s and 60s and I made it a number of times. I forgot about. The only way I knew how to tenderize was by holder a saucer side ways and pound the daylights out of meat. And I would buy a whole round steak and it would have a small circular bone in the middle. Have not thought of this for eons!!! ❤️❤️🐾🐾😊
I clearly remember my momma taking a brown clay saucer, holding it sideways, and beating the tar out of beef. I used to think it was so odd that she was pounding the meat like she was mean. I remember thinking she had to be so mad to hit something like that. Kids think the funniest things...
My grandmother from Oklahoma made this the exact same way when I was a little girl, except she didn't use the steak seasoning. She served it with mashed potatoes, corn and green beans. It's still my favorite meal.
I haven't made swiss steak in a few years, I do not know why... It is one of my husbands favorites. I bought some prime sirloin steaks and to our disappointment they were tough. I have 2 left, I think I just found the solution for them! Thanks for the reminder of some old homey recipes we may have forgotten about. My Momma made it too!
I’m 75 years old. I grew up with my mother making Swiss steak. I cooked it for my children for many years. I have a new friend from China. We have been cooking for one another, sharing foods from our homes. I had thought I would make Swiss steak for her. I saw this video. You prepare it exactly like my mother used to, sans steak seasoning. I enjoy your presentation-straightforward and “comfy”. I will be watching more videos. God bless you and your family
So glad this came up on my feed. I'm going shopping today, and I'm adding a meat mallet to my list. This looks so delicious, that I definitely have to make this for one of our meals this week. Thank you for sharing!
Momma's been gone now 13 years. Bless her soul. I'd completely forgotten about how good her swiss steak was. Thank you for this video and the memories. I'm definitely adding this to my recipe collection so now my family can enjoy it too. Blessings to you and your family.
One of my favorites...swiss steak! My Mama used to tenderize her steak with the salt/pepper and flour and use a small saucer plate to tenderize it. That was before we all had our tenderizing mallets. And with the tomatoes, peppers and onions and the same seasoning as you use, my Mama used as well. And I do the same way. Lots of memories and OH Sooo Good!! Thank you for sharing today!
I am SOOOO hungry. Haven’t made Swiss steak in years. I make it with chunks of carrot and celery, and use a can of stewed tomatoes. But always with creamed potatoes and peas. 😉 So delicious. Thanks for reminding me, Tammy ❤️
@@mlistander Im not Debbie of course, but I would season and saute the steak and veggies in the instant pot (or on the stove if you have a lot of meat) Follow all of Tammy's recipe, then pressure cook it according to how many pounds of beef you have based on the instant pot beef directions for beef. Ive not swiss steak in the instant pot but that is how I would do it.
I’m so glad you did Swiss Steak. I haven’t had it in years and was trying to remember how my mother had made it, so you must’ve read my mind girl. I’m making this! Yours looks so good. Thanks my friend.🥰💐
Mom used to use the side of a saucer to beat her Swiss Steaks. Most of the cooks on both sides of my family did it with the side of a saucer (and me too). I think it gives a better control over the meats thickness.
My mom used to make this regularly since she came from German roots. I had completely forgotten about it until I saw your video! Brought back seriously sweet memories! Making it tonight for my grown son and hubby of 34 years who has never had it! Thank you so much!!
I can’t find round steak where I live any more, but when I could, I took my steak outside on my back porch and pounded flour into the meat on both sides, then browned on both sides. Then diced onions and green peppers, very small, sautéed them and put them in a bowl. Took tomato sauce added a little water got yet brown off the bottom of pan, added steak back in then put the onions and peppers on top of each steak and let it simmer till I could cut meat with a fork. By pounding flour into the meat would make the tomato sauce thickened like a gravy. And of course, don’t forget salt and pepper, garlic powder. Years ago, when I was little, my mother found this recipe in a news paper.
This dish brought back some great memories. It was the first meat dish that I made in home making class. I remember how proud I was and Mom let me cook it for the family and they thought it was so good. Thanks for the memories! ❤
Oh honey, you made me homesick for momma and daddy. I can remember setting around the table by daddy, across the table from momma, next to my sister and at the other end of the table from my daddy my brother. What wonderful memories you brought back to me. God Blessed us with these wonderful meals from our mommas to pass on.
Forgot one way! My Mom worked a 9 - 5 job with 5 boys and a hungry hard working husband to feed. I am the youngest, so I don't know when this started, I am now 52, so go on that! Mother would get home, start making rolls, put the swiss steak in the old Mirro pressure cooker. My golly that was a family favorite!!! Thank-you!!!
We always used venison round steak to make swiss steak. Everyone loved it as long as they didn't know what it was. Some people are silly that way. It was absolutely marvelous.
My mom made Swiss Steak alot when I was home. She had to pound her steak too. It was so delicious!! Your video brought back those memories. Your steak look so delicious!! Thanks for sharing!!
Its almost 10pm and after watching this I’m wanting to cook this.. i could taste it.. I love your style of cooking. Thank y’all for sharing such delicious recipes and inviting us into your wonderful kitchen. ❤️
I made this tonight & it was superb!!!! Thank you for a wonderful new recipe for my family!!! YUM!!! Can you advise how I could get a set of the beautiful dinnerware you show in this presentation? They are so lovely!! Thank you in advance for any help!! God bless you always!!!
Omg (haha) I got up and made this dish this morning. I followed your video at the beginning by browning up the steak (I used thin skirt steak because that's what I had) and cooked the peppers, onions and garlic for a few minutes. Then I put it all with the rest of the ingredients in my crock pot. I only had to cook it on high for 2-2-1/2 hours. It tastes just like the pepper steak I made years ago when I made it stovetop for my family, only this is way easier, faster. and the flavor is better. It's wonderful. The only thing I wld add for my preference is mushrooms. It's great over rice. Thank you so much!
