Beef Stroganoff

In an electric skillet brown 1 to 2 lbs. of stew meat (dredged in 1/3 cup flour, 1 tsp. salt & 1/8 tsp. pepper) in 3-4 T. Crisco. Add a small clove of garlic & 1 chopped onion; brown with meat. Add 8 oz. can of tomato sauce & 1 1/2 cans of water & 2 T. Worcestershire sauce. Turn heat down, cover & simmer for 1 & 1/2 hours. Add 1/2 pint of sour cream. Serve over cooked egg noodles.

Oriental Beef Steak Strips

2 lbs. round steak, cut 1" thick

2 T. Crisco

1/3 cup soy sauce

2 tsp. sugar

1/4 tsp. pepper

1 clove garlic, minced

8 green onions, cut in 1 1/2 inch pieces

1/2 lb. mushrooms, halved

1 (8oz.) can water chestnuts, halved

2 green peppers, thinly sliced

3 carrots, cut with vegetable parer in thin strips, lengthwise

1/4 cup water

2 T. cornstarch

cooked rice

Cut steak in strips 1/8" thick & 3-4" long. Brown strips in Crisco. Pour off drippings, measure & add water to make 1 cup. Combine with soy sauce, sugar, pepper & garlic. Add to meat. Cover & simmer slowly, 45 minutes. After, add carrots, pepper, onions, mushrooms &water chestnuts to meat. Cover & continue cooking for 15 minutes. Combine cornstarch & water; use to thicken cooking liquid for gravy. Serve over cooked rice.

*Mom always mixes the rice with the meat.

Heather's Chili

2 lbs. ground beef

1 onion, diced

2 cans kidney beans

2 cans pinto beans

2 cans black beans

1 large can crushed tomatoes

2 large cans petite diced tomatoes

1-2 small cans tomato sauce

2-4 T. chili powder

Cook the ground beef & onions until the beef is browned. Drain fat. Transfer the beef to a large pot & add the remaining ingredients. Add additional cans of beans or tomatoes as desired. Heat until boiling. Reduce heat & simmer for 15-20 minutes. Serve with grated cheese, sour cream, tortilla chips & corn bread.

Pepper Steak

1 ½ lbs. round steak, cut in 1/2” by 1” strips
Salt and pepper
2 T. oil
½ cup chopped onion
1-15oz. can stewed tomatoes
2 large green peppers, seeded & cut in strips
½ tsp. oregano
1 T. steak sauce
3 cups cooked rice

Season meat with salt & pepper. Brown meat in hot oil. Lightly sauté onions & green peppers, add to meat; add stewed tomatoes, oregano, and steak sauce and cook slowly on top of range for 1 hour, or until meat is tender. Serve on a bed of rice. (Mom always mixed the rice with it so it would go further. She also cooked it in the electric skillet.)