TheBanyanTree: Today's Delicious Mistake

[auntiesash]

That sounds yummy.

(In the interest of your tummy, though, the first ingredient in "McCormick's
Brown Gravy Mix" is wheat flour.  So if you are aiming for gluten free, you
might want to read the seasoning packets.)

Good luck with your new regime, Crowie!!!

-sash

On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 1:18 PM, Sheri Baity <sheribaity at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I sooo wanted something to eat that would stick to my ribs before I went
> out hunting this evening so I headed to the cupboard to look for a box of
> Hamburger Helper Beef Stroganoff.  I thought I could easily substitute the
> noodles with some gluten free noodles of some kind.  There was no more
> Hamburger Helpers of any variety in there... rats... I must have sent them
> to my daughter when I started this gluten free kick.
>
> ok... So I went in search on the internet for a recipe.  I found the
> following on allrecipes.com  Easy Beef Stroganoff:
>
> 1 12 ounce package egg noodles cooked and drained.
> 6 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
> 1 onion, chopped
> 1/4 cup butter
> 2 pounds lean ground beef
> 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
> 2 cups beef broth
> 1 cup sour cream
> salt and pepper to taste
>
> So it was back to my cupboards to get the ingredients...
>
> hmmm... hate mushrooms and don't have any
> no more onions left either
> no more beef bouillion cubes
>
>
> So improvise it was.
>
> I put about 1 tablespoon onion powder,
> ground beef and 1/4 cup of butter in the frying pan.
>
> I opened up a package of McCormick Brown Gravy Mix and put that in a
> measuring cup with 2 cups of water.  I added in 4 tablespoons of gluten free
> all purpose flour and wisked until dissolved.
>
> I added that to the completely cooked ground beef mixture and wisked until
> it started to thicken.  I went to the refrig to grab the sour cream and what
> do you know... none!!!
>
> I had used the last of it last night when I threw in a packet of Hidden
> Valley Ranch Dressing Mix.  I thought... what the heck... let's see where
> this is going.  If it's not eatable, I'm sure the cat will like it... lol
>
> Sooo... a cup of ranch dressing mix in sour cream went into the mixture.
>
> Stirred but didn't let it boil and took it off the burner.
>
> I found a box of Schar brand Gluten free Tagliatelle noodles and cooked
> them up.
>
> A heaping spoonful of noodles and a generous layer of sauce... and I gotta
> tell ya... that was the most Delicious Mistake I've ever eaten :0)))
>
>
>
> Sheri L Baity
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