Funny you should now be showing this recipe. I JUST made this last Sunday after missing my Momma's swiss steak. She also used round steak and beat it to tenderize it. I had a small chuckeye steak in the freezer so just used that and some of my home canned stewed tomatoes which already had onions, peppers and a little celery in it. Also had mashed potatoes and home canned green beans. So good! I also like to put some of the tomato mixture on my mashed potatoes.
My Mama didn't have a mallet but used the side of a saucer. I don't think we had a daily use saucer that didn't have a chip in it. Swiss Steak was my fav!! Lonely for her now.(1940-2016)
Tammy, I tried this recipe and my husband just LOVES it along with me! My son came home from working up north and sat down to this supper and couldn’t get enough of it! I felt like a Queen when both men praised me and gave me a hug after the delicious meal! 😊😊❤️❤️
Pardon Ma'am, but you have NO DISCLAIMER concerning the adverse reactions to " binge watching" YOUR videos! 💖😉 Because of this, I have no idea what to put on my shopping list! EVERY video looks sooooo delicious that I am starving, for everything you cook!!💖
Hi Tammi! Can't wait to try your swiss steak recipe. I have a question for you. It appears that we have the same stove. 🙂 Have you had any problems with the oven temps? I got mine 3 years ago and I had to have service a dozen times. I finally got a thermometer to put in the oven. If set on 350° the thermometer would read abot10 to 15 ° lower. So sad. I had the same brand stove before this one. It lasted just over 20 years! I love it! I could even do dehydrating in it!! So when it died I got the same brand. I don't know if I just got a lemon or if the quality just went down hill. Take care, keep cookin'. Pati
My Mom used cube steak, and it tasted great. But now I want to try round steak, since I recently got a mallet for flattening some chicken breast. I have yet to use the tenderizer side. This seems to be an opportunity to do so. I grew up with Southern cooks, and have picked up many techniques and styles. I've spoiled my wife with all the recipes I find. This one sounds like a winner. Thanks.
Those look good!! I tenderize my meat like that to. But I cover my meat with a piece of Reynolds Saran wrap so nothing fly's out on my counter. Looks delicious!!
This looks so good. I’ve got some venison steak left in the freezer that the butcher failed to turn into the fresh ground venison/fresh ground pork mix we have them make up, and I’m thinking using the veni steak this way should really make the meat tender (venison round steak is very very lean). Thanks again Tammy. P.S. I need this braiser!
Thank you so much for this recipe when I was a kid 16 years old I worked as a cook and a Denny's and I made Swiss steak for the special and I forgot how but I didn't have this recipe. Looks really good thank you so much for your recipes.
There’s a tenderizer that I’ve been wanting, when you press it down a bunch of nail size prongs come down into the meat. It’s pretty neat, seems to be a lot less muscle work.
@@OnAirVoice Exactly! I think you misunderstood my post. I said, “it’s no better than a mallet.” It’s supposed to be a tenderizer; for me it didn’t tenderize at all. Someone asked if it worked good, I simply gave my opinion after using it.
I would of never thought to use a strainer to shake lightly flour over the steak. That is a great idea. Thank you. Looks delicious. We love Swiss steak
I just made this a couple of weeks ago almost the same way but never thought to use the flour that way--always dipped it in flour in a bowl. This is easier and more tidy. I know exactly how this tastes! I love using dried onion and garlic--it is so easy and gives a much more intense taste. Tammy and her accent and crazy English make me laugh.
i put flour in a gallon zip lock bag, put in the seasoned steak and press out all the air. using the flat side of the mallet I beat the steak on both sides. comes out perfect every time and no mess.
That’s what I call “comfort” food! I also love peas and mashed potatoes with a good moist meatloaf with gravy on the potatoes. I’ve never made Swiss steak before so I want to make this. I have made cube steak though. There’s a gizmo you can buy on Amazon where you can stick a bunch of holes in your tougher cuts of meat. That way you don’t have to beat it with one of those meat mallets. I’m not sure what the name of it is but it has these little bitty needles and a punctures holes in it.
I love that you use the back of your knife to move food across the cutting board. My learned that trick years ago to save the blade of my knife. I have not heard you mention that but it would be helpful to all people to learn this rule.
I use to make it in my electric frying pan that was along time ago. Not sure why I quit making it but my husband saw it and said he wanted it for supper. Guess I have to make it. Yum
Thank you for this video. I needed it today. We just had our 50th high school reunion. Due to health issues neither a good friend nor I were able to attend. I had mailed her the dress I had bought to wear so she could wear it. I found out a few hours ago that she had just passed away. She was on the way to the hospital when she passed. She loved the Lord and I know she is in heaven with her husband whom she missed so much. Anyway, my heart was so heavy and your gentle spirit and voice calmed me and I feel I can sleep now at 1:04 a.m.
Did she ever say whether those were top round or bottom round steak? Usually I think bottom round is traditional for Swiss steak but a lot of times I use top round more often. Just because grocers where I live are more likely to have top have top round on the shelves instead of bottom. But I really don’t think it would probably make much of a difference. I’m not sure if one is more tender than the other. They’re both a pretty tough cut of beef that are suited well to braises and other methods that take some time like in the crockpot. They need that time to break down some and get nice and tender. Dang, my mouths watering seeing this Swiss steak she’s cooking! Might have to fix some for supper! Lol
Wow, our family recipe is almost the same. The only changes are soy sauce and stewed tomatoes. We loved it for generations. From Texas. We eat it mostly with white rice and sometime mashed potatoes. Thanks.
YUMMM! The back of that spoon would've make a valley in my potatoes and lot's of gravy would've taken a dive in there! LOL! Great job, looks so wonderful!
My momma used to make the with those scrumptious red potatoes they were so soft and flavorful. I just loved them. They absolutely would just fall apart in that big stewer of a pot.
