DIJON BEEF AND MUSHROOMS

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Provided by Annacia * @Annacia

Categories Beef

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 1/2 pound(s) boneless beef sirloin steak; cut into 1-inch pieces
1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
1/4 teaspoon(s) ground black pepper
2 - 8 ounce package button and/or cremini mushrooms, quartered
1 cup(s) chopped onion
3 clove(s) garlic, minced
2/3 cup(s) lower-sodium beef broth
2/3 cup(s) dry white wine
3 tablespoon(s) dijon mustard
1 tablespoon(s) snipped fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
1 tablespoon(s) butter, softened
1 tablespoon(s) all-purpose flour

Steps:

Sprinkle meat with salt and pepper. If desired, in a large nonstick skillet cook and stir half of the meat over medium-high heat until brown. Drain off fat. Place meat in a 3 1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker. Repeat with remaining meat.
Add mushrooms, onion, and garlic to cooker. In a bowl stir together broth, wine, mustard, and dried thyme (if using). Pour mixture over meat in cooker.
Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours.
If using low-heat setting, turn cooker to high-heat setting. In a small bowl stir together butter and flour. Stir in 2 tablespoons cooking liquid to make a paste. Stir in fresh thyme, if using. Stir mixture into slow cooker. Cover and cook on high-heat setting about 30 minutes more or until mixture thickens.