Main CourseThese Old-Fashion Beef birds Are Made With Round Steak. Try Them Soon!
I am a firm believer in family-style meals at home several times a week for today"s busy families. This is a time for family bonding, discussion, and passing on family values to the younger generation. Call me old-fashion but I do believe that a lot of our old-fashion recipes are the best route to go here. They are easy, usually inexpensive, mostly healthy or can be adjusted to be, and they are tasty.  This recipe is a perfect example. The ingredients are relatively inexpensive, easy to prepare, and can easily be adjusted to make it more healthy by using lower-fat cheese, canola oil instead of solid shortening, and cutting the amount of salt in half.
OLD FASHIONED BEEF "BIRDS"
This recipe is another from the area where I grew up in Southern Indiana.
1 1/2 lb round steak
1/2 lb fresh mushrooms
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1/4 cup flour
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
3 tbsp shortening
1 can condensed consomme
1/2 tsp dry mustard
Cut the steak into 6 serving pieces and pound with a meat mallet or the edge of a saucer.
Chop the mushrooms and mix with the onion and Cheddar cheese. Put 3 tablespoons of the mixture in the center of each piece of steak; reserve remaining mixture. Roll the beef pieces jellyroll style and fasten with a wooden toothpick. In a shallow dish or pie plate, combine the flour, salt, and pepper. Dredge the meat rolls in the flour mixture, rolling to cover all sides.
Melt the shortening in a large skillet and brown the meat rolls in the skillet. Pour off the drippings. Combine the consomme and dry mustard; add to the skillet with the steak rolls. Cover and cook slowly for 45 minutes. Add the remaining cheese mixture to skillet and continue to slow cook for another 45 minutes. If desired, thicken the liquid with some cornstarch or flour to make a gravy to serve over the steak rolls.
Enjoy!