Stroganoff

Stroganoff is considered a Russian dish but truth be told, it was invented by a French chef working in Saint Petersburg in 1891; so while technically not an American cuisine, this is nonetheless a classic American entree. Most Americans think stroganoff is made by dumping a box of chemicals into ground beef (e.g., hamburger helper), but that’s as far removed from reality as the Russian government believing they’re still a super-power. This recipe is made from scratch and isn’t even the Minnesota version, i.e., no cream of mushroom soup. If you try it once, you’ll never go back to boxed chemicals.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Hamburger – can use steak cut into strips, deer or elk are good options
  • 12 oz Beef broth
  • 8 oz Portabella mushrooms – sliced
  • 8 oz Sour cream – proof it’s a Russian cuisine
  • 0.5 cup Parsley – chopped
  • 1 Onion – diced
  • 2 Garlic cloves – minced
  • 4 TBL Flour
  • 2 TBL Butter
  • 1 TBL Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp Paprika – smoked is best or try red chili for an American flare
  • 1 tsp Kosher salt
  • 0.5 tsp Black pepper
  • 6 cups Egg noodles – a 12 oz package – don’t cheap out

Process

  1. Mise en Place – Measure and prepare your ingredients prior to starting.
  2. In large skillet, cook onions in butter with mushrooms.
  3. With ~ 1min remaining, add garlic. Set aside.
  4. Cook meat and drain fat.
  5. At the same time, heat a pot of salted water and cook noodles per package instructions to el dente.
  6. Add 8 oz of broth, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper and paprika. Heat to boil.
  7. Mix 4 oz of broth with flour and stir into beef mix.
  8. Return onion mixture and boil until thickened.
  9. Remove from heat and blend in the sour cream. Toss in the parsley.
  10. Serve over noodles with a parsley garnish. Dust with Paprika.

Note 1: You can substitute chuck steak or some other beef steak for hamburger, but only Wall Street moguls and rich ranchers can afford steak these days. This is a good recipe for all that deer and elk in the freezer.

Note 2: Sometimes for fun, at step 7 I add frozen vegetables, like cauliflower or peas & carrots.

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