Beef Stroganoff
Tender strips of beef and mushrooms in a creamy sour cream and mustard sauce, served over egg noodles or rice. It is quick, rich and comforting.
Moscow (8351271825): jimmyweee, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Where it comes from
Beef Stroganoff is a classic Russian dish that became popular around the world. It is traditionally cooked quickly with good cuts of beef.
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Recipe
Make Beef Stroganoff at home
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb (680 g) beef sirloin, cut in thin strips
- 2 tbsp flour
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1 onion, thinly sliced
- 8 oz (225 g) mushrooms, sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup (240 ml) beef stock
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 3/4 cup (180 g) sour cream
- Salt, pepper, parsley
- Egg noodles to serve
How it's made
- Toss the beef with flour, salt and pepper.
- Brown the beef in butter in batches over high heat; remove from the pan.
- Cook onion and mushrooms until golden, then add the garlic.
- Add the stock and mustard and simmer 5 minutes, scraping up the browned bits.
- Return the beef to the pan and cook 3 minutes.
- Take off the heat and stir in the sour cream.
- Serve over noodles with parsley.
Variations
- Mushroom Stroganoff, vegetarian.
- Chicken Stroganoff.
- With tomato paste for a deeper color.
Cook’s tip: Add the sour cream off the heat so it does not curdle.
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About this page
Description and method written by Intercontinental Chef. Home-style method; quantities are a starting point, so adjust to taste.
Photo credit
- Moscow (8351271825): jimmyweee, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)