Freeze Dried Beef Stroganoff -- Includes Freeze Drying Recipe
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 20. 08. 2024
- One of the best comfort foods out there that can be freeze dried. We are making freeze dried beef stroganoff and this video also includes the freeze drying recipe. A very simple recipe with only 5 ingredients and one that can be made in about 15 minutes. This recipe is also very filling, high in calories and can be replicated easily to make lots of servings. This recipe also justifies the use of owning a freeze dryer because this was something that used to be a very inexpensive meal that families could make. With today's extreme food prices, at the least, you can lock in today's prices for the future.
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To reduce your cooking time, you can actually boil the raw hamburger. It breaks up easily and you can pour the water and fat off at the same time, giving it a good drain. I've cooked hamburger this way for a long time. If you are afraid of losing a little flavor, add a little low sodium beef bouillon to flavor the beef while it is cooking. Also, I save the broth when I pour it off. I use it to pour over our dog's dry food or to flavor other beef dishes that call for water. Whatever I don't use right away, I freeze. you can also use that broth to rehydrate your meal.
Great idea! The only reason I would fry it is to keep the grease flavor in it. I add BTB or non msg bouillon powder to add in the flavor again.
I do the same thing!
Thank you for the suggestion to boiling the beef turned out great
@@timothyp5358 glad to hear it!
I always add onions, mushroom and a dash of Worcestershire sauce to mine in addition to the garlic. I also freeze dry only the sauce, as the noodles store just fine dry as they are.
can you add fresh garlic to this recipe?
How much onion and mushroom?
While I agree about separate, I think he was trying to get the entire meal in one package so there is ZERO prep at a later date. Either way works!
@@sandyedixon4262 yes
Love your videos, we have been only doing this for 3 months and have gotten a lot of ideas from you. Just one request for you to consider, could you write out your recipes in the notes, so much easier than trying to write them down as we are watching (usually when I don't have a pen and paper) thanks!
I like cooking my ground beef in the instant pot under pressure crumbles really well.
Just a quick suggestion. When draining beef ( if you are not draining into a jar) into your sink run your water as hot as it will get keep running it for a minute after you are done. This helps prevent the grease from congealing in the pipes. The hotter the water, the longer you run it the more separated the grease gets. It is an over time preventative measure.
I'm concerned about the amount of grease you are putting down your drain. But love the recipe. I'm learning a lot. Wish I could binge watch but it's either you or a cute little baby :D
This is the one meal the whole family loves! Even the exceptionally picky Son-in-law! I make extra sauce and freeze dry that separately, then add to the packaging, when everything is dry.
I just made this and my husband tasted it. He said "Can you make extra for dinner tonight?" Little does he know, I did! I wanted to thank you for all of your videos and for being 100% honest on how everything turns out. A lot of people say something is "great" and it ends up being a flop! Blessings to you and your family...
That is great to hear! Thanks for your support
What I do to keep the beef flavor but get rid of the fat is pour it through a strainer but collect it in a bowl let the fat separate from the juice scoop off the fat discard it but return the juice to the beef.
I would think a fat separator would work. No way I pour fats down my sink drain.
This is perfect. I have about 10 pounds of very lean ground venison I need to use up.
Adding the flavor that was removed in the grease, add a little bit of beef stock/broth/better than bouillon/ or non msg beef bouillon. We also love some mushrooms in stroganoff if it's reasonably priced.
I freeze-dry mushrooms all the time to add to beef stroganoff that I've canned. I just add them in when I heat up the canned stroganoff and I'm cooking up the egg noodles. Freeze-dried mushrooms taste just like fresh! I add freeze-dried sour cream to finish off!
We love these recipes lately! This one is great! We also like the Hummus and the breakfast skillet. Please keep doing these! We appreciate it very much!
Glad I found your channel! Waiting on my fd to be delivered and Im binge watching your videos!
Welcome aboard!
@@live.life.simple. thanks!
Amazing! I'm on a fixed income so I'm trying to save up for a medium, as it's just me and my husband. We live in Colorado and pressure canning at 9700 ft is not 100%. Thx for all the awesome videos! I'm binge watch and I subscribed! Much love n respect sir!
