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Instant Pot Swiss Steak

An easy adaptation of a savory comfort food!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time17 minutes
Natural Release Time10 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Easy, Instant Pot, Swiss Steak
Servings: 6

Equipment

  • Instant Pot

Ingredients

  • 3 lbs Cube Steak cut into serving size pieces
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • 1 Red Bell Pepper sliced thinly
  • 1 Yellow Bell Pepper sliced thinly
  • 1 Large Yellow Onion sliced
  • 2 15 oz. Cans Diced Tomatoes
  • 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon Fish Sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
  • 1 Tablespoon dried Porcini Powder optional
  • 1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper
  • 4 Tablespoons Cornstarch
  • 4 Tablespoons Water

Instructions

  • Sprinkle salt on both sides of cube steak pieces.
  • Mix juice from canned tomatoes with Worcestershire Sauce, fish sauce, garlic powder and porcini powder, Pour about a ¼ cup in the bottom of Instant Pot Liner with the trivet removed. Put a layer of cube steak (overlapping is fine) in the Instant Pot liner and then a small handful of onions. Continue with this order until you get to the last layer of cube steak.
    Cube steak layer
  • On top of the last layer of meat put any remaining onion, the bell peppers and tomatoes.
    Top layer of onion, bell pepper, and tomatoes
  • Pour remaining tomato juice mixture over the top.
  • On ‘Manual’ set the Instant Pot to 17 minutes.  ‘Natural Release’ for 10 minutes 
  • In the last 5 minutes of the ‘Natural Release’ mix the cornstarch and water in a small bowl (this is called a slurry).
  • After “Natural Release’ is finished, vent the remaining steam.
  • Remove lid. Remove cube steak pieces to a deep platter or casserole dish. Set Instant Pot to ‘Saute’ and add the black pepper. Pour in the cornstarch slurry and stir right away. After mixture has simmered for 1 minute, turn off heat
  • Pour the onion, pepper, and gravy mixture over cube steaks and serve!

Modifications

Since I came up with this recipe to be something I can do, there aren’t too many modifications.
I cut the bell peppers by hand but they would have been fine with the slicing blade of the food processor which I used for the onions.
I drained the canned tomatoes by pushing down the lids of the tomatoes with the cans upside down. I drained the ¾ cup of juice I needed into a 2 cup Pyrex measuring cup and added the other ingredients right into the juice. The measuring cup’s handle makes it easy to maneuver.
Someone else had to lift the big casserole with the Swiss Steak in it to the table!
Swiss steak in casserole
Swiss steak in casserole.