I buy my beef on the hoof from a local farmer, so when it goes to meat packing I can order cube steaks, which are not part of the round steaks, but then I can have the actual round steaks tenderized. Makes life so much easier. :)
I’m from Texas and we use a lot of round steak. I’m a lot older than you just give you an idea how old my recipe is. It was my mothers recipe. It one full round steak cut it into pieces make sure to get all fat off. The only difference with you on the tenderizing is you’ve got a new mail it I have my mothers old mallet and it takes no time at all to tenderize a round steak with a bigger deeper mallet. And I have Parkinson’s disease also major nerve damage so it’s no problem for me to do that. Are use an iron skillet add a little oil to the bottom of the skillet and take your pieces of round steak place them into the iron skillet fry to brown. Then I add chopped fresh tomatoes with a small can of sauce. And a few green onions chopped. I add spices just like you. After you get all that into the skillet turn it on low with a lid it doesn’t take two hours to cook. In Texas we love Our Beef 🥩
Nice to see you beating the flour into your stake. Many years ago the chef at the Gentleman Jim's Restaurant near Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada taught my husband's dad that technique except he used more flour than you do and he used the back of a large knife blade to do the pounding. Great exercise. :) Same basic idea though. What a beautiful and delicious looking home cooked dinner.
The old recipe (1940s) recipe for Swiss steak that I use to make in the 1980s, when I first got married, called for diced carrots (which I thought was odd). It was until years later I realized the carrots, onions and celery were mirepoix. I still cook it like that with the tomatoes and beef broth etc. I knew nothing about cooking…even asked my Mom exactly how to fix homemade mashed potatoes lol.
Yummy!! Steak's my favorite meat. I not only make your Granny Green Beans. I do this with carrots, English peas, Italian green beans and even the frozen thin green beans. I sometimes put a little bacon in the green beans. So delish.
We make ours the same way but we often add sliced mushrooms on top too. I like cremini mushrooms. They have more flavor than just white button mushrooms. We always use round steak. It is a tough cut of meat so I always braise them low and slow. I always serve mine with baked potatoes. We like the tomato gravy and vegetables on top our baked potato. I often just buy a round steak that has been tenderized by the butcher. If they do not have any, I just ask the butcher to tenderize it.
I’ve not seen that utensil she was using to flip the steaks before. Looked like it’s be pretty handy when cooking steaks and such. Also another thing, I’ve always added tomatoes to my Swiss steak just as she has here. But after watching a few videos and hearing some people talking about it, evidently that’s not a universally accepted ingredient. I heard some say that when they had Swiss steak growing up it was brown and did not have tomatoes in it at all. All of my life I’ve had always had it with tomatoes so much so that I thought that’s how it’s supposed to be and how everyone did it. But I guess not. Maybe it’s just a regional thing with different regions doing it a little differently, but for my money if it doesn’t have that tomato gravy it’s not Swiss steak. I think of that more as like smothered steak if it’s in brown gravy but to each their own! People like what they like! Lol
Memmmmorieeees!!! I used to make this for my husband about twice a month. Sooo good and good with variations too. I mostly made it similar to the way you made it here. Sometimes I added carrots or mushrooms. I love it with mashed taters and sometime with rice instead. It's just plain delicious no matter what. Thanks for reminding me!!! Haven't made it for a lonnnnggg time.
Seems like that would cause the plate to break. If I didn’t have a meat cutting board, I’d put several layers of aluminum foil on the counter to tenderize the meat on.
I leaned to make Swiss steak from my Gran and I make just like this...but sometimes I use short ribs instead of steak...no pounding...everything is the same...salt & pepper dredged in flour and browned then added to the same veggies, spices and stock. I like to use stewed tomatoes, but it doesn't matter. I braise it in cast iron Dutch oven handed down from my mother-in-law's granny.
🤗I love swiss steak...I make extra veggie gravy and freeze it in 32oz containers for smashed potatoes later...one of the very few things I still cook in my crockpot 🤩👍🏻
Yummylicious You could have just had the butcher put it through the machine, twice reversing the direction, she said that, as I was writing this, but she did not say you could ask the butcher to do it twice and reverse the direction, it is so tender, but honestly this is an amazing channel, love her recipes the best is putting it mildly. Enjoy!!!!!
I love your cooking 🍳. Remind me of when I was growing up. All great meals we cooked. Cornbread or biscuits ever night for dinner. Once or twice a year we would eat out. Lived in back 🪵 🎄 woods. Thank you. 😊
Talk about "60's retro"! My mom would make this in her "avocado green" electric skillet. She would season, flour and tenderize a big round steak with the edge of a Corelle saucer. Then she would brown it and add a pkg of Lipton Onion Soup mix, Rotel tomatoes, bouillon cubes & water. After it was done she would thicken the gravy with Wondra flour. I still make it this way, but add sauted onions, mushrooms & bell peppers. I see electric skillets in thrift stores, but my tiny kitchen says "No!" 😔 Thanks for the memories.
Hi y'all from Canada. Really enjoyed the video and will be trying the recipe very shortly. Haven't had this since my mom made it when I was a kid. To me it's total comfort food. Thanks John from Canada
Looks like my moms did when she made it. She'd make it for my birthday and a yellow cake with chocolate frosting . She's been gone for 19 years 😞 I make once in awhile, but just don't taste same. Thanks for the remories.
I love your videos, your Southern accent, and your recipes. I cooked this Swiss steak and it turned out tender, juicy, and delicious. You're a great cook.
Tammy that looks so good I haven’t had that for years and years I’ve never even attempted to make it but I’m going to follow your recipe I know it’s going to be delicious you can tell you’re losing weight thank you for always sharing every recipe of yours that I’ve made is always delicious👍❤️
I had 2 grandmas & a Mama who cooked so well! I'm the oldest granddaughter & daughter, so I copied them in many ways! My Mama n I wanted to open a diner. She'd love all these u tubes. What state do u live in? I'm from MO but live in FL since 83. My hubs pastors here. 30 yrs in Nov. Ps 91🎵💜🎹
I've never heard of Swiss steak. I take care of someone who gets the Swiss steak meal from the local VFW once a month. Yours looks so good and I'm def going to try this recipe for her!
