Swiss Steak

An old family favorite salvaged from our 30-plus-year-old cookbook. We like this served over egg noodles. I like to increase the tomatoes to a 15 ½-ounce can, and I use a full green pepper and add a teaspoon of paprika.

Ingredients

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Original recipe (1X) yields 6 servings

• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 (2 pound) beef round steak, 1 inch thick
• 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
• ¼ cup water, or as needed
• 1 (8 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 onion, minced
• ½ green bell pepper, chopped
• salt and ground black pepper to taste