Read Fix-It and Forget-It Pink Cookbook Online
Authors: Phyllis Pellman Good
Mary V. Warye
West Liberty, OH
Makes 6-8 servings
Prep. Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 7-9 hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 6-qt
3 lbs. beef stewing meat, cubed
1 medium onion, chopped
1 cup celery, sliced
2 cups carrots, sliced
4 medium potatoes, cubed
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. salt
½ tsp. pepper
3 Tbsp. minute tapioca
10¾-oz. can tomato soup
1
/
3
cup water
Pungent Beef Stew
Grace Ketcham
Marietta, GA
Makes 4-6 servings
Prep. Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 10-12 hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 4½-qt
2 lbs. beef chuck, cubed
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 garlic clove, minced
1 medium onion, chopped
2 bay leaves
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. paprika
¼ tsp. pepper
dash of ground cloves,
or
allspice
6 carrots, quartered
4 potatoes, quartered
2 ribs celery, chopped
10¾-oz. can tomato soup
½ cup water
Donna'sBeef Stew
Donna Treloar
Gaston, IN
Makes 6 servings
Prep. Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 8-10 hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 6-qt
2 lbs. beef, cubed
4-5 potatoes, cubed
4-5 carrots, sliced
3 ribs celery, sliced
2 onions, chopped
1 Tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. salt
¼-½ tsp. pepper
2 Tbsp. instant tapioca
3 cups V8,
or
tomato, juice
Variation:
Add 10-oz. pkg. frozen succotash or green beans.
Venison Swiss Steak
Dede Peterson
Rapid City, SD
Makes 6 servings
Prep. Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 7½-8½ hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 3½-qt
flour
2 tsp. salt
½ tsp. pepper
2 lbs. round venison steak
oil
2 onions, sliced
2 ribs celery, diced
1 cup carrots, diced
2 cups fresh,
or
stewed, tomatoes
1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
Venison Steak
Eleanor Glick
Bird-In-Hand, PA
Makes 4-6 servings
Prep Time: 15-20 minutes
Cooking Time: 5 hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 2-qt
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1-lb. tenderloin steak, cubed
1 large onion, chopped
½ tsp. garlic salt
½ tsp. garlic powder
1 large bell pepper, diced
1 tsp. soy sauce
1 Tbsp. brown sugar
1 Tbsp. chili powder
1 cup V8,
or
home-canned tomato, juice
Tip:
Cube meat while it's partially frozen and you'll find it's easier to cut.
Swiss Steak
Wanda S. Curtin
Bradenton, FL
Jeanne Hertzog
Bethlehem, PA
Makes 6 servings
Prep. Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 3-10 hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt
1½ lbs. round steak, about ¾-inch thick
2-4 tsp. flour
½-1 tsp. salt
¼ tsp. pepper
1 medium onion, sliced
1 carrot, chopped
1 rib celery, chopped
14½-oz. can diced tomatoes,
or
15-oz. can tomato sauce
Serve over
noodles
or
rice
.
Jacqueline's Swiss Steak
Jacqueline Stafl
East Bethany, NY
Makes 4 servings
Prep. Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 8-10 hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt
1½ lbs. round steak
2-4 Tbsp. flour
½ lb. sliced carrots,
or
1 lb. baby carrots
1 pkg. dry onion soup mix
8-oz. can tomato sauce
½ cup water
Serve over mashed
potatoes
.
A slow cooker is perfect for less tender meats such as a round steak. Because the meat is cooked in liquid for hours, it turns out tender and juicy.
âCarolyn Baer, Conrath, WI
âBarbara Sparks, Glen Burnie, MD
Margaret's Swiss Steak
Margaret Rich
North Newton, KS
Makes 6 servings
Prep. Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 9¼ hours
Ideal slow-cooker size: 4-qt
1 cup chopped onions
½ cup chopped celery
2-lb. ½-inch thick round steak
¼ cup flour
3 Tbsp. oil