Pork Steak Casserole

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

• 6 pork shoulder steaks, about 1/2 inch thick
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 3 tablespoons shortening
• 1 cup long-grain white rice
• 1 bay leaf, crushed
• 1 (9 ounce) package frozen cut green beans
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can condensed French onion soup

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Trim any excess fat from steaks; sprinkle both sides of steaks with salt, thyme and pepper.
3. In a large skillet, in hot shortening, brown steaks well, a few at a time, and put into a greased 13 x 9 inch baking dish. Sprinkle rice and bay leaf over meat; add beans. Pour undiluted onion soup and 2 soup cans of water over all.
4. Cover and bake 1 1/2 hours or until meat is fork tender.
5. Remove bay leaf before serving.