Braised Beef and Linguini

This is a killer dish and just screams comfort food. The key to this dish is to cook the meat the day before. The meat just ends up so much more tender and flavorful. Second, make a lot of sauce so you can toss the linguini and then top with the meat and more sauce.

Ingredients:

1 lb. beef stew meat cubed 1-1/2" size

1 - 18oz can beef stock

6  1-1/2" crimimi mushrooms, quartered
4 cloves minced garlic

1 cup 1% milk

3 tablespoons Wondra brand flour

1 lb. linguini

Chopped Italian parsley
Parmesan cheese
Fresh ground black pepper

Preparation the day before:

I just make this a one pot dish by using an 10" square sided sauté pan with lid. Heat the sauté pan to medium high heat. Add a tablespoon avocado oil and then the meat. Sauté the beef on all sides until browned. Add the beef broth, bring to a boil, cover and place into a 350 degree oven for 2 hours. After 2 hours remove from the oven and set on the stove until the sauté pan cools to room temp, about another hour. Place in the refrigerator over night.

Preparation:
Cook the linguini per package instructions and when done drain and toss in some olive oil to keep the pasta from sticking together.

Heat braised beef to high simmer. Take an 8" sauté pan and add a little olive oil and bring to medium heat. Add the quartered mushrooms and minced garlic and sauté until the mushrooms are cooked down, about 5 - 7 minutes. Take the mushrooms and garlic and add to the braised beef. 

Mix the milk with the flour, pour into the sauce and bring to a boil. The sauce should be pretty thick at this point which is what you want. Reduce the heat to low and prepare to serve.

Take a 10" sauté pan and heat to medium  heat. Add a cup of sauce from the braised beef. Add 2 portions of linguini to the sauté pan, toss and bring to serving temp. Add more sauce if needed.

To plate, place the linguini on a serving plate. Top the linguini with the braised beef and some more sauce. Finish the dish with parmesan cheese, chopped Italian parsley and fresh ground pepper.