Homemade Beef and Noodles
Submitted by: Dee Jay Gude
First make your noodles:
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/3 cup water
- 2 eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 T oil (cooking or olive)
- 1 t salt
In a giant bowl, mix one cup of flour with the remaining ingredients. When mixed, keep stirring in flour to make a soft (you might not use all the flour but you should at least use 2 1/4 cups). Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured countertop and knead until smooth and elastic. Cover the dough with a cloth and let it rest for half an hour. Turn the dough out back on the floured surface, cut it in half and start rolling the dough half until it's about 1/8-inch thick. Flour the surface and roll it up jelly-roll style; slice into 1/4-inch strips. Fluff the dough strips with flour until they're separated and straightened out (for the most part). Set them aside to dry, fluffing with flour periodically to keep them from sticking to each other. Repeat with the other dough half.
Now for the beef part:
- 2 lbs of small cubed beef tips
- 3 T beef bouillon
- 1 T butter
- salt to taste
- parsley to taste
- pepper to taste
Brown the beef cubes with a little oil in a large stew pot (at least 8 quarts). Add 3 quarts of water, bouillon, butter and seasonings. Bring to a full boil, then cover the pot, reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for an hour. If the water is evaporating, add more to keep it at 3 quarts or so. By now your noodles should be dry enough to cook. Bring your beef and broth to a nice boil, then drop in the noodles and handful at a time, stirring constantly with a big wooden spoon (if you dump them in all at once, they'll stick together and make a big noodle blob). Boil lightly for about 15 minutes, or until the noodles are tender and you have a good gravy. Makes about 6 servings.
I'm from Nebraska so we always serve beef and noodles over mashed potatoes for a starchy, stick-to-your-ribs winter meal. You can also add vegetables and make it into beef stew or you can just serve it with a nice salad.
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