Savory Beef

By Shutterfly614

once a month cooking

Ingredients

• 2 lb beef round tip steak
• freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 sliced onion
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil
• 3 tbsp all purpose flour
• 2 cups water
• 2 beef bouillon cubes
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tsp dry mustard
• 1/4 tsp dried oregano leaves
• 1/4 tsp dill weed
• 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 8 oz wide egg noodles

Preparation

Step 1

cut beef into thin strips about 2 inches long. Sprinkle beef with pepper and set meat aside in a cool place. In a heavy skillet, saute mushrooms and onions in oil until golden, about 10-15 min. Remove them from skillet. put meat in same skillet; cook and stir steak quickly on all sides until it's brown but still rare in the center, about 7 min. remove meat and set aside.

Blend flour into the drippings in skillet, gradually adding water and beef bouillon. bring to a boil. stir constantly until smooth and slightly thick. mix in tomato paste, dry mustard, oregano, dill weed, and Worcestershire sauce. stir meat, mushrooms and onion into sauce. cool meat mixture and freeze.

to prepare for serving, thaw beef. prepare noodles according to package directions. heat beef in a sauce pan over medium heat, stirring constantly until it's bubbly. serve meat over noodles.

Summary of process:

slice 1 cup fresh mushrooms and 1 onion

freeze in: 8 cup container
Serve with: baked cauliflower; gingerbread
note: use any leftover beef for sandwiches.