Nanas Burgundy Beef Recipes

NANA'S BARBEQUE SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine ketchup, vinegar, sugar, onion, and lemon juice in a small saucepan. Season with Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, allspice, celery salt, and mustard powder. Simmer over medium low heat for 5 minutes.

NANA LARA'S BRISKET

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Stir together the chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, brown sugar, and meat tenderizer. Rub the spice mixture generously all over the brisket. Place the meat on a baking sheet with the fat layer up.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour; remove from oven, and lower the oven temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Mix soy sauce with water in a bowl, and pour the liquid into a roasting pan. Transfer the brisket into the roasting pan. Sprinkle the meat with the crushed pineapple.
• Cover the roasting pan tightly with foil, return to oven, and bake for 3 more hours. Cool for 30 minutes before slicing.

NANA'S BEEF & BARLEY STEW

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large heavy pot.
• Saute chopped onion, mashed garlic and beef until beef is browned on all sides.
• Add beef broth, water, bay leaves, Worcestershire sauce and salt and pepper.
• Bring mixture to a boil, then lower heat to a simmer.
• Simmer 1 1/2 hours.
• Add carrots and celery and simmer an additional 30 minutes.
• You may have to add some more water at this point.
• Add mushrooms and cooked barley, simmer another 15 minutes.
• Remove bay leaves and serve.

BEEF BURGUNDY WITH NOODLES

Steps:

• In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 10 ingredients. , Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until meat is tender. Serve with noodles.

NANA'S CRISPY BEEF AND NOODLES

Steps:

• Boil water for noodles and cook noodles until al dente.
• While waiting for the water to boil, combine olive oil and butter in a frying pan over medium heat. Add meat and cook, stirring occasionally, until meat is crisp and browned, about 5 minutes
• Add parsley, basil, salt, oregano,and pepper. Cook just until parsley begins to turn limp.
• Drain noodles and place in shallow serving bowl.
• Spoon sauce over noodles and toss lightly. Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top and serve.

BURGUNDY BEEF

Steps:

• Mix the corn starch into the water.
• Split the garlic cloves lengthwise into halves, peel.
• Heat a skillet until drops of water water sizzle on it, put steak strips and garlic directly into it.
• Allow the steak and garlic to brown thoroughly on one side before stirring each time.
• When the steak and garlic are thoroughly browned remove from pan and add the burgundy wine to the skillet.
• Simmer down to a syrup.
• Add cream, milk, and thyme.
• Add sliced mushrooms and stir well.
• Allow the mixture to simmer down a bit, then add the corn starch mixture along with the beef and garlic.
• The mixture should begin to thicken slightly.
• Add salt to taste.

NANA'S BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In a large 6 quart pot, saute the garlic in the oil until tender,then add the stew meat. After the meat browns, add the soup mix, soy sauce, V8 and spices. Bring the pot to a boil then cover. Reduce the heat to low and cook for about an hour or until the meat is tender. Add the potatoes and corn. Cook on medium for about 20 minutes until the potatoes are tender. Add the mushrooms and green pepper ad cook for an additional 5-10 minutes depending on how you like your green peppers. I like mine firm so 5 minutes for me is plenty.
• Great with rice, corn bread, cheese bread or by itself! Can be made in a crock pot - simply put the potatoes on the bottom, then the rest of the veggies, then the meat and the rest of the ingredients - set on 6 hours on high or 8 on low.

NANA'S FAVORITE HAMBURGER GRAVY

Steps:

• Dissolve and mix together: the flour and the milk.
• Brown and crumbly ground beef, stirring frequently; drain well.
• Add onions and green bell peppers and cook until softened about 5 to 10 minutes. Add salt, water and a mixture of flour and milk. Cook, stirring until thick. Adjust seasonings to your taste.
• Serve over hot, cooked mashed potatoes or cooked noodles or cooked rice. Or over saltines or toast.

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.