Freezer Cooking Beef Recipes

Cheesy Hamburger Casserole

Serves: 8

• 2 pounds hamburger
• 3 cups shredded,frozen hash browns
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup
• 1 small onion
• 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
• salt and pepper -- to taste

Brown hamburger and onion. Drain. Add soup to meat mixture. Place hash browns in 13 x 9" greased pan. Sprinkle cheese over potatoes. Top with meat mixture. Bake at 375* for 1 hour. To FREEZE: Assemble as usual (before baking). Wrap/bag and freeze. To SERVE: Thaw in fridge overnight. Bake as usual, adding 10 min. or so to total baking time. You can also add some water (1/8 cup) to edges before baking, if it looks a little dry.

Herbed Sirloin

Serves: 4

• 2 pounds top sirloin steak -- boneless, 1 inch thick
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 small onion -- sliced
• 2 cups mushroom -- fresh, sliced
• 1/2 cup beef broth
• 2 teaspoons Dijon style mustard
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme -- dried
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Cut steak into four serving-size pieces; brown in a large skillet in oil for 5 minutes on each side. Add onion and mushrooms. Cook until vegetables are tender and the meat has reached desired cooking temperature, stirring occasionally. Remove meat to a platter and keep warm. Combine the broth, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, thyme and garlic powder, stir into vegetables. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 2-3 minutes. Spoon over meat.

This recipe can be followed completely and then frozen. To serve, just heat through. I have even put it in a large skillet right from the freezer, covered it and heated on low until thawed. Then turn up the heat until done.

Korean Beef

• 3 pounds steak or boneless roast
• 3 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 2 cups soy sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup green onion -- chopped
• 3 cloves garlic -- crushed
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper

Cut meat into 2 inch trips. Toast the sesame seeds in the oven at 400 degrees until brown; about 2-3 minutes. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl and marinate overnight. Remove meat from marinate and grill. Can freeze in marinade then thaw and cook when ready to use.