I buy my cube steak at Aldi, otherwise my recipe is pretty close to yours. Love it with mashed potatoes. (We don't usually serve with peas). One of our favorites! LOVE the meat hook.
Hi Tammy, really loving this channel and trying out your moms versions of some of the old favorites. Could you possibly do a refresher on Corncob Jelly? Very few videos on YT for the recipe and every one is different. Thanks so much! If you can’t, that’s OK! Happy August! 🙏❤️
Looks like my momma used to make for Sunday dinner. I wonder what was the point of flouring before tenderizing the meat? Thanks for the delicious recipe.
So glad you speak of hand pounding steak instead of the common "cubed" variety using a needle machine. We don't have very good butchers anymore, and they know nothing about this. Europeans pound all kinds of meats to tenderize, an example being forms of "schnitzel" in various countries. Yes, incredible that "cube steak" is sometimes hard to find now.
Looks scrumptous! All you need now is a good biscuits or two to sop up that gravy! I don't eat green peas but some baby butter beans or green beans would have been really good! Boy I could eat a town full...Just like Grandmaw n Mama used to make! Now I do. I bake my in oven also. Ot has a certain taste! Love you Tammy n Chris...Peace n Grace to you n God Bless...🙏🙏✨💙✨💖✨💪🇺🇸
When I was younger I remember getting cube steak in a bucket and we called it bucket steak. And my grandmother would take the side of the saucer and beat the bucket steak to make it more tender and I thought she was going to break that plate but she didn't
Thank you for sharing this recipe. I made this last night (including mashed potatoes and peas), and it was absolutely delicious. My family could not stop raving about how good it was. I haven't had swiss steak since I lived at home (many, many years ago) so it was nice actually making it myself. It will definitely go into the meal rotation from now on. Thanks again!
thank you! you're my kind of cook! My mother made this when I was little and it tastes like home! She served it with white rice (soaked up that delicious broth). Thank you for your awesome post!
This looks amazing- I’m definitely making it! My mom used to make swiss steak- she used cube steak and that may be the reason I wasn’t crazy about it as a kid- the texture. I’m going to try it with the steak and pound it myself. The gravy looks delicious! So you didn’t add anything to thicken it right- just the flour coating on the steak?
I hadn't had this in years! But I got the ingredients and fixed it, even tho I do not like green bell peppers, I used one anyway, and O.M.G! It was delish!! Thank you for turning on my taste buds!
In my lifetime we've come thru low fat, low carb, high protein, low calorie and intermittent fasting. Can we just go back to when our mom's made swiss steak, meatloaf, fish sticks and tater tots in the oven? Jello, tapioca pudding, the summer evening trip to the Dairy Queen!!
Tater tots are simply fantastic in the air fryer, though 😃
I am with you.
The best way to eat is use good fat ie butter ,avocado oil, coconut oil ,grape seed oil. Not canola, vegetable ect. Cook homegrown, no diet soda or artificial sweetener. Eat less amount but eat meat and veggies ect. Eat sugar for special occasions . And be happy
I'm in. Long Island here.
I agree! Of course, we also had more jobs that required physical labor, kids who played outside, and our primary source of transportation was our own two feet.
I spent a lot of time with my mom as she grew older and infirm . This was one dish she requested I make for her. We dug up her old recipe and both enjoyed it very much. As a kid I didn’t really like it but oh how I wish I could please my mom by eating this meal with her one more time.❤️
I know how you feel Jacqueline, I miss my dear mother so much also. 😪❤️💋
so sweet that your mom requested the swiss steak. Thank you for taking care of your mom.
Swiss steak was one of those recipes my mom made pretty often and was a real favorite. My mom did not like to cook but did of course. She a few dishes she did very well and this was one of them.
I know exactly what you mean
@@jacquelineganske7809 what a tender memory. I am so glad you have it to cheeryou
That looks SO good!!!! I have not had Swiss steak in over 30 years!!! I NEED some!!!
Same here! I’m watching closely.
Me too. Plan to make one for this week
Hey, just adding a second comment to let you know I made this and my husband and I loved it. Thanks for keeping these old recipes alive, Tammy. Generations of families were reared on them and they deserve to be revived. ~ Lisa
So glad!
Mom made hers in a heavy electric skillet. I’d come home from school and the wonderful smell filled the house. I couldn’t wait for dinner. Thank you.
My mom also made it in that heavy electric skillet. The entire house would smell so good. We always had it with white rice and gravy.
What a wonderful memory you reminded me of today. As a child this was not one of my favorites but at this stage of my life I sure would love to smell my mom cooking this!!
I haven’t eaten this for ages! My mother used to make this in 50s and 60s and I made it a number of times. I forgot about. The only way I knew how to tenderize was by holder a saucer side ways and pound the daylights out of meat. And I would buy a whole round steak and it would have a small circular bone in the middle. Have not thought of this for eons!!! ❤️❤️🐾🐾😊
I clearly remember my momma taking a brown clay saucer, holding it sideways, and beating the tar out of beef. I used to think it was so odd that she was pounding the meat like she was mean. I remember thinking she had to be so mad to hit something like that. Kids think the funniest things...
I'm trying to imagine this in my head. How does the platter not break? Interesting method.
I should say saucer because thats what you said. I still can't see how it wouldn't break.
My grandmother from Oklahoma made this the exact same way when I was a little girl, except she didn't use the steak seasoning. She served it with mashed potatoes, corn and green beans. It's still my favorite meal.
I haven't made swiss steak in a few years, I do not know why... It is one of my husbands favorites. I bought some prime sirloin steaks and to our disappointment they were tough. I have 2 left, I think I just found the solution for them! Thanks for the
reminder of some old homey recipes we may have forgotten about. My Momma made it too!
