Mexican Steak 'N Beans

This past weekend, my wife and I checked out our community saturday market.  I picked up an old Betty Crocker cookbook (c 1977) at the Lutheran Church rummage sale table.  This recipe comes from that cookbook.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 pound beef round steak
• 1 tbsp flour
• 1/2 - 1 tsp chili powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp pepper
• 1/8 tsp cumin
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup chili sauce
• 3/4 cup sliced celery
• 1 medium onion (chopped)
• 1 carrot cut diagonally (1/2 inch slices)
• 1 green pepper cut (1/4 inch slices)
• 1 can kidney beans

Directions:

• Cut meat into i inch pieces.
• Mix flour, chili powder, salt, pepper, and cumin; coat meat with flour mixture.
• Heat oil in a skillet, brown meat over medium heat (about 10 minutes)
• Drain off fat.
• Stir in water, chili sauce, celery, and onion; heat to boiling.
• Reduce heat; cover and simmer until meat is almost tender (30 - 45 minutes).
• Add carrot; cover and simmer 20 minutes.
• Stir in green pepper and beans (with liquid); cover and simmer until green pepper is crisp-tender and beans are hot, about 10 minutes.

I think that this would be very tasty served over rice.

Sorry there is no photo, but I couldn't find anything online that resembled the photo in the book.