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Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff

Traditional stroganoff needs constant babysitting on the stove. This version lets the slow cooker do the work while you ignore it all day.
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 5 hours
Total Time: 5 hours 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 lbs white mushrooms trimmed and halved or quartered
  • 3 onions diced fine
  • Sea salt and pepper
  • 5 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons garlic powder
  • 1/2 ounce dried porcini mushrooms rinsed and chopped fine
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves minced (or 1 tsp dried)
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 1.5 cups chicken broth
  • 1/3 cup soy sauce
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 4 lbs boneless beef chuck-eye roast trimmed and cut into 1.5-inch chunks
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoons fresh dill minced

Instructions

  • Heat oil in skillet over medium. Add mushrooms, onions, salt. Cover 5 minutes.
  • Uncover, cook 5-7 minutes until browned.
  • Add flour, tomato paste, garlic powder, porcini, thyme. Cook 1 minute.
  • Add wine and 1/2 cup broth, scrape up browned bits.
  • Transfer mixture to slow cooker.
  • Add remaining broth, soy sauce, bay leaves.
  • Season beef with salt and pepper, add to cooker.
  • Cook on LOW 8-9 hours until beef is fork-tender or HIGH for 5-6 hours.
  • Remove bay leaves and skim fat.
  • Whisk 1/2 cup hot liquid with sour cream, mustard, dill.
  • Stir mixture back into cooker.
  • Season to taste.
  • Serve over egg noodles.