Beef Stroganoff

Submitted by DesperateHousewife

"I adore this Beef Stroganoff. Most recipes I see use sour cream and/or a can of soup - neither of which I'm a big fan of. For a long time I just didn't make Beef Stroganoff because I craved something a little more rich and decadent. This took the prize. Adapted from a recipe I found in a Montessori School cookbook."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 lb round steaks or 1 lb top sirloin steak
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1⁄2 cup chopped onion
• 4 ounces canned mushrooms
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 -2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground pepper
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened and cubed
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• prepared yolk-free wide egg noodles
• snipped parsley

directions

1. Slice round steak or top sirloin into thin, satay-like slices against the grain of the meat.
2. In a large dutch oven or frying pan, brown the sliced meat in the 3 T of butter.
3. Add onion, mushrooms, salt, dijon mustard and ground pepper; cook 5 minutes or until onions are tender.
4. Reduce heat to low and add cream cheese and milk; stir over low heat until smooth, adding more milk if necessary to reach desired consistency.
5. Serve over noodles tossed with snipped parsley.

Reviews

[Marla Swoffer]

Excellent! At the last minute I realized I was out of sour cream, so I went looking for a recipe using cream cheese, and this did not disappoint. I used a little less and may even try only 4 oz next time because it was plenty rich. I'll also cut back on the milk to keep a thicker consistency. My husband kept raving about the flavor of the sauce, so this is definitely a keeper. Canned mushrooms (drained) worked great but I'll fresh when I have them.

 

[Summerwine]

Oh yes, I agree with your description. This was absolutely delicious! I used fresh sliced mushrooms and I did add a bit more mustard than was stated to get the extra kick in the sauce. I will surely make this again! Thank you for sharing. :)

 

[Hippie2MARS]

I thought I'd try this instead of my tried and true recipe, thinking it would produce a superior creaminess. Unfortunately, we found this recipe quite bland, and couldn't even finish it. It's a great idea, but I think it needs some tinkering with the spices.

 

[ricefrances]

Delicious!! Very easy to make. I would highly recommend this receipe. I have given it out to many!!