Cook Once Eat Twice - Beef Stew and Stroganoff for 2
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
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MEAL 1 - Savory Beef Stew
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 lb lean stewing beef, cut into bite size pieces
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1⁄2 cup red wine
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper (or to taste)
- 1⁄2 cup chopped onion
- 1 cup sliced carrot
- 1 cup sliced button mushroom
- 2 medium yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves (Omit if you prefer, we liked it) (optional)
- 1 (10 ounce) can condensed French onion soup
- 1 (10 ounce) can condensed golden mushroom soup
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can condensed beef broth
- 2 cups chicken broth (or use another can of beef broth)
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MEAL 2 - Stroganoff Topped Potatoes
- 1⁄2 cup low-fat sour cream (more or less-see notes below)
- 2 large baked potatoes (I use Yukon Gold)
directions
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MEAL 1:
- Heat the oil in large stew pan over medium-high flame.
- Dredge meat cubes in flour then place them in the oil. Brown on all sides then remove with a slotted spoon.
- In the same pan, saute the onions and carrots until onions are tender.
- Carefully pour in the wine, stirring and scraping up any brown bits stuck to the bottom of the pan.
- Return meat to the pan and add all remaining ingredients.
- Cover and simmer until potatoes, meat and carrots are tender; about 45 minutes.
- Taste for seasoning; add more salt and pepper if needed.
- Serve in bowls, garnished with minced fresh parsley and hot crusty bread on the side.
- After eating and resting a bit, attend to the cooled leftovers by removing and discarding any remaining potatoes and carrots.
- Refrigerate(or freeze) meat/broth/mushrooms etc. until time for Meal #2.
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MEAL 2:
- Bake potatoes per your usual method.
- As they bake, reheat your stew.
- When stew is hot, remove from heat and stir in the sour cream.
- N.B.: The amount of broth you had leftover will determine the amount of sour cream to use. Add more or less to reach your desired taste and consistency.
- Split open those hot, fluffy baked potatoes and generously spoon stroganoff over the top.
- Enjoy again!
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