Beef Stroganoff

While I was stuck to the sofa on Saturday watching the Modern Family marathon, I did manage to make my way to the kitchen during commercial breaks to make dinner.  It ended up raining all weekend, and I decided to bust out the Crockpot {which will now live on our counter until Spring} and make one of my favorites.

This Beef Stroganoff recipe is so easy and so yummy.  It's different than most I've come across, because it doesn't call for Cream of something soup, and you can pretty much add what you like or leave out what you don't like.  Want mushrooms and onions?  Add 'em.  Don't like mushrooms? Leave them out!  Also, you can do this in a slow cooker OR stove top.  Directions for both, below!

Beef Stroganoff

ingredients:

1 pound beef stew meat, cut into 1" cubes

2 tbsp. butter

1/2 tsp. garlic powder

1 small onion, minced

1 cup of sliced mushrooms {I leave this out.  We're not fans}

1 {10 1/2 oz} can beef broth

2 tbsp. ketchup

1/4 cup of flour

1 cup sour cream

1 package of wide Egg Noodles

option numero uno: Crockpot.

Melt butter in slow cooker set to high heat.  Once melted, add in beef and sprinkle with salt and pepper, to taste and garlic powder.  Top with minced onion {and mushrooms if you're using}  Turn heat to low and cook for 6 hours {or on high for 3-4 hours}.  Add in ketchup and beef broth, reserving 2/3 cup of broth.  Turn slow cooker back to high heat and in a separate bowl, add flour to reserved broth.  Once blended, add into meat mixture stirring until combined.  Cook on high for 15 minutes or until thickened {cook noodles on the stove at this time}  Stir in sour cream cream to meat and broth, and heat through.  Serve over noodles.

option two:  Stove top.

Melt butter in the pot over medium heat.  Add in beef and, season with salt and pepper to taste.  Cook until browned on all sides {almost cooked through}. Add in onions, saute until translucent, about five minutes.  Add in beef broth {reserve 2/3 cup}, ketchup and garlic salt.  Cover and simmer about 15 minutes {now would be a good time to start another pot of water to boil the noodles in}.  In a small bowl, blend reserved beef broth with flour, and blend until smooth.  Stir into meat and broth.  Heat to boiling, stirring constantly.  Boil and stir for one minute.  Stir in sour cream, and heat through.  Serve over noodles.