Recipe: Swiss Steak with Rice (using beer)

SWISS STEAK WITH RICE

2 pounds round steak, cut 2 inches thick
1 cup flour
1 bay leaf
2 teaspoons salt
Dash pepper
6 onions
1/4 cup fat
1 cup water
1 1/4 cups cooked rice
1 cup stale warm beer
2 cups cooked string beans (for serving)

Pound meat thoroughly. Rub the flour and the seasonings into the meat well on both sides.

Brown the sliced onions in the fat. Remove and brown the meat in the same pan. Cover the meat with the onions and the water.

Bake in a slow oven for 2 hours.

Cover with rice, pour beer all over. Cover and bake until meat is tender and flavor well developed.

Serve on a platter with string beans.

Serves 2
Source: Beer and Food by Bob Skilnik