Friday, July 20, 2012

Crockpot Stroganoff

This is one of my favorite ways to take care of leftover beef.  I've used roast, steak, and burger.  All are wonderful in their own ways.  Today I'm using leftover steak.  I try to cook extra when we BBQ just because it adds such a fantastic flavor to the meal.

Ingredients:
4 cloves minced garlic
1 cup chopped onion
2 cups sliced celery
4 cups sliced mushrooms (I love mushrooms.  Less is okay if you aren't a big fan.)
3 cups cubed leftover meat
6 Tblsp brown gravy mix (two packets)
4 cups water

Before serving you will also need:
1 cup sour cream
cooked noodles or rice
shredded cheese (optional)











Once you have all the ingredients gathered and prepped, this recipe goes pretty quickly.

Pour the four cups of water into your crockpot and whisk in the gravy mix powder.


Now to add the rest of the ingredients.  I put the onions and garlic in first.  Follow that with the celery, then the meat.  Top it all with the mushrooms.

Cook on low in the crockpot for about 5 hours.  The meat will be melt in your mouth tender and the veggies will all be cooked nicely.

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Before serving, stir in 1 cup of sour cream.  This gives the stroganoff a nice creamy flavor.  You can also stir in a small can of condensed cream of mushroom soup if you like an even creamier stroganoff.

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Serve over the top of cooked noodles or rice.  Top it all with shredded cheese!