Chili-cheese Steaks

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 lbs beef round steak, cut about 1 inch thick,cut into 6 pcs
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 2 cups chopped onions
• 1 (16 ounce) can tomatoes (i use crushed)
• 1 (4 ounce) package shredded sharp cheddar cheese (1 cup)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in cup, combine flour, salt, chili powder and pepper.
• 3 trim any excess fat from round steak; place meat on board and sprinkle with some flour mixture.
• 4 with meat mallet or edge of saucer, pound mixture into meat.
• 5 (this helps tenderize it).
• 6 turn and repeat on other side.
• 7 in 10 inch skillet over medium-high heat, in hot shortening, cook meat until well browned on all sides; remove meat to board.
• 8 in drippings, cook onions until browned; stir in remaining flour mixture.
• 9 spoon onion mixture into a large shallow casserole.
• 10 arrange steaks on top, then add tomatoes and their liquid.
• 11 cover and bake 1-1/2 hours or until meat is fork-tender.
• 12 spoon any fat from casserole.
• 13 sprinkle steaks with cheese.
• 14 heat 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.