Next in my freeze dryer! Thank you so much for the inspiration and the recipe!
You are so welcome!
Something to try. Make a large patty, about the size of the pan bottom, on a piece of foil. Season it however you normally would. Get the pan hot (but not 10) and add a splash of oil, but wipe/spread it with a paper towel clutched in tongs. Put the patty down and let it get a good sear on one side. Cut it in quarters and flip them, and then let it start to cook through, before breaking it up. You can get large chunks or fine crumble, depending on how much you break it up, but it will taste a lot better with a sear on it.
we just got our freeze dryer on Thursday! I'm doing 36 raw eggs from our chickens and leftover beef/mushroom/tomato/cream sauce ziti right now :) I found your channel today and so excited to try different stuff, thanks for the info, it's so helpful and I'm learning bunches.
That is awesome!
Do you write out your recipes and post them anywhere?
The title said this video includes the recipe did you find where itâs posted so we can print it out
Thank you Brian. All you present is so, so helpful. Will be getting my supplies through your company. God bless you brother. (Hosea 4:6....My people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge)
I love this stuff, you make it like I do, but I add a little Worcestershire sauce in there too. It adds some good flavor to it. Also, it's not good to put grease down your sink. ; )
I used stew meat. Obviously for shorter storage because of fat but sooo much better. Next batch will be ground beef. Iâm filling trays with senate bean soup, chili, sketti, split pea soup, and random ham left overs. Ordered tray dividers. Still new to this and learning. Keep content goingâŠthanks!
Thank you Brian! I've been waiting for you to do stroganoff, you rock!!! Looks so yummy!!!
Hope you enjoy
Could you please add the written recipe so we don't have to stop video write, stop video and write. Love your videos. Much oblige.
we will have a cookbook coming soon that will have real-time recipes from the videos each week as well as all the older videos and contributions from the community and other content creators
@@live.life.simple. fantastic. Thanx for your reply.
I love the easy recipe videos.
Me too!
A good way to reduce the fat... As are some of your followers suggestions. When you pour off the grease after cooking, you reduce the percent fat by about half. So, 20% becomes 10%, etc. So that means you got your batch down to about 5% on the meat. That's pretty significant. I'm glad your getting this out there since fat is such a criminal in the court of Freeze Dryed longevity.
Mine is on order! Canât wait to do all homemade, organic, home or locally grown, meals like this. It was a freeze dryer or another freezer.
oh, I am making this!
This is EXACTLY the menu item I've had on my mind to make.
I make this ⊠especially in the winter .. I done some research on what 4- patriots sell in their survival foods ⊠They have this but I feel so fortunate to be able to make so many other varieties and variations of different foods to freeze dry in my own freeze dryer as always a good video
Thank you
I wonder if warm milk would work for rehydration? I usually put milk in my beef stroganoff with the soup when making it.
Making right now! One of my favorites!
Thatâs one of our favorite meals canât wait to try this in our freeze dryer when our goats milk is done!
Hope you enjoy
Blessings Brian! Ive never had Beef Stroganoff before but now I want to try it. Thanks for sharing Especially that code for the Avid sealer
My pleasure!!
Need cook book!!!†you channel.
Perfect! I will give it a go! Thanks so much.
Hope you like it!
Hey Brian! There's a way to drain all of the fat from the meat and save it to be freeze dried. You can use the vacuum and a buchner funnel with a sintered glass filter. You take that out and put the fat in maldextrose and when you reconstitute the water with everything, you add it to that and you get your flavor back
Maltodextrin and gut bacteria. Maltodextrin may affect the balance of bacteria in the gut. Research in its early stages suggests that maltodextrin may reduce the number of good bacteria and increase the harmful bacteria. This can cause damage to the intestine and increase the risk of inflammatory bowel disease. The powder may also enhance the survival of salmonella bacteria. It causes gastroenteritis and other inflammatory conditions. This was from WebMD. There is a lot of information on it, all over. It's also banded in many Countries. In my opinion, it's like poison to your body.
Thanks for a great tip. I'll do this o e as soon as my eggs come out.