I’m 75 years old. I grew up with my mother making Swiss steak. I cooked it for my children for many years. I have a new friend from China. We have been cooking for one another, sharing foods from our homes. I had thought I would make Swiss steak for her. I saw this video. You prepare it exactly like my mother used to, sans steak seasoning. I enjoy your presentation-straightforward and “comfy”. I will be watching more videos. God bless you and your family
So glad this came up on my feed. I'm going shopping today, and I'm adding a meat mallet to my list. This looks so delicious, that I definitely have to make this for one of our meals this week. Thank you for sharing!
Momma's been gone now 13 years. Bless her soul. I'd completely forgotten about how good her swiss steak was. Thank you for this video and the memories. I'm definitely adding this to my recipe collection so now my family can enjoy it too. Blessings to you and your family.
One of my favorites...swiss steak! My Mama used to tenderize her steak with the salt/pepper and flour and use a small saucer plate to tenderize it. That was before we all had our tenderizing mallets. And with the tomatoes, peppers and onions and the same seasoning as you use, my Mama used as well. And I do the same way. Lots of memories and OH Sooo Good!! Thank you for sharing today!
That’s the way my Mama did it, too. I was remembering that when I watched Tammy with the mallet. Good times.
I am SOOOO hungry. Haven’t made Swiss steak in years. I make it with chunks of carrot and celery, and use a can of stewed tomatoes. But always with creamed potatoes and peas. 😉 So delicious. Thanks for reminding me, Tammy ❤️
Whats the difference between 'creamed' potatoes and 'mashed' potatoes?
Mom made hers in a pressure cooker. I make it in an Instant Pot. Delicious any way you make it.
Can you share how you do it in the instant pot?
@@mlistander Im not Debbie of course, but I would season and saute the steak and veggies in the instant pot (or on the stove if you have a lot of meat) Follow all of Tammy's recipe, then pressure cook it according to how many pounds of beef you have based on the instant pot beef directions for beef. Ive not swiss steak in the instant pot but that is how I would do it.
@@ohioredbird825 Thank You!
@@mlistander You're very welcome I haven't had my instant pot long but I sure do love it.
I must be getting old, cause I had forgotten about Swiss steak. Thanks for bringing it back Tammy! It’ll be on my menu real soon. 😋
I’m so glad you did Swiss Steak. I haven’t had it in years and was trying to remember how my mother had made it, so you must’ve read my mind girl. I’m making this! Yours looks so good. Thanks my friend.🥰💐
Mom used to use the side of a saucer to beat her Swiss Steaks. Most of the cooks on both sides of my family did it with the side of a saucer (and me too). I think it gives a better control over the meats thickness.
My mom used to make this regularly since she came from German roots. I had completely forgotten about it until I saw your video! Brought back seriously sweet memories! Making it tonight for my grown son and hubby of 34 years who has never had it! Thank you so much!!
I can’t find round steak where I live any more, but when I could, I took my steak outside on my back porch and pounded flour into the meat on both sides, then browned on both sides. Then diced onions and green peppers, very small, sautéed them and put them in a bowl. Took tomato sauce added a little water got yet brown off the bottom of pan, added steak back in then put the onions and peppers on top of each steak and let it simmer till I could cut meat with a fork. By pounding flour into the meat would make the tomato sauce thickened like a gravy. And of course, don’t forget salt and pepper, garlic powder. Years ago, when I was little, my mother found this recipe in a news paper.
This dish brought back some great memories. It was the first meat dish that I made in home making class. I remember how proud I was and Mom let me cook it for the family and they thought it was so good. Thanks for the memories! ❤
Oh honey, you made me homesick for momma and daddy. I can remember setting around the table by daddy, across the table from momma, next to my sister and at the other end of the table from my daddy my brother. What wonderful memories you brought back to me.
God Blessed us with these wonderful meals from our mommas to pass on.
It would be a good day to make this when you’re mad about something or at someone Lol..looks delicious..
Forgot one way! My Mom worked a 9 - 5 job with 5 boys and a hungry hard working husband to feed. I am the youngest, so I don't know when this started, I am now 52, so go on that! Mother would get home, start making rolls, put the swiss steak in the old Mirro pressure cooker. My golly that was a family favorite!!! Thank-you!!!
We always used venison round steak to make swiss steak. Everyone loved it as long as they didn't know what it was. Some people are silly that way. It was absolutely marvelous.
My mom made Swiss Steak alot when I was home. She had to pound her steak too. It was so delicious!! Your video brought back those memories. Your steak look so delicious!! Thanks for sharing!!
Its almost 10pm and after watching this I’m wanting to cook this.. i could taste it.. I love your style of cooking. Thank y’all for sharing such delicious recipes and inviting us into your wonderful kitchen. ❤️
I made this tonight & it was superb!!!! Thank you for a wonderful new recipe for my family!!! YUM!!!
Can you advise how I could get a set of the beautiful dinnerware you show in this presentation? They are so lovely!! Thank you in advance for any help!! God bless you always!!!
I got those at Ross
Omg (haha) I got up and made this dish this morning. I followed your video at the beginning by browning up the steak (I used thin skirt steak because that's what I had) and cooked the peppers, onions and garlic for a few minutes. Then I put it all with the rest of the ingredients in my crock pot. I only had to cook it on high for 2-2-1/2 hours. It tastes just like the pepper steak I made years ago when I made it stovetop for my family, only this is way easier, faster. and the flavor is better. It's wonderful. The only thing I wld add for my preference is mushrooms. It's great over rice. Thank you so much!
Glad you tried it!
So glad you are showing nostalgic comfort dishes. So many people have never experienced real American classics. Bravissimo 👍
Funny you should now be showing this recipe. I JUST made this last Sunday after missing my Momma's swiss steak. She also used round steak and beat it to tenderize it. I had a small chuckeye steak in the freezer so just used that and some of my home canned stewed tomatoes which already had onions, peppers and a little celery in it. Also had mashed potatoes and home canned green beans. So good! I also like to put some of the tomato mixture on my mashed potatoes.
