Amish Beef and Noodles

Amish Beef and Noodles

from allrecipes.com
Dinner
155 min
6 servings
514 kcal / serving

This Amish beef and noodles is a very simple dish, with very few ingredients. It's the technique that makes this comforting, satisfying, and heavenly.

Ingredients

  • 2 ½ poundsbeef chuck, cut into 2-inch cubes
  • 2 teaspoonskosher salt
  • 1 teaspoonfreshly ground black pepper, plus more for the top
  • 1 tablespoonvegetable oil
  • 2 largeyellow onions, sliced
  • 2 tablespoonsall-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoongarlic powder
  • 1rounded tablespoon beef bouillon paste
  • 8 cupsbeef broth, divided
  • 12 ounceslarge egg noodles
  • sliced green onions to garnish, optional

Directions

  1. 1

    Toss beef with salt and pepper until evenly coated.

  2. 2

    Heat vegetable oil on high heat in a Dutch oven. Brown the beef thoroughly on both sides, doing half at a time, and remove to a bowl. Turn off heat.

  3. 3

    Add butter to Dutch oven, along with onions and a pinch of salt. Turn heat to medium-high, and cook, stirring, until onions turn golden, about 5 minutes.

  4. 4

    Add flour, and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes more. Add garlic powder, beef base, and beef broth. Stir, and wait for broth to come to a boil. Add reserved beef back in.

  5. 5

    Stir, and cover, and reduce heat to low. Simmer until meat is very tender, about 2 hours.

  6. 6

    Use a strainer to remove beef to a bowl and reserve. Bring both to a boil on high heat, and add noodles. Cook, stirring, until the noodles are almost tender (about 30-60 seconds less than package directions. Stir in beef and reduce heat to low.

  7. 7

    Once noodles are tender and beef is heated through, taste and adjust seasoning. Serve immediately topped with more freshly ground black pepper and green onions.