German Braised Beef and Spaetzle

Braised beef tips with mushrooms and brown gravy on Spaetzle egg noodles.

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German Braised Beef and Spaetzle

Braised sirloin beef tips nestled in a savory and tangy onion-mushroom gravy with Bavarian egg noodles.

Prep Time5

Cook Time25

Total Time30

Course: Entree

Cuisine: American, German

Servings: servings

Calories: 473kcal

Author: Anecia Hero

Ingredients

1½ - 2 pounds top sirloin steak
2 tablespoons butter, unsalted
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ cup finely diced yellow onion
6-9 large mushrooms, sliced See recipe notes
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
1 cup water
1 package powdered brown gravy mix See recipe notes
¼ cup A1 Steak sauce
8 ounces dried Spaetzle noodles or egg noodles See recipe notes
salt, to taste
ground black pepper, to taste
fresh parsley (garnish); optional

Instructions

Prep

Clean and slice mushrooms; dice onions; cut steak into 1" inch cubes; lightly season beef with salt and pepper; set all this aside
Fill a large stockpot with 6 quarts of water and bring to boil; add noodles and cook to package instructions
1½ - 2 pounds top sirloin steak, ½ cup finely diced yellow onion, 6-9 large mushrooms, sliced, 8 ounces dried Spaetzle noodles or egg noodles

How to make it

In a large stainless skillet on medium heat, add butter and oil; once butter is melted, add onions and mushrooms; stir and cook about 3 minutes until mushrooms are golden
2 tablespoons butter, unsalted, 1 tablespoon olive oil
In the same skillet, push the onions and mushrooms to the side; add the cubed beef and brown until it's no longer pink (about 3-4 minutes)
(If your skillet isn't big enough, transfer the onions and mushrooms to a plate, brown the meat, then add the onions/mushrooms back into the skillet and resume recipe.)
Add garlic powder, dry gravy mix, water and steak sauce; combine and cook uncovered 3-4 minutes stirring occasionally
¼ teaspoon garlic powder, 1 cup water, 1 package powdered brown gravy mix, ¼ cup A1 Steak sauce
Reduce heat to simmer, cover and cook 8-10 minutes or until beef is at least 145℉ degrees; season to taste with salt and pepper
salt, to taste, ground black pepper, to taste, fresh parsley (garnish); optional
Plate noodles in a shallow bowl and spoon the beefy onion mixture on top; finish with additional gravy and garnish with parsley (optional)

Notes

Mushrooms-

I use about 1½ cups of sliced mushrooms...that was about 5 large mushrooms sliced

Brown gravy mix -

I use McCormick's brand but any powdered brown gravy mix will do. The package has a net wt of 0.87 ounces.

Spaetzle or noodles -

I used 1/2 a one-pound bag of dried Bavarian spaetzle and it made a lot of noodles. If you use plain egg noodles, you might want to use ¾ - 1 pound of noodles.

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