My mom made her Swiss steak in a pressure cooker. So delicious, and made the house smell so good.
My Mama didn't have a mallet but used the side of a saucer. I don't think we had a daily use saucer that didn't have a chip in it. Swiss Steak was my fav!! Lonely for her now.(1940-2016)
That looks soooooooooyummy! I'm practically drooling. Lol! Real food. Not hipster fluff, not premodern, just good old fashioned scratch cooking!
Tammy, I tried this recipe and my husband just LOVES it along with me! My son came home from working up north and sat down to this supper and couldn’t get enough of it!
I felt like a Queen when both men praised me and gave me a hug after the delicious meal! 😊😊❤️❤️
Wonderful!
you shared your love
Pardon Ma'am, but you have NO DISCLAIMER concerning the adverse reactions to " binge watching" YOUR videos! 💖😉 Because of this, I have no idea what to put on my shopping list! EVERY video looks sooooo delicious that I am starving, for everything you cook!!💖
@@stormy439 This comment is adorable! 🥰
Hi Tammi!
Can't wait to try your swiss steak recipe. I have a question for you. It appears that we have the same stove. 🙂 Have you had any problems with the oven temps? I got mine 3 years ago and I had to have service a dozen times. I finally got a thermometer to put in the oven. If set on 350° the thermometer would read abot10 to 15 ° lower.
So sad. I had the same brand stove before this one. It lasted just over 20 years! I love it! I could even do dehydrating in it!!
So when it died I got the same brand. I don't know if I just got a lemon or if the quality just went down hill.
Take care, keep cookin'.
Pati
No it has worked pretty well
My Mom used cube steak, and it tasted great. But now I want to try round steak, since I recently got a mallet for flattening some chicken breast. I have yet to use the tenderizer side. This seems to be an opportunity to do so. I grew up with Southern cooks, and have picked up many techniques and styles. I've spoiled my wife with all the recipes I find. This one sounds like a winner. Thanks.
Those look good!!
I tenderize my meat like that to. But I cover my meat with a piece of Reynolds Saran wrap so nothing fly's out on my counter. Looks delicious!!
Me too, it keeps it put on the board and I am not wearing it when I'm done ....lol
@@lauriejensen3548 I agree!
I like to mix the flour with ausjus gravy mix for even more flavorful sauce
I wouldn't use the tooth side of a meat mallet or a saucer on a thin piece of plastic wrap tho. I have a flat meat mallet for those jobs.
This looks so good. I’ve got some venison steak left in the freezer that the butcher failed to turn into the fresh ground venison/fresh ground pork mix we have them make up, and I’m thinking using the veni steak this way should really make the meat tender (venison round steak is very very lean). Thanks again Tammy. P.S. I need this braiser!
Thank you so much for this recipe when I was a kid 16 years old I worked as a cook and a Denny's and I made Swiss steak for the special and I forgot how but I didn't have this recipe. Looks really good thank you so much for your recipes.
There’s a tenderizer that I’ve been wanting, when you press it down a bunch of nail size prongs come down into the meat. It’s pretty neat, seems to be a lot less muscle work.
@@cinapoowee7582 Do you like using it? Does it work? Is it easy to clean? I haven’t bought one because I was afraid it would be difficult to clean.
I have a jaccard , they work great and not hard to clean at all. I don’t think it would work too well for this though.
I had one. Not cheap. I put it in the goodwill. Worked no better than a mallet and miserable to clean. Just my opinion.
@@judidunham5037 it’s not intended to be used the same as a mallet.
@@OnAirVoice Exactly! I think you misunderstood my post. I said, “it’s no better than a mallet.” It’s supposed to be a tenderizer; for me it didn’t tenderize at all. Someone asked if it worked good, I simply gave my opinion after using it.
I would of never thought to use a strainer to shake lightly flour over the steak. That is a great idea. Thank you. Looks delicious. We love Swiss steak
I just made this a couple of weeks ago almost the same way but never thought to use the flour that way--always dipped it in flour in a bowl. This is easier and more tidy. I know exactly how this tastes! I love using dried onion and garlic--it is so easy and gives a much more intense taste. Tammy and her accent and crazy English make me laugh.
i put flour in a gallon zip lock bag, put in the seasoned steak and press out all the air. using the flat side of the mallet I beat the steak on both sides. comes out perfect every time and no mess.
That’s what I call “comfort” food! I also love peas and mashed potatoes with a good moist meatloaf with gravy on the potatoes. I’ve never made Swiss steak before so I want to make this. I have made cube steak though. There’s a gizmo you can buy on Amazon where you can stick a bunch of holes in your tougher cuts of meat. That way you don’t have to beat it with one of those meat mallets. I’m not sure what the name of it is but it has these little bitty needles and a punctures holes in it.
I love that you use the back of your knife to move food across the cutting board. My learned that trick years ago to save the blade of my knife. I have not heard you mention that but it would be helpful to all people to learn this rule.
I use to make it in my electric frying pan that was along time ago. Not sure why I quit making it but my husband saw it and said he wanted it for supper. Guess I have to make it. Yum
Thank you for this video. I needed it today. We just had our 50th high school reunion. Due to health issues neither a good friend nor I were able to attend. I had mailed her the dress I had bought to wear so she could wear it. I found out a few hours ago that she had just passed away. She was on the way to the hospital when she passed. She loved the Lord and I know she is in heaven with her husband whom she missed so much. Anyway, my heart was so heavy and your gentle spirit and voice calmed me and I feel I can sleep now at 1:04 a.m.
So sad to hear. But I am glad to hear she was a Christian.