3rd comment, I'm sorry. Note to self, do not cook 5 packages of egg noodles in a turkey fryer. Meat in bigger batches? You bet. This was a learning experience for me, to prepare large quantities of food for storage it must be done in smaller batches especially for rice and pasta. That is all. Thank you.
Looks great!!
You might want to consider to stop putting grease and fat drippings down your sink drain!! This will cause huge issues in the future!
I saw an idea on another video that I have followed. He poured the hot water from the sink over the colander but put a 5 gallon bucket under it. That way the grease does not go down the drain. You can dump the water and grease elsewhere without clogging the pipes.
You can also follow with a bit of dawn dishwashing soap and hot water to keep the drain clear.
Sir, garlic is bad for dogs. Not hating just informing. Love your videos.
Most people donât understand how this works but prices will keep going up until the money doesnât buy anything and then there will be a new currency. That new currency will be a low number but very difficult to acquire because the value of what we have has become null
Thanks
We're still waiting for our FD (hopefully we get it in a few weeks) and I've been watching your videos trying to get ideas. I found you after I ordered the freeze dryer and I didn't know about your affiliate link, sorry đ. But we've been freezing leftovers in anticipation and just getting ideas. The wife really wants to FD Skittles! Thanks for your videos, they're helping avoid mistakes.
Glad to help!
Thank you looking to try this.
Hope you enjoy
Looks yummy! Thank you
Hi there, thought you might like some feedback on this recipe, both for your peace of mind and for other viewers of the video.
First, I just now made a single "test batch" of this recipe before committing to the quantities of ingredients needed for 5 large trays. I followed the recipe precisely with a couple of notable exceptions. The exceptions are:
1. Could not find two of my small cans of cream of mushroom soup, so I used a family size can- 26 oz- instead;
2. I added about a tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce;
3. I added two small pats of butter after this was finished cooking, and;
4. I did not rinse the hamburger after cooking.
My husband was planning on making ribs for dinner but time got away from him, and as I had just finished making this, voila! It cooked up quickly, and is good for both freeze drying AND immediate use. The final product is a little more saucy, but we prefer more sauce anyway. Thank you for the recipe. We like it, and we look forward to testing more of them.
Love your videos! Please donât drain fats/oils into the drain though. They need to be caught and poured into the garbage. It causes problems for the sewer plant when they get lots of oil in the line!
Appreciate all the learning from your channel đ
I'm on septic but it's still not great for your drains and lines. Thanks and happy freeze drying!
Will make this
Thanks! Very informative! New Subscriber Trying to decide between Large and medium
Thanks for the sub!
I add back flavor to my ground beef,by using super concentrated homemade beef stock!!added to my ground beef after cooking........also try adding some burgundy wine,realy bumps up the flavor!
This is my first time watching a freeze drying video. I hope to find out why we fat & freeze drying donât mix
Make it w deer meat and it tastes even better
Was that low fat sour cream ? I was surprised after all the fat from the hamburger was removed to then see the sour cream added.
That recipe looked like a winner. How many calories were in the serving size? The serving size looked light based on how yummy that looked to eat.
I will try making it soon. TY for sharing.
It's weird huh. I wonder what the shelf life is with receipts that have sour cream.
@@elmeradams8781 I noticed he has an earlier video on freeze dyring heavy whip cream. Half and half, sour cream but I haven't watched that one yet. So I'm guessing it may help explain why it works. Heres the link..
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What size Mylar bag did you use, and how many portions did you put in each bag?
I wish you would sell supplies for the small freeze dryers. When you are a single senior citizen, the medium and large dryers are excessive.
We sell all supplies for small except for lids
That looks awesome, I may just have to make this recipe for normal eating. Would love a freeze dryer but don't have the space or money unfortunately.
Hope you enjoy
Could you put some of the flavor back in with some beef stock paste (base)? Would that affect the freeze dry?
Onions and garlic arenât good for dogs. Just an fyi. Thanks for this recipe, going to try it. đ
like to see a video - how full is too full for freeze dryer trays. for herbs or other items not high in water
Where could I find the tray divider you used. Great video thumbs up. and subbed. My freeze dryer is ordered. not here yet. Nevermind...found it,
Been looking forward to getting my dryer. But it has been delayed 2 weeks đ iv got loads of meals already to done ready
I like to use beef cut into small strips. Will this affect the quality of freeze drying? I know you need to have less oils and fats as possible. What will be the storage life on this?
