California Casserole

photo by Casinonut

- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 lb beef round steak, cut into cubes
- 1⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1⁄4 cup onion, chopped
- 2 cups water
- 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of celery soup
- 1 cup biscuit mix
- 2⁄3 cup milk
- 1⁄4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 2 slices bread, cubed (or crumbs made in a food processor or blender)
- 1⁄4 cup of melted margarine
directions
- Salt and pepper the cubed meat.
- Dredge the meat in the flour and shake off excess.
- Heat the oil over medium heat in a 10-inch skillet.
- Saute the chopped onion in the oil until translucent. Remove the onions from the skillet and set aside.
- Saute the floured meat in the remaining oil in the skillet until brown, stirring to ensure all sides have browned evenly.
- Add the sautéed onions and the water to the meat and scrape the bottom of the skillet to get up all the browned bits of meat and flour.
- Cover the skillet and cook on medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, for 40 minutes until the meat is tender. Adding water as necessary to keep the meat from cooking dry and scorching.
- Add the soup to the meat mixture, adding more water if necessary to achieve a soup consistency, combining well, and heat until boiling.
- Transfer the meat/soup mixture into a greased 2-quart casserole dish.
- Mix the biscuit mix, the poultry seasoning and the milk together. It should be a thinner consistency than biscuit dough but thicker than pancake batter. Adjust the milk as needed to achieve the right consistency.
- Transfer the biscuit batter to the top of the meat mixture in the casserole dish.
- Prepare the bread cubes (or crumbs) by combining with the melted butter and mix well so that the cubes are completely coated.
- Top the biscuit mixture with the the bread crumbs.
- Bake in a 375°F oven for 30-40 minutes or until the biscuit dough is baked throughout and browned well.
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