Description
An easy vintage recipe made faster in the pressure cooker! Round steak is served with a smoky, peppery, tomato beef sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 2 ribs of celery, sliced or diced
- 1 medium yellow onion, halved and sliced
- 1 1/2 cups beef broth
- 1 1/2 pounds top round steaks (or bottom round steaks or London broil)
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1 Tbsp tomato paste
- 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 (14.5 oz) can petite diced tomatoes or crushed tomatoes
- 3 Tbsp cornstarch + 3 Tbsp water
Instructions
Instant Pot Instructions:
- Cut the meat into individual steak portions. Use a meat tenderizer hammer* to pound the meat to ½ inch thickness.
- Season each of the steaks with garlic powder, salt, pepper, smoked paprika and oregano. Press seasonings into the meat.
- Turn Instant Pot to sauté setting. When display says HOT add in the oil, celery and onion. Sauté for about 4-5 minutes. Add in the broth and scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking. Turn off Instant Pot.
- Add in the steaks. Dump the tomato paste, Worcestershire and tomatoes on top of the meat.
- Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 30 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 15 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid.
- In a small bowl stir together cornstarch and water until smooth. Turn Instant Pot to sauté setting and stir in the slurry to thicken the sauce.
- Serve steaks covered in the sauce. Serve with rice or mashed potatoes.
Slow Cooker Instructions:
- Cut the beef into individual steak portions. Use a meat tenderizer hammer* to pound the meat to ½ inch thickness.
- Season each of the steaks with garlic powder, salt, pepper, smoked paprika and oregano. Press seasonings into the meat.
- Add broth, onions, celery, tomato paste, Worcestershire and tomatoes into slow cooker. Stir well. Nestle the meat into the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours, or until tender.
- In a small bowl stir together cornstarch and water until smooth. Stir mixture into slow cooker and cook on high without the lid for 10-20 minutes until sauce has thickened.
- Serve steaks covered in the sauce. Serve with rice or mashed potatoes.
- Category: Beef
- Method: Instant Pot or Slow Cooker