Vintage Recipe Cards: Green Pepper Round Steak

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AUGUST 18, 2009 10:38AM

Rate: 8 Flag

Further adventures in really bad food photography from the 1970's!

Ingredients

1 ½ pounds round steak, cut in ½ inch by 1 inch strips
Salt and Pepper
2 tablespoons oil
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 15 ounce can stewed tomatoes
2 large green peppers, seeded and cut in strips
½ teaspoon oregano
1 tablespoon steak sauce
3 cups cooked rice

Directions

Season meat with salt and pepper. Brown meat in hot oil. Lightly saute onions and green peppers, add to meat; add stewed tomatoes, oregano, and steak sauce and cook slowly on top of range for 1 hour, or until meat is tender. Serve on a bed of rice.

Serves 4

Preparation time: 1 ½ hours

Approximate calories per serving: 395

Suggested Menu

Melon Ball Cocktail
Green Pepper Round Steak with Rice
Peach Pie.

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You need to post a warning: Pregnant women and/or those with weak stomachs should not look at this!

It is amazing how horrible food photography was until fairly recently.

Jeanette DeMain

August 18, 2009 10:49 AM

that looks like what was dripping all down the walls in texas chain saw massacre.

nofrills chunky monkey

August 18, 2009 10:56 AM

Just remember, we had the ugly clothing to match.

O'Really?

August 18, 2009 11:07 AM

O'Really - I can well imagine you cooking in a paisley apron.

Jeanette - sorry, but the surprise factor is too good :)

nofrillsmonkey - ewwwwwwww!

iamsurly

August 18, 2009 11:12 AM

Guess what? It isn't from the 70's. It is a redo from the 50's. My mom made that in the 50's a lot. It was disgusting then and probably still is. The recipe is exactly the same. It still looks pathetic.

LuluandPhoebe

August 18, 2009 11:13 AM

I remember loving this when my mom made it. But, hey, we all can't be gourmands~(it DOES look pretty gross!)

Debbs4

August 18, 2009 11:30 AM

Oh God. Not another recipe. I just saw Julie & Julia (as you know.) Movie sucked, but the food looked good.

john blumenthal

August 18, 2009 11:32 AM

John- it's not just a recipe... it's art :)

What I really love are the ceramic pieces staged in the background to make it look homey.

iamsurly

August 18, 2009 11:36 AM

at least the pie looks good. ::gah::

I hate green peppers, and it is the fault of recipes like this being popular in the 70s.

JK Brady

August 18, 2009 01:08 PM

The photo may not be pretty, but we used to eat that all the time when I was a kid and it was really good.

undertow

August 18, 2009 01:55 PM

mmmm, looks yummy!! lol.

Kirsty McMahon

August 18, 2009 01:56 PM

Where's the picture of the melon ball cocktail?

Duaneart

August 18, 2009 04:20 PM

Duaneart - I'm guessing the colours clashed.

iamsurly

August 18, 2009 04:28 PM

too funny. I bought a complete set of recipe cards from the 70's last week and gave them to my Chef son....too funny, it cost me $1. He loved it!

Fabflamingo

August 18, 2009 06:55 PM

Fabflamingo - I got mine as a gift with purchase from a novelty website years ago... if it wasn't for Foodie Tuesday, I don't know what the hell I'd do with them :)

iamsurly

August 18, 2009 06:58 PM