Hungarian Beef Stroganoff For The Slow Cooker Food

SLOW-COOKED STROGANOFF

Steps:

• Cut beef into thin strips. In a shallow bowl, mix flour, salt, mustard and pepper. Add beef in batches; toss to coat., In a 5-qt. slow cooker, layer onion, mushrooms and beef. Pour broth over top. Cook, covered, on low 5-7 hours or until meat is tender. Just before serving, stir in sour cream. Serve with noodles.

SLOW-COOKER BEEF STROGANOFF

Steps:

• In 12-inch skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add beef strips, onion and garlic; cook 7 to 9 minutes or until beef is browned.
• In 3 1/2- to 4 1/2-quart slow cooker, mix beef mixture, soup, mushrooms, salt and pepper.
• Cover; cook on low heat setting 5 to 6 hours or until beef is tender.
• Stir cream cheese into beef mixture until melted. Stir in sour cream until well blended. Serve over noodles.

SLOW COOKER BEEF STROGANOFF

Steps:

• Turn on the slow cooker. Season the beef. Heat the oil in a wide frying pan and add the beef in batches so as not to overcrowd the pan. Cook over a high heat until deep brown, then transfer to the slow cooker. Add the onion and garlic to the pan and cook for a few mins until soft, adding more oil, if needed. Add a splash of water and scrape any bits from the bottom of the pan. Tip everything into the slow cooker.
• Add the stock to the beef, then the mustard and season. Add enough water to just cover the beef, put the lid on and cook on Low for 6-8 hrs or High for 5-6 hrs.
• About 30 mins before serving, melt the butter in a frying pan and cook the mushrooms until soft and caramelised. Tip into the slow cooker. Mix the cornflour with a little liquid from the stroganoff in the frying pan until smooth, then add about 100ml more and bring to a simmer. Once thickened, pour into the slow cooker with the sour cream. Turn to High (if not already) and cook for another 20 mins. Stir through the parsley. Serve with tagliatelle or mash, sprinkled with paprika.

NANA'S BEEF STROGANOFF

Steps:

• Shake 1 tablespoon flour with salt in a large, resealable plastic bag until combined; add beef and shake to coat.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Brown beef in the hot butter, about 3 minutes per side. Stir mushrooms, onion, and garlic into beef; cook and stir until garlic is fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer beef and vegetables to a bowl, leaving drippings in skillet.
• Melt 2 more tablespoons butter in skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir 3 tablespoons flour in the hot butter until smooth; stir tomato paste into flour mixture. Whisk beef stock into mixture and cook, stirring constantly, until sauce is thickened and bubbling, about 5 minutes.
• Return beef and vegetables to skillet and stir to coat with sauce. Reduce heat to very low and simmer until beef is tender, 2 to 3 hours. The longer it cooks, the more tender the meat will be. Just before serving, stir sour cream and white wine into beef mixture and heat through. Do not boil.

PAPRIKA BEEF STROGANOFF

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook beef in 1 tablespoon oil until no longer pink; drain and set aside. , In the same skillet, saute onion and green pepper in remaining oil for 1 minute. Stir in mushrooms; cook for 3-4 minutes or until tender. Stir in 1 cup broth, tomato sauce, sherry or additional broth, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, paprika, bay leaf, thyme and pepper. Return beef to the pan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 40-50 minutes or until meat is tender. , Cook noodles according to package directions. Meanwhile, combine flour and remaining broth until smooth; gradually stir into beef mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Discard bay leaf. Remove from the heat; stir in sour cream until blended. Drain noodles; serve with stroganoff.

