Delicious tender beef cooked to perfection with peppers, onions, and garlic in a flavorful tomato sauce. For the ultimate meal serve over mashed potatoes!

Course: Main Course
Level: Easy
Prep: 30 mins
Cooking: 2 hr
Total: 2 hr 30 mins
Yield: 4 servings

Special equipment

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• Kosher salt, to taste
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 pounds (¾ to 1 inch thick) Bottom Round, Chuck or Sirloin Steak
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 green bell pepper, cored, seeded, and sliced
• 1 fresh serrano pepper, seeded and finely chopped
• 1 large yellow onion, thinly sliced
• 2 stalks celery, finely chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, smashed, peeled and finely chopped
• 1/2 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 (28-ounce) can good-quality diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed (preferably Mexican or Greek oregano)
• 1/2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• Chopped fresh flat-leaf Italian parsley (leaves only), for garnish, optional
• Mashed potatoes, for serving.

Directions

1. Put flour in a shallow dish and season it with salt and pepper. Set aside.
2. On a cutting board, cut meat into 4 equal size pieces and season on both sides with salt and pepper.
3. Dredge one of the pieces of meat in the seasoned flour, coating both sides. Put the piece of meat between 2 pieces of plastic wrap. Using a meat mallet, pound it to an even thickness, about 1/2-inch thick. Dredge the meat in the seasoned flour one more time, liberally coating all sides. Then shake to remove off any excess. Arrange meat in a single layer in a shallow dish and repeat process with the remaining pieces of meat.
4. In a 6-qt Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat until just smoking. Working in 2 batches, add meat in and cook until browned all over, about 2 minutes per side. As the meat browns, transfer to a plate leaving drippings (fat) in the pot.
5. After all, 4 pieces of meat are browned, add the peppers, onion and celery to drippings. Season well with salt and pepper. Cook until the vegetables are crisp-tender, about 6 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 minute.
6. Add the tomato paste and stir to combine. Sauté for 1 to 2 minutes.
7. Add the canned tomatoes into the pot along with the juice. Stir well scraping the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon to get all the flavorful bits off the bottom; cook for 3 to 5 minutes stirring often.
8. Add the oregano and Worcestershire sauce and stir to combine.
9. Add the browned meat and any juices that collected on the plate into the pot. Make sure that the meat is flat and down in the sauce. Bring to a rapid simmer. Cover and reduce heat to the lowest possible setting. Cook until fork tender and falling apart, about 1 ½ to 2 hours.
10. Taste for seasoning and add salt and pepper, only if needed.
11. Serve over mashed potatoes and garnish with chopped parsley if desire.