Bring water to a boil in a stock pot on the stove and add the salt.
Add the egg noodles and cook according the package instructions less one minute. If the package calls for 6 minutes of cook time, then only cook for 5 minutes.
Immediately drain and rinse the noodles with ice water until noodles are cool or at least room temperature to stop the cooking process. Set them aside until the beef is finished cooking.
When the beef has finished, check for tenderness and remove the bay leaves.
Add the noodles to the Dutch oven and toss the noodles until coated with the gravy.
Serve in the Dutch oven with a nice Caesar Salad.
Cut mushrooms in half or quarters.On medium-high heat in a stainless steel saute pan, melt butter.Add mushrooms, salt, and pepper and saute until mushrooms turn brown and all moister is gone.Add the red wine, gently stir and coat all the mushrooms, and continue to saute until most of the liquid is gone. Transfer to beef mixture.
Notes
The noodles can be cooked a few days in advance, saving you a step on dinner night.You can also use a batch of Stew Beef that you have prepared ahead of time.