AUTHENTIC PöRKöLT (HUNGARIAN BEEF AND ONION STEW)

Steps:

• In a heavy pot or Dutch oven fry the bacon until done. Add the onions and cook over medium-high heat until golden. Add the bell peppers and garlic and cook for another two minutes. Add the beef and cook for a minute until some, but not all, of the pink is gone. Stir in the paprika and remove from heat.
• Add the remaining ingredients. Add just enough water to come up to just over the halfway point of the stew mixture (in other words, not so the water is covering it). Return to heat and bring it to a boil. Cover, reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 90 minutes. If the stew isn't thick enough, continue to simmer uncovered for a few more minutes so that some of the liquid evaporates. Add salt to taste.
• Serve with Spätzle (in Hungary they are shorter and stubbier, so prepare the dough accordingly or just use whatever method/shape you prefer - the texture and flavor of the dough is the same regardless). Or serve with boiled potatoes or wide egg noodles. A side salad, particularly a cucumber salad, is traditional. If desired, serve with a dollop of sour cream.

SLOW-COOKER BEEF STROGANOFF

Steps:

• Trim the excess fat from the chuck roast, then cut the meat into quarters. Transfer to a 6-quart slow cooker and toss with the flour, paprika, thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Add the onion, garlic, mushrooms and broth. Cover and cook on low until the beef is fork-tender, 7 to 8 hours.
• Skim off any excess fat from the slow cooker with a ladle. Using two forks, break up the beef into bite-size pieces and keep warm.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the egg noodles and cook as the label directs. Drain and return to the pot; toss with the butter.
• Divide the noodles among bowls. Add the sour cream to the slow cooker and stir to combine. Divide the beef mixture among the bowls and top with parsley.

SLOW-COOKED HUNGARIAN STEW

Steps:

• In 3 1/2 to 4-quart slow cooker, combine beef, carrots, onion and bell pepper. Add flour, paprika, salt, thyme and pepper; toss beef and vegetables to coat. Add chili sauce and broth; mix well.
• Cover; cook on low setting for 7 to 8 hours or until beef is tender.
• Add mushrooms; mix well. Cover; cook an additional 20 to 30 minutes or until mushrooms are tender.
• Meanwhile, cook noodles to desired doneness as directed on package. Drain.
• Stir sour cream into stew until well mixed. To serve, spoon noodles into shallow bowls. Top with stew; sprinkle with parsley.

HUNGARIAN BEEF STROGANOFF FOR THE SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• In a very large skillet, heat 1.5 tbsp oil.
• When very hot, add the beef and brown on all sides, 3-4 minutes total.
• Put the meat in the slow cooker.
• Add the remaining oil (1.5 tbsp), and when warmed add the onions and peppers.
• Brown slightly, stirring occasionally (about 5 minutes).
• Stir in the mushrooms, and continue to cook for another 2 minutes.
• Stir in the paprika.
• Add the broth and bring to a boil.
• Scrape the sides & bottom of the pan to release any browned on bits.
• Pour this mixture in the slow cooker.
• Add the tomato paste, marjoram, and caraway seeds to the cooker.
• Stir to combine.
• Add the garlic and submerge.
• Cover and cook on the low setting for 6-8 hours, I like to go closer to 8 hours to develop the flavors more.
• Prior to serving, remove and discard the garlic.
• Combine the flour and sour cream, then stir into the meat mixture.
• Serve over buttered noodles.

SLOW - COOKER BEEF STROGANOFF

Steps:

• Combine 1/2 cup broth and porcini in bowl and microwave until steamy and mushrooms have softened, about 1 minute.
• Line fine-mesh strainer with one paper towel and strain porcini, reserving liquid. Chop porcini fine and set aside.
• Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering.
• Cook onions and tomato paste, stirring frequently, until lightly browned, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Stir in wine, soy sauce, remaining broth, chopped porcini, and reserved porcini liquid, scraping up any browned bits .
• Bring broth mixture to a boil, then transfer to slow cooker. Add beef and white mushrooms to slow cooker, cover, and cook on high, until meat is tender, 6 to 7 hours ( or cook on low for 9 to 10 hours.).
• Set slow cooker to high, if necessary. and skim fat from surface. Transfer 2 cups sauce from slow cooker to large bowl and whisk in flour. Stir flour mixture into slow cookere and cook covered, until sauce thickens, about 15 minutes. Stir in sour cream and dill and season with salt and pepper. Serve.