Brown ground beef with onion and garlic; drain. Add to crock pot with remaining ingredients except for sour cream. Cover and cook on low for 5 to 7 hours. Stir in sour cream. Heat through. Serve over egg noodles.

3 lb. beef round steak, 1/2 inch thick
1/2 c. flour
2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
2 med. onions, thinly sliced and separated into rings
2 (4 oz. each) cans sliced mushrooms, drained or 1/2 lb. mushrooms, sliced
1 (10 1/2 oz.) can condensed beef broth
1 1/2 c. sour cream
1/4 c. flour

Trim all excess fat from steak and cut meat into 3 inch strips about 1/2 inch wide.  Combine 1/2 cup flour, the salt, pepper and dry mustard; toss with steak strips to coat thoroughly. Place coated steak strips in crock pot;  stir in onion rings and mushrooms. Add beef broth; stir well.  Cover and cook on low setting for 8- 10 hours. Before serving, combine sour cream with 1/4 cup flour; stir into crock pot.  Serve stroganoff over rice or noodles.

In large skillet cook bacon several minutes. Remove bacon and set aside. Coat beef with flour and brown on all sides in bacon mixture.  Combine steak, bacon drippings, cooked bacon, seasonings, and bouillon  in crockpot. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or until meat is tender. Turn control to high.  Add cornstarch (dissolved in 2 tablespoons water);  cook on high 15 minutes. Serves 6.  NOTES : Can add 1/4 pound fresh mushrooms during last 15 minutes, if desired.