Shredded Beef -> Noodles and Beef

Here are two recipes.  You need to make the Shredded Beef to make the Noodles and Beef.  :)


Shredded Beef
2-3 lb Beef Roast
1 Medium onion
1 Green pepper
1 T Garlic (fresh if possible)
1/2 c Mustard
1/2 c Ketchup
1 T Worcheshire sauce
1 t Thyme, paprika, smoked paprika
1 c Beef broth
1 T Applecider vinegar
2 T Brown sugar
1/2 can of Root Beer
Salt/pepper to taste

This is easiest to just throw it all in the crock pot for a couple hours and let it do its thing.  Remove the roast after it is done and shred.  Just pour as much of the sauce on the beef after shredding as you would like.  Keep any left over sauce and beef for the next recipe.

Noodles and Beef
1-1.5 lbs Shredded beef (from previous recipe)
1 c  Shredded beef sauce
1/2 c Milk, Parmesan
1/3 c Sour cream
1 T Butter
1 T Parsley
1/2 t Basil, thyme, worcheshire sauce, garlic
1/2 c Beef Broth
Salt/pepper to taste

Toss this all in a sauce pot and simmer for 20 minutes or so.  I also toss in about 1 T of flour at the end for thickening.  Top your favorite egg noodles with it or use the noodle recipe that follows.  

(if you want)
Homemade Noodles
2 1/2 c All-purpose flour
Pinch of Salt
2 Eggs, beaten
1/2 c Milk
1 T Butter

Melt butter, mix with milk and beaten eggs.  Add flour, the salt and knead in a large bowl for 5 min or until it starts to become smooth.  Let it rest for 5 min then roll out to 1/4" thick or less.  I take a pizza cutter at this point and make 1/8" noodles.  The less uniform the better, I think.  Now let these cut noodles air dry for about 10 minutes then boil for 3-4 minutes or until al dente (to the tooth!!).

When I made this the first time I threw half the shredded beef and 1 cup of the sauce in the freezer and made the noodles and beef about a week later.  Freezes very well, so do the uncooked noodles if you air dry them for half a day first. 

--JJ