Another way to significently reduce the fat, is to boil the ground beef.
Is there anyway to make this with homemade cream of mushroom soup or would that be to fatty to freeze dry? Thank you. Great video.
Catch the fat in a basin. It can seriously mess up pipes in the sewer system. Let it become solid and toss it
which video did you show a way to vacuum seal mylar bags not using the chamber.? You cut the bag and used the vacuum sealer .i cant find it , I enjoy your videos
Great video! Thanks!
I didn't see your strainer in the Amazon list, do you mind sharing a link for that?
I'm trying to do a DIY freeze dry for basic foods.
I have a deep freezer, bell jar, and dry vacuum pump.
Any tips that I can follow to improve my process??
I found it!
but the 1 million dollar question, since you added sour cream how long will it last?
l like your videos. packed full of good info. in one I saw that you have a time sheet for all different foods. where can I obtain that?
Howdy! That is a very old video and the sheet is not needed any longer. The software is intuitive and will determine when the food is done
Mushrooms? I saw someone doing this with morels and they rehydrate and looked perfect! Have you covered mushrooms? Iâd love to get your take on it
Yes! I have grown and freeze dried oyster and shitake. They are great rehydrated in soups and stir frys
I notice you used 3 full trays, and left 2 slots empty. Wouldn't it cycle faster if you had 5 lighter trays in?
By getting that vacuum unit does that eliminate the need for a mylar bag with oxygen absorbers
Everyone asks, nobody knows for sure.
Great video and recipe!
Sorry if I missed it, but when did you use the sour cream?
Also, where can I get the strainer you used? I didn't see it on your Amazon links list.
Thanks!
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Hi. New subscriber here. Love the channel. What is that avid armor machine. Do you have a video devoted to explaining it?
Yes we have a couple of videos for the avid armor. Its a chamber vacuum sealer, that will do the thick mylar bags
i like that strainer, where did you get it?
How long was your total cooktime on this?
Since you have started using the chamber vac do you still add a o2 Absorber
yes, i would still use the oxy absorber
Did you use the standard Mylar bags in the vacuum sealer?
I use 10x14 and 8x12
Great video! Can you share where you got your tray dividers? I didn't see them on the Harvest Right site.
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How can I get one of those machines that takes the air out and seals the bag
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Is there a reason you did not add any salt and pepper? I made this today, and only taste garlic.
Not at all. Make it your own! Happy freeze drying!
I was wondering if you forgot telling us about adding the cream soup?
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No. It was the first thing added once the meat was drained âŠ
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How long can you store at four?
Anything with meat can vary. If done properly, 15,20, 25+
Hi, I am brand new here and I would like to know where you bought your dryer?
Buy them from harvest right website.
The are ordered, but will ship out eventually.
no mushrooms?
Mushrooms could definitely be added!
I am wondering how much heat the freeze dryer produces? I have ordered one and I am trying to decide whether to put it in the house or put in the garage
It puts out a pretty good amount of heat. If you are putting in your garage, the area needs to be temperature controlled. Too much heat or too much cold will greatly affect your freeze drying
Ok bigger question than freeze drying how did you retire at 40???? Iâm 43 and I must know PLEASE!!
Have you ever tried freeze drying Nutella?
Hugh oil and fat items do not freeze dry
Oh my my! Don't rinse that fat down your sink unless you like sewer backups!!
I am considering a freeze dryer. Most people I see with one , have it in a room not part of the main house. I have one bedroom where I store my excess food. Is it practical to think I could use it in my house, or would it make us miserable?( noise or extra heat??)
Heat is a big thing and the noise bothers some and others it does not
Sorry but I can't find the link to the Recipe. Could someone point me to it? Thanks
We will.have a cook book coming out this summer that will.inclide all new and old recipes.
@@live.life.simple. Looking forward to that book! Will it be in paper format or e-book?
Donât put tha down you sink!
I'm sorry...it's too hard to get past the fact that you just poured grease down the drain. You need to have a serous talk with your plumber. đł
You may need a plumber soon dumping that grease down your drain.