Braised Beef with Noodles

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Title: Braised Beef with Noodles
Categories: Main dish, Meats
Yield: 2 servings

1 c Beef cubes
- from chuck steak*
1 1/2 c Water
1/4 ts Salt
1 ds Pepper
1 Bay leaf
1 sm Onion; coarsely chopped
2/3 c Celery, diced
1 tb Flour
1 tb Water
1 1/2 c Noodles, cooked, unsalted

2 servings of 3/4 cup beef mixture and 3/4 cup noodles each 340
calories per serving

1. Brown beef cubes in saucepan until well browned.

2. Add 1-1/2 cups water, salt, pepper, and bay leaf. Cover
and cook over low heat until beef is almost
tender--about 1 hour.

3. Add onion and celery. Continue cooking until meat and
vegetables are tender--about 20 minutes.

4. Remove bay leaf.

5. Mix flour and water until smooth. Stir into beef
mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, until
thickened--about 2 minutes.

6. Serve over noodles.

*NOTE: Pot beef cubes, use a 1-1/2 pound blade chuck
steak. Separate lean meat from fat and bone. Cut meat into
3/4-inch cubes. Divide beef cubes in half. Use half (about
1 cup) for Braised Beef with Noodles. Save remaining 1 cup
for Beef and Peppers (p. 34).

* Thrifty Meals for Two: Making Food Dollars Count
* USDA Home and Garden Bulletin Number 244
* Meal-Master format courtesy of Karen Mintzias

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