jmcquown wrote:
> "Pete C." > wrote in message
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>> jmcquown wrote:
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>>> > jmcquown wrote:
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>>> >> "Giusi" > wrote in message
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>>> >> >
>>> >> > "Kalmia" ha scritto nel messaggio
>>> >> >
>>> >> >> SWISS STEAK WITH MUSHROOMS
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Start this early in the day. Prep and cooking time = 3-4 hours.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Mix:
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> 1/2 C WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR
>>> >> >> 1-2 tsp. GARLIC POWDER
>>> >> >> 2T STEAK SEASONING
>>> >> >> 1/2 tsp. VEGGIE SEASONING ( I use Vegit)
>>> >> > . It's one of my go-to books.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I think you need to go to an old fashioned cookbook that has
>>> recipes
>>> >> > without a lot of premade stuff. Real swiss steak doesn't have
>>> >> > seasoned
>>> >> > salts and seasoning mixes in it. It's a simple and genuine
>>> food, >> > very
>>> >> > housewifey, and it's good. Try books by Better Homes and
>>> Gardens, >> > Good
>>> >> > Housekeeping, Betty Crocker, American Family and see what you've
>>> >> > been
>>> >> > missing.
>>> >> >
>>> >>
>>> >> Indeed! My recipe for Swiss Steak calls for nothing more than cut
>>> >> portions
>>> >> of round steak dredged in seasoned flour. Brown the floured beef
>>> in a
>>> >> tiny
>>> >> bit of oil then add beef stock or broth, minced onion and garlic,
>>> >> maybe a
>>> >> little thyme. Sure, add sliced fresh mushrooms if desired. Cover
>>> and
>>> >> simmer for a couple of hours on low heat on the stove top until
>>> the >> beef
>>> >> is
>>> >> tender. Thicken the gravy with a slurry of cornstarch and serve with
>>> >> mashed
>>> >> potatoes
>>> >>
>>> >> Jill
>>> >
>>> > What part of "seasoned flour" in your recipe did you miss? The OP's
>>> > recipe calls for flour and seasonings, directly equivalent to your
>>> > "seasoned flour".
>>>
>>> They are not at all equivalent. "Seasoned flour" in my [old] book
>>> simply
>>> means seasoned with salt & pepper.
>>
>> That's a pretty bland book if all it has is salt and pepper.
>>
>>> What's in that packaged "steak
>>> seasoning" and "veggie seasoning"?
>>
>> "Steak seasoning" would seem to contain ingredients such as: Salt, black
>> pepper, red pepper, garlic, paprika, etc. depending on the brand.
>>
>> "Veggie seasoning" would seem to contain ingredients such as: Onion,
>> Garlic, Herbs and spices, dehydrated carrot, celery, peppers, etc.
>> depending on the brand.
>>
>>> I have no idea what those things contain
>>> but I'm pretty sure I couldn't grow the ingredients in my back yard.
>>
>> You probably can't grow the salt in your backyard unless your backyard
>> includes some body of salt water, but pretty much everything else you
>> could.
>
>
> My backyard is pretty much next to a salt marsh, so you'd be surprised
> Point is, those other packaged mixes contain some form of artificial
> preservatives and lots of salt. Dehydrated... carrot, celery... Pete, I
> *know* you're not purposely misunderstanding how easy it is to use real
> ingredients to make the same dish. Next you'll be telling me the
> mushrooms should have been dehydrated then rehydrated.
>
> Jill

Jill -

You also point out something that bothers me at times. Why the packaged
anything other than the individual product? When I see add a package of
Lipton Onion soup mix, etc. in a recipe, I cringe a little bit. I'd much
rather see, "and add 2 Tbs of minced onion, and salt to taste".

Regards,

Bob