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Slow Cooker Swiss Steak

by Judith Hanneman

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Slow Cooker Swiss Steak

A gourmet slow cooker swiss steak recipe that doesn’t contain tomatoes.

I’m keeping my promise to use my Crock Pots more and I’ve really been on a roll!

This is a great swiss steak recipe.  This one doesn’t use tomatoes and that was my main objection to other recipes. Not that I have anything against tomatoes; I love them, just not in this dish!

Slow Cooker Swiss Steak

This recipe also calls for a different cut of meat than usual. Most will call for round or thick-cut chuck roast.  This recipe, however, uses blade steak.  Yes, blade is chuck and if you know what a chuck steak looks like, it’s the roundish portion with the line of gristle through it that sits just below the blade bone.  In some sections of the country, this is called “chicken steak.”
This meat holds up to slow cooking and doesn’t fall apart after a long cooking period.  Yes, I know that it has that thin line of gristle in the center–and that can be cut away during serving time–but it’s just that which holds the shape of the meat!!
Slow Cooker Swiss Steak
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Slow Cooker Swiss Steak

A gourmet slow cooker swiss steak recipe that doesn’t have tomatoes.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time8 hrs
Total Time8 hrs 10 mins
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: slow cooker beef, slow cooker recipes, Swiss steak
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 762kcal
Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

  • 6 medium beef blade steaks*
  • 8 oz fresh mushrooms thinly sliced
  • 1 medium onion sliced
  • 1 tbsp fresh thyme minced
  • 1 1/2 tsp sweet paprika
  • 3/4 cup chicken stock
  • 1/4 cup dry sherry
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 4 tbsp oil
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 tbs fresh parsley chopped
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream

Instructions

  • Heat a heavy skillet or saute pan over medium heat. Add 1 tbs of the oil. Add the mushrooms; cover and cook for 5 minutes. Remove cover and continue cooking until mushrooms begin to brown. Remove from pan and place in the slow cooker.
  • Return the pan to the heat. Season the steaks with salt & pepper. Add 1 tbs of oil and brown the blade steaks nicely. Remove to a plate and set aside
  • Return the pan to the heat and add 2 tbs of the oil. Add the sliced onions, the thyme and the paprika. Stir and cook for about 1 minute. Add the flour and stir well, cooking for about 1 minute. Whisk in the sherry and chicken stock, scraping up all the browned bits at the bottom of the pan. Add the entire contents of the pan to the slow cooker.
  • Place browned steaks on top of the mushroom/onion mixture. Cover and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours, HI for 4-5 hours.
  • Remove steaks to a serving plate and cover with aluminum foil to keep them warm. Stir the cream and parsley into the liquid. Heat for another 10 minutes. Ladle gravy over steaks and serve

Notes

*In some parts of the country, blade steak is called chicken steak or flat iron steak.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 762kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 74g | Fat: 45g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 283mg | Sodium: 377mg | Potassium: 1512mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1082IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 76mg | Iron: 10mg
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  2. Kirsten Madaus says

    Judith,
    Your steak looks absolutely delicious–excellent photos. I don't think meat coming out of my slow cooker has ever looked so good! I'll need to root around the freezer and see if my quarter beef includes blade steaks.
    I've linked up an easy Celery & Rice soup for you today. I've made it on the stove top and in the slow cooker. I've made it vegan, as well as made it with chicken broth and added chicken chunks. It's delicious each time–and lets celery be the star of the show for a change.
    Thanks!

  8. Jeff May says

    Looks great, but to clarify and followup on the cream, how much? It is not listed as an ingredient, so I don't know how much to use. Thanks!

  10. Hilary Erickson says

    A) I am glad pinterest wouldn't let you add me, because I closed this before I pinned it.
    b) I think I was only fololwing your one board, but now i'm following all of you. Hopefully that works. 🙂

  12. Judith Hanneman says

    I'll try again Hilary–you really only have to follow one board each…Pinterest doesn't refresh fast so that's probably why I could not add you a few hours ago. Back in the summer, I believe, was when they started requiring you at least follow one board of each others' in order to add you to a board.