Did she ever say whether those were top round or bottom round steak? Usually I think bottom round is traditional for Swiss steak but a lot of times I use top round more often. Just because grocers where I live are more likely to have top have top round on the shelves instead of bottom. But I really don’t think it would probably make much of a difference. I’m not sure if one is more tender than the other. They’re both a pretty tough cut of beef that are suited well to braises and other methods that take some time like in the crockpot. They need that time to break down some and get nice and tender. Dang, my mouths watering seeing this Swiss steak she’s cooking! Might have to fix some for supper! Lol
Wow, our family recipe is almost the same. The only changes are soy sauce and stewed tomatoes. We loved it for generations. From Texas. We eat it mostly with white rice and sometime mashed potatoes. Thanks.
i also use soy sauce and stewed tomatoes garlic . the same taste comes out.
YUMMM! The back of that spoon would've make a valley in my potatoes and lot's of gravy would've taken a dive in there! LOL! Great job, looks so wonderful!
My momma used to make the with those scrumptious red potatoes they were so soft and flavorful. I just loved them. They absolutely would just fall apart in that big stewer of a pot.
I buy my beef on the hoof from a local farmer, so when it goes to meat packing I can order cube steaks, which are not part of the round steaks, but then I can have the actual round steaks tenderized. Makes life so much easier. :)
I’m from Texas and we use a lot of round steak. I’m a lot older than you just give you an idea how old my recipe is. It was my mothers recipe. It one full round steak cut it into pieces make sure to get all fat off. The only difference with you on the tenderizing is you’ve got a new mail it I have my mothers old mallet and it takes no time at all to tenderize a round steak with a bigger deeper mallet. And I have Parkinson’s disease also major nerve damage so it’s no problem for me to do that. Are use an iron skillet add a little oil to the bottom of the skillet and take your pieces of round steak place them into the iron skillet fry to brown. Then I add chopped fresh tomatoes with a small can of sauce. And a few green onions chopped. I add spices just like you. After you get all that into the skillet turn it on low with a lid it doesn’t take two hours to cook. In Texas we love Our Beef 🥩
Nice to see you beating the flour into your stake. Many years ago the chef at the Gentleman Jim's Restaurant near Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada taught my husband's dad that technique except he used more flour than you do and he used the back of a large knife blade to do the pounding. Great exercise. :) Same basic idea though. What a beautiful and delicious looking home cooked dinner.
Everything about you warms my heart. God bless you. ❤
Mine too, Jessica... : )
The old recipe (1940s) recipe for Swiss steak that I use to make in the 1980s, when I first got married, called for diced carrots (which I thought was odd). It was until years later I realized the carrots, onions and celery were mirepoix. I still cook it like that with the tomatoes and beef broth etc. I knew nothing about cooking…even asked my Mom exactly how to fix homemade mashed potatoes lol.
Now that’s perfection! Yum! I haven’t had Swiss steak since the mid 70’s. Thanks for bringing back an old tasty memory. 🤗
Yummy!! Steak's my favorite meat.
I not only make your Granny Green Beans. I do this with carrots, English peas, Italian green beans and even the frozen thin green beans. I sometimes put a little bacon in the green beans. So delish.
That looks absolutely delicious,just falls apart,I used to see mom make swiss steak,now I want to try it myself.
This was one of my mother’s (1915-1995) best dishes. She cooked it in an electric skillet, the “must have” appliance of the 1950’s and early 60’s.
We make ours the same way but we often add sliced mushrooms on top too. I like cremini mushrooms. They have more flavor than just white button mushrooms. We always use round steak. It is a tough cut of meat so I always braise them low and slow. I always serve mine with baked potatoes. We like the tomato gravy and vegetables on top our baked potato. I often just buy a round steak that has been tenderized by the butcher. If they do not have any, I just ask the butcher to tenderize it.
I’ve not seen that utensil she was using to flip the steaks before. Looked like it’s be pretty handy when cooking steaks and such. Also another thing, I’ve always added tomatoes to my Swiss steak just as she has here. But after watching a few videos and hearing some people talking about it, evidently that’s not a universally accepted ingredient. I heard some say that when they had Swiss steak growing up it was brown and did not have tomatoes in it at all. All of my life I’ve had always had it with tomatoes so much so that I thought that’s how it’s supposed to be and how everyone did it. But I guess not. Maybe it’s just a regional thing with different regions doing it a little differently, but for my money if it doesn’t have that tomato gravy it’s not Swiss steak. I think of that more as like smothered steak if it’s in brown gravy but to each their own! People like what they like! Lol
Memmmmorieeees!!! I used to make this for my husband about twice a month. Sooo good and good with variations too. I mostly made it similar to the way you made it here. Sometimes I added carrots or mushrooms. I love it with mashed taters and sometime with rice instead. It's just plain delicious no matter what. Thanks for reminding me!!! Haven't made it for a lonnnnggg time.
It's good with egg noodles too...the flat broad ones.
My grandma and my mom used a small plate like a salad plate to beat the steak so that’s how I do it when I make it…..does really well
Seems like that would cause the plate to break. If I didn’t have a meat cutting board, I’d put several layers of aluminum foil on the counter to tenderize the meat on.
I leaned to make Swiss steak from my Gran and I make just like this...but sometimes I use short ribs instead of steak...no pounding...everything is the same...salt & pepper dredged in flour and browned then added to the same veggies, spices and stock. I like to use stewed tomatoes, but it doesn't matter. I braise it in cast iron Dutch oven handed down from my mother-in-law's granny.
🤗I love swiss steak...I make extra veggie gravy and freeze it in 32oz containers for smashed potatoes later...one of the very few things I still cook in my crockpot 🤩👍🏻
Yummylicious You could have just had the butcher put it through the machine, twice reversing the direction, she said that, as I was writing this, but she did not say you could ask the butcher to do it twice and reverse the direction, it is so tender, but honestly this is an amazing channel, love her recipes the best is putting it mildly. Enjoy!!!!!
