Recipe of the Week – Beef Stroganoff
March 23, 2010 at 6:13 am Leave a comment
(From the Beef category at www.emealsforyou.com)
Beef Stroganoff
I am preparing for a visit this week; my mother-in-law is coming for a quick visit. We are just finishing all the painting and stuff on our new place so the timing is good. As is usual I try to get as much of the cooking, mainly the desserts, prepared in advance. Carrot cake is on the menu and I needed a few things from the grocery so off to the store I went, with a stop to pick up more paint. I know I pontificate on planning meals but occasionally I will find a bargain at the market and slip that into my meal prep for that day. I was looking for some ribs that I could put in the oven and let them cook for the hours of painting I had left but for some reason there must have been “a run” on ribs and not a rib was to be found in the cooler. I did find some beef cubes on sale and decided to make some stroganoff.
This worked out just fine as the longer you cook stew, and stroganoff is basically a beef stew with sour cream added, the better it gets. I decided to make some homemade noodles to go with the stew, added a salad and there you have it a wonderful mid-week meal with the minimum effort.
Beef Stroganoff
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 6 |
| Category: | Beef Entrée |
| Meal: | N/A |
| 2 | Tb | oil, olive |
| 3.5 | lb | beef, cubes |
| 8 | oz | mushrooms, quartered |
| 4 | cloves | garlic, chopped |
| 1 | 10.5 oz can | beef consommé |
| 1 | 15 oz can | chicken broth |
| 3 | medium | bay leaves, whole dried |
| 8 | oz | sour cream |
| 2 | Tb | cornstarch |
| 0.25 | cup | water |
| 1 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
Heat oil in a large pot, add beef in batches and brown on all sides. Remove beef, add mushrooms and garlic and sauté for 3 minutes, add beef back to the pot. Add the consommé, the broth and the bay leaves. Simmer for 30 minutes, until beef is fork tender. Mix cornstarch, sour cream and water together and add to the pot. Return the pot to a boil for 3 minutes, until thickened, reduce heat. Adjust salt and pepper to taste. Serve over hot, buttered noodles.
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