Budget Swiss-style Steak

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• 4 tablespoons oil, separated
• 3 tablespoons ponzu sauce, lime citrus dressing
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 lbs round steaks
• 1 large onion, sliced thin
• 1 large green pepper, sliced thin
• 1 cup ketchup
• 1 cup pepsi
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of celery soup
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can beef broth

Recipe

• 1 combine flour, seasoned salt, pepper and celery seed in a shallow baking dish and set aside.
• 2 to a large heavy, lidded skillet add 3 t of the oil and bring to medium-high heat.
• 3 while waiting for the oil to heat up, in another shallow pan, whisk together the ponzu lime citrus dressing and the water.
• 4 dip (not soak) each piece of round steak in the water mixture, then dredge in the flour mixture, and place carefully in the hot oil (don't crowd the skillet).
• 5 cook for 2-3 minutes then turn, cooking for 2-3 minutes on the other side (they will not be completely done).
• 6 in a medium bowl, whisk together the soup, ketchup, pepsi and broth until well combined, then set aside.
• 7 remove steak pieces and place on paper toweling on a platter, until all pieces are partially cooked.
• 8 add the onions and bell peppers to the hot skillet, adding the last t of oil, if needed.
• 9 saute for about 2 minutes, the add the ketchup/soup mixture to the skillet.
• 10 stir lightly, then gently slide the steaks back in the pan, taking care to dunk them under the sauce.
• 11 cover and simmer on medium-low heat for 30 minutes.
• 12 serve over hot rice.