Good Housekeeping Beef Stroganoff Food

THE BEST BEEF STROGANOFF

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• Season the beef with 1 teaspoon salt and a generous amount of freshly ground black pepper. Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the beef and cook, untouched, until starting to turn brown in some spots, about 1 minute. Use tongs to flip the pieces and continue cooking until deep golden brown but still undercooked in the center, about 1 minute (the beef will finish cooking in the sauce). Transfer the beef to a bowl and return the skillet to the stovetop on medium-high.
• Add 1 tablespoon butter to the skillet. Add the onion and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring occasionally to scrape up the browned bits in the pan, until the onions are softened, 4 to 5 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons butter, the button mushrooms, shiitakes and thyme and cook, stirring occasionally scraping up any browned bits, until the mushrooms have released some liquid and are starting to crisp up, 5 to 6 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Pour in the wine and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer until evaporated, about 5 minutes.
• Sprinkle the flour over the vegetables and stir until incorporated. Fold in the sour cream, Dijon, Worcestershire sauce and 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. Pour in the beef broth and stir until smooth. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, while the sauce reduces, cook the egg noodles according to the package directions for al dente. Drain and toss with the remaining 2 tablespoons butter, the chopped parsley and chives.
• Fold the beef and any accumulated juices from the bowl into the sauce and cook, stirring occasionally, until the beef is cooked through but still slightly pink on the inside, about 1 minute.
• Divide the noodles between 4 bowls and top with the sauce and beef. Sprinkle with more chives, if desired.

CHEF JOHN'S CLASSIC BEEF STROGANOFF

Steps:

• Season beef generously with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat until nearly smoking. Stir in beef; cook, stirring constantly, for 6-7 minutes, until liquid evaporates and meat browns. Remove meat from the pan and set aside.
• Stir butter, mushrooms and onions into the pan; cook and stir over medium heat until the vegetables are lightly browned. Add garlic and stir for 30 seconds. Stir in flour; cook for 1-2 minutes until incorporated.
• Stir in wine and 1 cup of stock, scraping the bottom of the pan to release any browned bits. Bring to a simmer, cook for 3-4 minutes, until the sauce thickens.
• Return beef to the pan. Stir in remaining cup of stock; bring to a simmer and cook on low heat for about 1 hour with the lid on, until the beef is tender and the sauce is thick. Stir every 20 minutes.
• Stir in creme fraiche. Stir in chives. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

BEEF STROGANOFF

Steps:

• Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a non-stick frying pan then add 1 sliced onion and cook on a medium heat until completely softened, around 15 mins, adding a little splash of water if it starts to stick.
• Crush in 1 garlic clove and cook for 2-3 mins more, then add 1 tbsp butter.
• Once the butter is foaming a little, add 250g sliced mushrooms and cook for around 5 mins until completely softened.
• Season everything well, then tip onto a plate.
• Tip 1 tbsp plain flour into a bowl with a big pinch of salt and pepper, then toss 500g sliced fillet steak in the seasoned flour.
• Add the steak pieces to the pan, splashing in a little oil if the pan looks dry, and fry for 3-4 mins, until well coloured.
• Tip the onions and mushrooms back into the pan. Whisk 150g crème fraîche, 1 tsp English mustard and 100ml beef stock together, then stir into the pan.
• Cook over a medium heat for around 5 mins.
• Scatter with some chopped parsley, and serve with pappardelle or rice.

SLOW COOKER MUSTARD AND PEPPERED BEEF STROGANOFF

Steps:

• In a bowl mix together the mustard seeds with some seasoning, add the beef and toss to coat. Heat 25g butter in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Fry the beef, in batches (adding more butter as needed), until browned all over. Remove with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with kitchen paper.
• And onions to the pan, fry for 5-8min until beginning to soften, you may need to add more butter if the pan is dry. Add garlic and cook 1min, then stir in flour and cook for 1min more. Take pan off heat and gradually stir in the stock, adding the liquid a little at a time to prevent lumps forming.
• Put the beef and the onion mixture into the slow cooker and mix together. Don't worry that there doesn't seem to be much sauce, liquid will be released during cooking. Cover with the lid and cook on Low for 8-10hr.
• About 45min before the end of cooking, melt remaining 50g butter in the frying pan and fry the mushrooms over medium-high heat for 5-10min until tender. Add the brandy, if using, and bubble to reduce until only a little liquid remains. Remove a cupful of the cooking liquid from the slow cooker and set aside, then stir the mushrooms into the beef.
• Mix the reserved cooking liquid with the crème fraîche, mustard and Worcestershire sauce (see GH tip). Stir into the beef, then re-cover and cook for 30min, then stir in the tarragon or parsley, check seasoning, and serve.

BEST BEEF STROGANOFF

Steps:

• Sauté onion and garlic in butter over medium heat.
• Stir in ground beef and brown stir in flour, salt, mushrooms, and pepper cook 5 minutes, then stir in soup. Simmer uncovered 10 minutes.
• Stir in sour cream until heated. Serve over noodles.

CLASSIC BEEF STROGANOFF

Steps:

• In a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker, toss beef, onion, and mushrooms with 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt and teaspoon pepper. Cover, and cook on low until meat is tender, about 8 hours (or on high for 6 hours).
• In a 2-cup glass measuring cup, whisk cornstarch with 2 tablespoons water. Ladle 1 cup cooking liquid into measuring cup; whisk to combine. Pour into a small saucepan, and bring to a boil; cook until thickened, about 1 minute. With slow cooker turned off, stir in cornstarch mixture, then sour cream and mustard. Serve beef over noodles; sprinkle with dill, if desired.

BEEF STROGANOFF FROM THE 70'S

Steps:

• Prepare noodles according to package directions.
• Heat oil over medium-high heat and add meat.
• Cook, stirring, until meat is no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Remove and set aside.
• To skillet add and sauté onions, mushrooms and garlic until vegetables are tender. Add broth, Worcestershire sauce and pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until liquid has reduced by half.
• Stir cornstarch into wine until dissolved. Add to skillet and cook, stirring, over medium heat until mixture has thickened, about 3 minutes. Return meat to mixture and stir until heated through. Remove from heat.
• Add sour cream and mustard to skillet and stir until blended. Serve over cooked noodles, sprinkled with parsley.
• Tip:Partially freeze meat to make slicing easier.
• If reheating stroganoff mixture, do not bring it to a boil.
• Instead of wine you can use beef broth and 1 Tblsp red wine vinegar.

NEXT LEVEL BEEF STROGANOFF

Steps:

• Whisk the stock and all but 2 tbsp of the soured cream together. Set aside.
• Generously season the steaks. Heat half the butter in a frying pan until sizzling, then cook the steaks for 8 mins, turning them every minute or so, until golden brown on each side. Remove and set aside.
• Heat the rest of the butter in the steak pan, tip in the shallots and cook for about 5 mins or until starting to caramelise. Add the mushrooms and cook for a further 5 mins or until golden. Stir in the garlic and paprika along with a pinch of porcini powder and continue to cook for 1 min.
• Add the vinegar and leave to simmer for 1 min. Turn the heat down to its lowest setting and pour in the creamy stock, stirring everything together until hot but not simmering, then taste for seasoning and add most of the parsley and the mustard.
• Pour in any juices from the steak, before carving it into thick slices and adding to the pan. To serve, top with the remaining soured cream, then scatter with the remaining parsley, a pinch of paprika and porcini powder, if using.