  13. Peter Block says

    Judith, this looks amazing. And I am thinking that this is one of those recipes are parents gave us as kids and just covered with sauce so we would eat it. You brought it to a whole new level! Peter @ Feed Your Soul Too

  15. Kelly Miciak says

    I didn't have any blade steaks so I used a rump roast and cut it into six steaks. It turned out so delicious in your recipe. The best that I have ever tasted. Thank you for the wonderful recipe!!

  16. Virginia says

    Loved this recipe and so did my 3 picky eaters. I used round steak since it was what I had on hand and let it cook an hour longer. We will definitely use this recipe again!

  17. Judith Hanneman says

    Happy to hear it pleased some finicky eaters Virginia and I'm a huge fan of using what you have on hand. Some folks have trouble getting this cut, so round or even plain old chuck steak will do. I seem to be able to get blade reduced all the time so my freezer is packed with it!

  18. Janet says

    Loved this recipe, the sauce was great, but I found because the meat was on top of everything it really didn't absorb the flavour of the sauce. Is it possible to layer the mushrooms, then meat then onion mixture?

  20. Taylor says

    I just made this last night, and it was fantastic! Instead of cooking it in my crockpot I cooked it in my dutch oven for 2 hours at 325 degrees and it was perfect. Served it over rice. Loved the gravy. Great recipe…will definitely make again!

  24. Melanie Diehl says

    This sounds so wonderful. I have a bit of venison in the freezer and am always looking for something new to do with it. I may give this a try! Thanks for sharing your recipe!

  25. Jackie Gregoire says

    I made this, tonight. I didn't have any sherry, so I just upped the chicken broth(had no stock), used half fresh mushrooms, and a can of mushrooms(it is what I had on hand), used dried rosemary and dried parsley, and it still turned out wonderfully!! What a great recipe….thanks for sharing!!:D

  26. Judith Hanneman says

    So glad you liked it! The beauty of these recipes is that you use what you have on hand! That's how this came about…and as far as the liquor is concerned, I think it was the dregs of a bottle I'd bought for something else–so I could use it up!!!

  28. Anita Mc says

    Bought a couple blade steaks on sale was looking for slow cooker recipe for them. It’s cooking right now using fresh just found hen of the woods mushrooms. I did add potatoes and carrots because I had them and they needed cooked. Can’t wait! Thank you

    • Judith Hanneman says

      That’s a great way to use the bits and bobs you have around but by themselves are not enough to make a full serving!!!

  29. tailaly says

    Hi, sorry for what must be a stupid question but is it either LOW for 6-8 hours or HI for 4-5 hours, or is it LOW for 6-8 hours and then HI for 4-5 hours?

    • Judith Hanneman says

      It’s either or. Low for 6-8 hours or high for 4-5. But with the way the new crockpots cook, I’d check an hour before each stated time for doneness.

  30. Claudette says

    Trying this now, I found the gravy quite thick with a quarter cup of flour. Does it get more liquid from the meat juice during cooking time

    • Judith Hanneman says

      It probably will fall apart because it’s a tender cut, but it will still taste delicious!! I’d plan on some rice or noodles with it so if it does fall apart, then serve it over one of those!

  32. Melissa says

    Just made this for dinner tonight and it was delicious. It was a little more work than many crock pot meals but the result makes it worth it my husband loved it and said “this recipe is definitely a keeper.”

    • Judith Hanneman says

      So glad you enjoyed this! Most of my crock pot recipes do involve a bit more than the dump, set, forget method. I read a book years ago on gourmet crock pot cooking and if I only learned just one thing from that book it was that browning meat and deglazing the browning pan with the liquid is essential to great flavor. It’s a step I never omit now–because it’s worth it!

  34. Michele says

    Blade steak is pretty hard to find in my area. Is there another cut of beef that would work equally well?