Swiss steak... what are some good options?

You are best off to use a cooking method like braising, which will tenderize it.

Here is the classic recipe.

I don’t think any quick cooking is going to work. What about cooking it in a crock pot?

If you don’t have the time to crock pot or slowly braise it, pound the ever loving crap out of it and if you dont’ have one of those needle things (which I lurve) stab at it with a fork like you’re Jason from Friday the 13th… (it’s a TOUGH piece of meat)

Crock pot. Throw it in with some tomatoes, tomato sauce, carrots, green peppers and let it cook on low all day. You can add some corn starch to thicken the sauce. Not only does slow cooking help tenderize it, but so does the acid in the tomatoes.

One way to tenderize meat is to take a small saucer and turn it on edge, then whack away at the meat. I usually hit, hit, hit the length, then turn it sideways, and hit, hit, hit across the meat, and when I’m done, it looks like it was hit by a meat mallot. It is very tender, and can be sliced or cooked as is in a skillet with oil, onion, garlic, celery, and tomatoes, about 10 or 15 minutes on each side on low to medium heat.