Beef Stroganoff

JustJanS's Note:

This is a dish I think I make well, it may not be authentic, but I like it anyway;-)

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 3

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 onion , halved, sliced length ways
• 250 g mushrooms , sliced
• 2 cloves garlic , crushed
• 500 g steak , sliced into thin strips across the grain (sirloin, filet or rump)
• 4 teaspoons flour
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• ¼ cup red wine
• ¼ cup beef stock
• 6 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 2 dill pickles , finely chopped (optional)
• 200 ml sour cream

Directions:

1. Heat one tablespoon butter in a large frying pan and cook onion, mushrooms and garlic until softened-about 10 minutes.
2. Remove from the pan.
3. Toss the steak strips in flour which has been well seasoned with salt and pepper-I love heaps of pepper in this.
4. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons butter, heat and add the beef strips cooking quickly-about 2-3 minutes, until browned, but still a little pink inside.
5. Remove the meat and deglaze the pan with the wine, stock and tomato paste.
6. Add the paprika, mustard and pickles (these add a nice tart crunch to the sauce), then the sour cream. Mix well, add the mushrooms and meat back to the sauce, heat gently for a couple of minutes stirring all the time.
7. Good served over rice, buttered noodles or mash.

Reviews

[Terese]

I made this tonight for dinner and it was absolutely lovely. I made it pretty much exactly as written except I added a bit more paprika for personal taste and I used swiss brown mushrooms and quartered them instead of slicing as I think it gives a better texture to the dish. This stroganoff has a real lovely flavour creaminess to it and not overpowering like some stroganoff's can me.

[whitneydf]

My DH doesn't like beef stroganoff at all. I made this tonight and he actually liked it! (Had something to do with pickles being good in anything haha). Definitely added to our list of recipes to keep!

[Chickee]

Stuff authentic, this is just the way my mum made it and I've been desperate to find the recipe for ages! I've never added pickle before but I loved it. Had it over pasta, next time will try mash or rice just for fun! Thanks!