Savory Beef

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs beef round tip steaks
• black pepper
• 1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1 onion, sliced
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups water
• 2 beef bouillon cubes
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon dill weed
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 8 ounces wide egg noodles

Recipe

• 1 cut beef into thin 2-inch-long strips. sprinkle beef with pepper and set aside in a cool place.
• 2 in a heavy skillet, saute mushrooms and onions in oil until golden, about 10-15 minutes, and then remove from skillet.
• 3 put meat in same skillet; cook and stir meat quickly on all sides until it's browned but still pink in the center, about 7 minutes. remove meat and set aside.
• 4 mix flour into drippings in the skillet, slowly adding water and beef bouillon; bring to a boil. stir constantly until it's smooth and has thickened a little.
• 5 mix in tomato paste, dry mustard, oregano, dill week, and worcestershire sauce.
• 6 stir meat, mushrooms, and onions into sauce. cool meat mixture and freeze in 8-cup container.
• 7 to prepare for serving, thaw beef. prepare noodles according to package directions. heat beef in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it's heated through and bubbly. serve meat over noodles.
• 8 suggested sides: baked cauliflower (i'll make roasted cauliflower!) and gingerbread.