I love your cooking 🍳. Remind me of when I was growing up. All great meals we cooked. Cornbread or biscuits ever night for dinner. Once or twice a year we would eat out. Lived in back 🪵 🎄 woods. Thank you. 😊
Talk about "60's retro"! My mom would make this in her "avocado green" electric skillet. She would season, flour and tenderize a big round steak with the edge of a Corelle saucer. Then she would brown it and add a pkg of Lipton Onion Soup mix, Rotel tomatoes, bouillon cubes & water. After it was done she would thicken the gravy with Wondra flour. I still make it this way, but add sauted onions, mushrooms & bell peppers. I see electric skillets in thrift stores, but my tiny kitchen says "No!" 😔 Thanks for the memories.
Hi y'all from Canada. Really enjoyed the video and will be trying the recipe very shortly. Haven't had this since my mom made it when I was a kid. To me it's total comfort food. Thanks John from Canada
Hope you enjoy
I'd always ask mama for Swiss steak for my birthday love it with mashed poe. Pray for me I've been sick bless you
That's exactly how my mom made it, creamed potatoes and fresh peas too! I have Analon pans and I find they brown really well.
Looks like my moms did when she made it. She'd make it for my birthday and a yellow cake with chocolate frosting . She's been gone for 19 years 😞 I make once in awhile, but just don't taste same. Thanks for the remories.
I love your videos, your Southern accent, and your recipes. I cooked this Swiss steak and it turned out tender, juicy, and delicious. You're a great cook.
Wonderful!
Tammy that looks so good I haven’t had that for years and years I’ve never even attempted to make it but I’m going to follow your recipe I know it’s going to be delicious you can tell you’re losing weight thank you for always sharing every recipe of yours that I’ve made is always delicious👍❤️
I had 2 grandmas & a Mama who cooked so well! I'm the oldest granddaughter & daughter, so I copied them in many ways! My Mama n I wanted to open a diner. She'd love all these u tubes. What state do u live in? I'm from MO but live in FL since 83. My hubs pastors here. 30 yrs in Nov. Ps 91🎵💜🎹
We live in Ga
I've never heard of Swiss steak. I take care of someone who gets the Swiss steak meal from the local VFW once a month. Yours looks so good and I'm def going to try this recipe for her!
I buy my cube steak at Aldi, otherwise my recipe is pretty close to yours. Love it with mashed potatoes. (We don't usually serve with peas). One of our favorites! LOVE the meat hook.
Hi Tammy, really loving this channel and trying out your moms versions of some of the old favorites. Could you possibly do a refresher on Corncob Jelly? Very few videos on YT for the recipe and every one is different. Thanks so much! If you can’t, that’s OK!
Happy August! 🙏❤️
Looks like my momma used to make for Sunday dinner. I wonder what was the point of flouring before tenderizing the meat?
Thanks for the delicious recipe.
So glad you speak of hand pounding steak instead of the common "cubed" variety using a needle machine. We don't have very good butchers anymore, and they know nothing about this. Europeans pound all kinds of meats to tenderize, an example being forms of "schnitzel" in various countries. Yes, incredible that "cube steak" is sometimes hard to find now.
Looks scrumptous! All you need now is a good biscuits or two to sop up that gravy! I don't eat green peas but some baby butter beans or green beans would have been really good! Boy I could eat a town full...Just like Grandmaw n Mama used to make! Now I do. I bake my in oven also. Ot has a certain taste! Love you Tammy n Chris...Peace n Grace to you n God Bless...🙏🙏✨💙✨💖✨💪🇺🇸
Brought tears to my eyes. Ive not had Swiss steak since I was little with my mama. I miss her dearly. Ty for sharing. Ill be making this soon.
What a wonderful meal. I use to make it all the time. I so enjoy watching you and Chris.
When I was younger I remember getting cube steak in a bucket and we called it bucket steak. And my grandmother would take the side of the saucer and beat the bucket steak to make it more tender and I thought she was going to break that plate but she didn't
My mom put raisins in hers. And as strange as it sounds it was good
OMG! I still have my 70's Home Ec spiral bound cookbook that calls for raisins too! Never added them. 🤔 Never made the Chicken Whirly Birds either 😂
Thank you for sharing this recipe. I made this last night (including mashed potatoes and peas), and it was absolutely delicious. My family could not stop raving about how good it was. I haven't had swiss steak since I lived at home (many, many years ago) so it was nice actually making it myself. It will definitely go into the meal rotation from now on. Thanks again!
Wonderful!
That looked absolutely delicious! Now I have to make this for tomorrow's dinner. 💕💕💕
I was just thinking of my mom and grandmother used to make this. This recipe is also great for deer steaks other vendon
My mom used cubed steaks. Wonder why are they so hard to find now?
If I used cubed steak instead does everything remain the same - time etc
Yes it would
No changes you just do not have to beat it
When fixed right, Swiss steak can be a treat. Slow cooking with lots of liquid and veggies makes it right.
My grandmother used the top of a Coke bottle to "pound" her steak. Worked great!
Lol my mama used the mouth of a coke bottle can you imagine how long that took?
Looks delish. Brings me back to my childhood and one of my favorite comfort foods go too. Thanks for the memories.
Everything you cook is just like my Momma. Swiss steak have not had that since home, long time ago. Enjoy your channel.
thank you! you're my kind of cook! My mother made this when I was little and it tastes like home! She served it with white rice (soaked up that delicious broth). Thank you for your awesome post!
This looks amazing- I’m definitely making it! My mom used to make swiss steak- she used cube steak and that may be the reason I wasn’t crazy about it as a kid- the texture. I’m going to try it with the steak and pound it myself. The gravy looks delicious! So you didn’t add anything to thicken it right- just the flour coating on the steak?
Correct
I hadn't had this in years! But I got the ingredients and fixed it, even tho I do not like green bell peppers, I used one anyway, and O.M.G! It was delish!! Thank you for turning on my taste buds!
Good stuff!
Boy that steak does look good. I can almost smell the flavours of your meal. Thank you so much