Beef Tips with Noodles

Tonight's menu is Beef tips with noodles, canteloupe, dinner rolls, strawberry or blueberry shortcake.

Here's how to make the beef tips:

First you brown the meat ( I am using stew meat).

Remove the meat and saute' onions, bell pepper and celery for a few minutes in about 1 tablespoon of butter.

Add about 1 tablespoon of flour after they are starting to get tender.
Then add the meat back along with a good amount of water.

Simmer until tender. Usually a couple of hours. Add more water as needed.

I will cook the noodles right in the broth when we are about ready to eat. 

Here is finished plate other than the shortcakes which we ate later

Bacon Braised Short Ribs

this is one of our favorite pressure cooker meals!

Bacon Braised Short Ribs

YIELD

 6 servings

• 5 strips bacon
• 3 to 4 pounds bone in short ribs, trimmed of excess fat (we will use country style ribs next time)
• salt and pepper
• 1/2 cup diced red onion
• 1 tbsp minced garlic
• 1 cup beef stock
• 2 tsp balsamic vinegar
• 1 tbsp light brown sugar
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 2 tsp cornstarch, whisked into 1 tbsp water
• 3 tbsp butter
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• 1. With the cooker's lid off, heat bacon on brown until nearly crispy. Remove bacon, coarsely chop and set aside.
  2. Sprinkle short ribs with a generous amount of salt and pepper, and add to the bacon grease to brown on both sides. May need to do in batches.
  3. Add chopped bacon and remaining ingredients, except cornstarch and butter, and securely lock the pressure cooker's lid. Set the cooker for 35 minutes on high.
  4. Let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes before performing quick release for any remaining pressure.
  5. Transfer the cooked ribs to a platter and set the cooker to brown. Bring to a simmer. Whisk in the cornstarch and water mixture into the liquid and cook for 2 minutes, until thickened. Stir in butter and a little salt and pepper if needed.

Homemade Vegetable Beef Soup

Hopefully I will remember to take a picture of the finished product tonight and edit this post.

Homemade Vegetable Beef Soup

1 package (usually 2 to a pack) beef soup bone (also called shanks)
2 small or 1 large package of boneless beef stew meat
2 medium or 1 large onion, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 can of beef broth
1 can of tomato sauce
seasonings to taste
about 1 tbl sugar
water to fill up big soup pot
1 large or 2 small heads cabbage, chopped
1 large or 2 small turnips, peeled and cut in quarters
5 medium carrots, peeled and sliced
5 to 6 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into eighths
1 can cut green beans
1 can small peas
1 bag whole kernel frozen corn
1/2 bag frozen baby lima beans

Brown meat, onion, bell pepper, and celery together adding seasoning of your choice. I use salt, pepper and garlic. Once nicely browned add beef broth and tomato sauce along with sugar. Stir well and add water to fill pot. Cover and bring to boil, reduce to simmer and simmer till meat starts to get tender.

Add cabbage and cook for about an hour. By now meat should be very tender. Add canned veggies and frozen veggies. Add turnips. Simmer for about 45 minutes to an hour. Add carrots. Simmer about 30 minutes , taste for seasoning, adjust if necessary. Add potatoes. Simmer till carrots and potatoes are tender. Enjoy!

Tonight I am serving it with the homemade dinner rolls. Recipe is here on the site.

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