Chili-Cheese Steaks

DIRECTIONS

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In cup, combine flour, salt, chili powder and pepper.
• Trim any excess fat from round steak; place meat on board and sprinkle with some flour mixture.
• With meat mallet or edge of saucer, pound mixture into meat.
• (This helps tenderize it).
• Turn and repeat on other side.
• In 10 inch skillet over medium-high heat, in hot shortening, cook meat until well browned on all sides; remove meat to board.
• In drippings, cook onions until browned; stir in remaining flour mixture.
• Spoon onion mixture into a large shallow casserole.
• Arrange steaks on top, then add tomatoes and their liquid.
• Cover and bake 1-1/2 hours or until meat is fork-tender.
• Spoon any fat from casserole.
• Sprinkle steaks with cheese.
• Heat 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.