Uncle Bills Kiev Beef Stroganoff Recipes

UNCLE BILL'S BEEF ROAST IN A SLOW COOKER

Steps:

• Heat olive oil on medium-high heat in a heavy bottom frying pan.
• Sear and brown roast on all sides.
• Let roast cook for a few minutes.
• Using a narrow sharp paring knife, punch holes in the roast at various intervals to about 1 1/2 inches in depth.
• Stuff each hole with one piece of bacon and one piece of garlic, push down into the cut.
• Place roast in a slow cooker set on low heat.
• Add water, bits and pieces mushrooms including liquid, and mushroom soup.
• Sprinkle onion soup mix over the roast.
• Now add salt, pepper.
• Remove the outer skin from the onions and add to the crock pot.
• Add baby carrots, whole potatoes, fresh mushrooms and red wine.
• Cover and cook on low heat for 5 hours, turning the roast at least 4 times during cooking.
• At the end of 5 hours, add celery, cover and continue to cook until the time reaches 6 hours.
• Cut or slice the beef and serve with veggies and the tasty gravy that is cooked.
• A nice piece of Italian bread or sour dough bread goes very nicely to dip into the gravy.

BEEF STROGANOFF (FROM THE "OLD" RUSSIAN TEA ROOM)

Steps:

• Cut meat into 1/2 inch thick slices. Place between sheets of waxed paper and pound until its 1/4 inch thick (be careful not to tear meat). Cut pounded meat into 2x1/2 inch slices. Sprinkle meat with salt and pepper, let stand for 15 minutes.
• Heat 2 TBS butter in a frying pan large enough to hold everything. Add sliced onion, cook over medium heat for 5 minutes.
• Add meat to pan and cook for 3 minutes, turning meat to brown evenly.
• Stir in flour and mustard, and cook 1 minute more. Add 1/2 cup wine and optional tomato paste. Reduce heat to low, cover pan and simmer for 5-10 minutes, stirring frequently.
• In another frying pan, heat 2 TBS butter. Add minced onion and mushrooms. Cook over medium heat 2 minutes. Add 2 TBS wine and cook 2 minutes more. Add mushroom mixture to meat mixture. Check seasonings and add warmed sour cream.
• Over lowest possible heat, simmer for 5 minutes to heat through. Do NOT let it boil.
• Serve over hot rice with a green vegetable on the side.