Hunt’s Recipe Matchbooks, Vol. 4

Welcome back to the fourth installment of Hunt’s Tomatoes recipes features on matchbooks from the late 1950s/early 1960s.

This first recipe for something called Tomato Luncheon Quickie sounds like an abomination that some canned lunch meat scientist concocted in a lab under a bridge. The other recipe(s) is for a staple of early 1960s meat consumption, Swiss Steak.

TOMATO LUNCHEON QUICKIE (1960)

1 – 12oz. can of luncheon meat
1 – 8oz. can Hunt’s Tomato Sauce
1 cup cooked mixed vegetables
Dash of Worcestershire Sauce
1/2 cup grated American Cheese

Cut the luncheon meat in 8 slices, length wise. Place in a shallow baking dish. Blend Hunt’s Tomato Sauce with vegetables and Worcestershire sauce. Pour over meat. Sprinkle in moderately hot oven (350 F) until hheated through, about 15 minutes. Makes 4 servings.

SWISS STEAK (1960)

1 1/2 lbs. of chuck steak, 1 inch thick
2 Tbs. flour
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 onion, sliced
3 tbs. Wesson, pure vegetable oil
1 – 8-oz can Hunt’s Tomato Sauce
1 cup water
1 cup frozen or canned peas.

Cut steak into four pieces. Mix flour, salt and pepper. Pound into steak with edge of plate. Cook onion in hot Wesson until Golden. Push to side of pan. Brown meat slowly on both sides; cover with onions. Add Hunt’s Tomato Sauce and water; blend. Heat until bubbling well. Cover tightly, lower heat and simmer 2 hours or more, until meat is very tender. Add peas 10-15 minutes before serving. Serves 4.

SWISS STEAK (1963)

1 1/2 lbs. of chuck steak, 1 inch thick
2 Tbs. flour
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 onion, sliced
3 tbs. Wesson, pure vegetable oil
1 – 8-oz can Hunt’s Tomato Sauce
1 cup water
1 cup cooked peas.

Cut steak into four pieces. Mix flour, salt and pepper, pound into steak with edge of plate. Cook onion in hot Wesson until Golden, in large skillet that has a tight lid; push to one side.  Brown meat slowly on both sides over low heat; cover with onions. Stir in Hunt’s Tomato Sauce and water;  heat until bubbling. Cover, simmer 2 hours or until meat is  tender. Add peas 15 minutes before serving. Serves 4.