Beef Stroganoff

45 min

4 servings

I have to say, this beef stroganoff is one of my all-time favorite recipes. It's easy and delicious - and it's on the table in just 30-40 minutes. A wonderful classic that's gaining popularity again - try it and see for yourself!

This sour cream-tinged, quick-to-make traditional beef stroganoff recipe goes way back in culinary history. Its origins are as Russian as the name "stroganoff" implies. The beefy recipe was likely created in the early 1800s for members of the wealthy Russian Stroganov family to indulge in. It seems likely that the dish was created by a French chef-browning the meat quickly, and making a pan sauce flavored with Dijon are both classically French techniques-working in St.
Petersburg with Russian ingredients (hello, sour cream!). Beyond that, food scholars don't know all of the details of what inspired its creation.

There is no easy way to say it: If you've never made stroganoff from scratch, you've been missing out. It's so, so easy!

Servings: 4

Ingredients

-1 ½ pounds (680 g) chuck, beef tenderloin or sirloin steak, fat trimmed and sliced into ¼-inch-thick strips
-2 cups beef broth (470 ml)
-¼ cup flour (30 g)
-White dry wine 200 ml
-1 pounds (450 g) white or cremini mushrooms, sliced
-1 medium yellow onion, diced
-2 tablespoons unsalted butter
-3 cloves garlic, minced
-2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
-2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
-1 tablespoon fresh thyme, minced
-Freshly cracked black pepper to taste
-1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
-½ cup sour cream (120 g)
-1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

Cooking Instructions

Slice the sirloin steak into thin strips. Season the steak with salt and pepper.

Sear the steak strips in a hot pan! You might want to work in batches, so that the pan stays hot.

Sauté mushrooms and onions in butter, and add a garlic and thyme

Roux time! Add a little flour, and whisk it in to make a roux—the base of your creamy beef stroganoff sauce.

Add white wine and simmer for 10 minutes.

Add all of the things that give this easy beef stroganoff recipe its big, bold flavors-beef broth, thyme, Worcestershire sauce, spicy Dijon mustard, salt, pepper and sour cream.

Add the beef to the mushroomy stroganoff sauce, and admire your handiwork.

Chef's Note

Cooked mashed potatoes, for serving
Fresh parsley, finely chopped, for serving (optional)

Enjoy!