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August 12, 2011
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Texas Round Steak

Hearty Meat Dishes
Prep time:
14 minutes
cooking time:
31 minutes

Grandma let me mix up the flour coating and dredge the steaks in the mixture.

Grandma let me mix up the flour coating and dredge the steaks in the mixture.

Ingredients

Serves 6 

  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 1/2 pounds round steak
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
  • 1 medium onion, sliced
  • 1/2 medium green bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 (10 3/4-ounce) can tomato rice soup
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
Directions
  1. 1

    Combine flour, thyme and black pepper in a small bowl and mix well.

  2. 2

    Dredge steak on both sides with the flour mixture. Cut steak into 6 pieces.

  3. 3

    Preheat an electric skillet to 400ºF.

  4. 4

    Melt shortening in skillet. Add steak, onion and bell pepper to skillet. Cook until steak is browned, about 3 minutes per side. Reduce heat to 220ºF.

  5. 5

    Combine soup, water and garlic in a small bowl and mix well. Pour over the steak mixture; cover.

  6. 6

    Cook, spooning sauce over steak occasionally, until the steak is tender, about 11/2 hours.

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When Grandma first started making this recipe, she didn't have an electric skillet, so she adapted the recipe for the stove top. She placed the steak in a large nonstick skillet and browned it over high heat, then reduced the heat to low to simmer it.

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