Mushroom Beef Strips With Gravy - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs good stir fry meat (or lean stew meat)
1 very large onion (or 2 medium onions, white or yellow)
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (may need a drop more)
1 (12 ounce) pre-washed fresh mushrooms (any kind)
1 cup organic beef broth
2 large 10-minute Success rice, bags (or preference)
1 mccormick mushroom gravy mix (or make a roux)
3 tablespoons butter (for rice after cooked) (optional)
1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
2 teaspoons cayenne powder (optional, to taste)
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste)
1 teaspoon black pepper (to taste)
3 tablespoons Hungarian paprika
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1 teaspoon dried basil
2 tablespoons instant minced garlic
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon seasoning salt (optional, to taste)

Preparation

Prepare your onion(s). You need 1 very large or 2 medium onions diced. (this aids in making a natural gravy).
PREPARE Beef Strips (you shouldn't have to do much unless you see some fat trim it and if any slices are very long cut in 1/2. (if using stew meat, remove fat and cut ea. piece into bite size pieces).
Turn your electric pressure cooker on saute and add olive oil and heat up.
Once heated add your onions.
After 2 minutes add crushed red pepper flakes, cayenne powder, garlic powder, salt & pepper to taste and continue to saute onions, stir often. Do not burn.
DO NOT ADD BEEF YET.
On saute still, add Hungarian Paprika and stir all the time for 30 seconds. You don't want it to burn but you just want to release the flavor. NOW ADD BEEF RIGHT AWAY TO STOP THE PAPRIKA FROM COOKING FURTHER. Stir meat till coated with onion/paprika mixture.
Turn pressure cooker to brown and brown your meat quickly. Do not flour meat just quick brown it. If needed add a little more oil.
NOW ADD: Dried minced garlic, a little more garlic powder (optional), dried basil, dried parsley and bay leaf. You can add some more salt (or seasoning salt) & pepper to taste if you wish. (You will taste this at end of cooking time and adjust seasoning to taste).
Add the whole bag of mushrooms (or to taste), and 1 cup of beef broth. You don't want to add too much liquid (water may be substituted) (give it a good stir).
Close and lock pressure cooker and cook STIR FRY BEEF OR TENDER MEAT on HIGH pressure for 7 minutes and HIGH pressure for stew meat for 15 minutes.
Quick release, taste and make any adjustments to the flavor that are needed. If meat is tender then take out bay leaf. If not tender then cook on high again for 4-6 minutes more.
Put pressure cooker on brown to get a low boil or saute if it's boiling too hard. NOW add gravy mix, little at at time and keep stirring YOU SHOULD NOT NEED ANY MORE LIQUID but if you do add another 1/2 cup to 1 cup of broth or water. Cook 5 minutes and it should be perfect. (remember as it is cooling off the mixture will get a little thicker, if too thick simply add more beef broth). NOTE: You can skip the gravy mix if you prefer making a roux. You can find recipes on this site on how to.
* You can prepare your rice during the time your cooking the Mushroom Beef Strips w Gravy. or whatever you have chosen to put it over. Serve when done. You can add a salad and some fresh bread. Again you can serve it over pasta, dumplings, grits or anything you desire not just over rice.