Description
Fall-apart tender stewing beef slow cooked in a creamy Stroganoff sauce with buttery garlic mushrooms. Rich, hearty, and perfect served over noodles, mashed potato, or rice.
Ingredients
1.75 kg / 3.5 lb beef chuck, cut into 4cm cubes
1.5 tsp salt
1.5 tsp pepper
2 tbsp oil
20g / 1 tbsp unsalted butter
1 large onion, halved and sliced
4 garlic cloves, minced
7 tbsp plain flour
4 tbsp Dijon mustard
1L / 1 quart beef stock (reduced salt)
1.5 cups full-fat sour cream
Garlic Butter Mushrooms:
3 tbsp unsalted butter
700g / 1.2 lb mushrooms, sliced
3 garlic cloves, minced
0.5 tsp salt
0.5 tsp pepper
To Serve:
Egg noodles, mashed potatoes, rice, or low-carb base
Chives (for garnish)
Instructions
1. Pat beef dry and season with salt and pepper.
2. Brown beef in batches over high heat in oil until well browned. Remove.
3. Sauté onion and garlic in butter until softened (about 3 mins).
4. Add flour and stir well. Stir in Dijon mustard (mixture will be thick).
5. Slowly whisk in half the stock until smooth. Then whisk in remaining stock.
6. Bring to a simmer. Transfer to slow cooker or continue with other method.
7. Add beef to sauce and cook:
8.
9. – Slow Cooker: 8 hrs LOW / 5 hrs HIGH
10. – Stove: Simmer gently, covered, for 2 hrs
11. – Instant Pot: Skip flour, use cornstarch at end. 40 mins HIGH pressure
12.
13. Sauté mushrooms in butter and garlic in two batches until golden (~3 mins per batch).
14. Mix 1.5 cups hot cooking liquid with sour cream. Stir into stew gently.
15. Add mushrooms and stir to combine.
16. Serve hot over noodles, mashed potatoes, or rice. Garnish with chives.
Notes
To thicken without flour (gluten-free): use cornstarch slurry at the end.
Don’t skip browning the beef—it adds deep flavor.
Sour cream is added at the end to avoid curdling.
Store leftovers in fridge up to 4–5 days or freeze for 3 months.
Great for next-day meals or turning into a pie with pastry or mash.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Category: Slow Cooker Recipes
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1.5 cups
- Calories: 666
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 1474mg
- Fat: 44g
- Saturated Fat: 19g
- Unsaturated Fat: 22g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 59g
- Cholesterol: 204mg