Saucy Cajun Round Steak

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 lb round steak
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 2 slices bacon, chopped
• 2 onions, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, smashed
• 2 stalks celery, sliced
• 2 teaspoons cajun seasoning
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 1 1/2 cups beef stock
• 1 sweet green pepper, chopped
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 in a large plastic bag, shake together flour, salt and pepper.
• 2 cut steak into 8 pieces.
• 3 one piece at a time, seal steak in bag; pound with meat mallet to 1/4 inch thikcness, working flour mixture into meat.
• 4 reserve any remaining flour mixture.
• 5 in a dutch oven, heat oil over medium high heat; brown meat well, in batches if necessary.
• 6 remove to plate.
• 7 add bacon to pan; cook over medium heat until crisp, about 5 minutes.
• 8 drain off fat.
• 9 add onions, garlic, celery, cajun seasoning and thyme; cook, stirring until onions are softened, about 5 minutes.
• 10 sprinkle with any reserved flour mixture, cook, stirring for 1 minute.
• 11 whisk tomato paste into stock; pour into pan,.
• 12 return steaks and any accumulated juices to pan.
• 13 cover and simmer over low heat, turning steaks halfway through, 1 hour and 45 minutes.
• 14 add green pepper.
• 15 simmer, covered until steaks are fork tender and green pepper is tender crisp, about 15 minutes.
• 16 sprinkle with green onions and parsley.
• 17 crockpot version: follow first paragraph as directed, in frypan, brown meat, transfer to crockpot.
• 18 whisk tomato paste into 2 cups beef stock; pour into frypan and bring to boil, scraping up brown bits, pour into crockpot.
• 19 add remaining ingredients, except green pepper, green onions and parsley.
• 20 cover and cook, stirring twice, until meat is tender, on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 to 6 hours.
• 21 add green pepper, cook on high for 15 minutes.
• 22 serve sprinkled with fresh onions and parsley.