Real Russian Stroganoff Food

BEST EVER RUSSIAN BEEF STROGANOFF

Steps:

• Combine 1 1/2 tablespoons flour with salt and pepper in a bowl. Dredge beef strips in the mixture.
• Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the dredged beef strips; cook and stir until browned, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms, onion, and garlic; cook until onion is barely tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer the beef and mushroom mixture to a plate.
• Melt remaining butter in the same skillet; reduce heat to low. Stir in 3 tablespoons flour and tomato paste; cook until slightly browned, 1 to 2 minutes. Increase heat to medium. Add beef stock slowly, stirring constantly, until gravy is thickened and no lumps remain, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Return the beef and mushroom mixture to the skillet with the gravy. Stir in sour cream and sherry; heat until bubbling, about 5 minutes.

RUSSIAN BEEF STROGANOFF (BEF STROGANOV)

Steps:

• Season beef tenderloin strips with salt and pepper and set aside.
• In a large saucepan, sauté onions in butter until translucent.
• Add mushrooms and sauté about 2 minutes or until collapsed.
• Add reserved beef strips and sauté for 5 minutes. Stir in flour.
• In a small bowl or measuring cup, mix together beef stock with dry mustard and tomato paste until well blended and pour into the pan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer on low for no more than 15 minutes (or until beef is to your liking).
• Temper sour cream with a few ladles of hot cooking liquid. If using wine, add it to the sour cream. Return tempered mixture to pan and heat through until thickened.
• Adjust seasonings and serve with pan-fried potatoes, sliced pickles and more sour cream on the side.

BEEF STROGANOFF (FROM THE "OLD" RUSSIAN TEA ROOM)

Steps:

• Cut meat into 1/2 inch thick slices. Place between sheets of waxed paper and pound until its 1/4 inch thick (be careful not to tear meat). Cut pounded meat into 2x1/2 inch slices. Sprinkle meat with salt and pepper, let stand for 15 minutes.
• Heat 2 TBS butter in a frying pan large enough to hold everything. Add sliced onion, cook over medium heat for 5 minutes.
• Add meat to pan and cook for 3 minutes, turning meat to brown evenly.
• Stir in flour and mustard, and cook 1 minute more. Add 1/2 cup wine and optional tomato paste. Reduce heat to low, cover pan and simmer for 5-10 minutes, stirring frequently.
• In another frying pan, heat 2 TBS butter. Add minced onion and mushrooms. Cook over medium heat 2 minutes. Add 2 TBS wine and cook 2 minutes more. Add mushroom mixture to meat mixture. Check seasonings and add warmed sour cream.
• Over lowest possible heat, simmer for 5 minutes to heat through. Do NOT let it boil.
• Serve over hot rice with a green vegetable on the side.

REAL RUSSIAN STROGANOFF

Steps:

• In a cast iron or heavy skillet, cook bacon.
• Drain on paper toweling.
• Dredged in flour and brown sirloin in bacon drippings, set aside.
• Drain all but 1 tablespoon drippings.
• Add 2 tablespoons unsalted butter.
• Sauté onions and mushrooms until softened, deglazing pan with white wine; return sirloin to skillet.
• Add 2 tablespoons beef bouillon, salt and pepper, Worcestershire, and remaining white wine.
• Cover and simmer for 25 minutes.
• Just before serving, add sour cream and crumbled bacon; stir to combine.
• During cooking,sour cream will separate and some of the butterfat will become visible;this is normal; just stir.
• Serve over noodles; garnish with parsley.

RUSSIAN STROGANOFF

Steps:

• Cut steak diagonally across the grain into thin slices.
• Combine steak and cornstarch in a small bowl and toss well.
• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add steak and saute 5 minutes.
• Add onion, and saute 1 minute.
• Add mushrooms, cover and cook 2 minutes.
• Add broth, salt, pepper.
• Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat; stir in sour cream and parsley.
• Serve over egg noodles.

RUSSIAN STROGANOFF WITH BACON

Steps:

• Mix flour, salt and pepper and place the round steak strips in the mixture.
• Fry the bacon in a large skillet-- take the bacon out and reserve.
• Leave the remaining oil in the pan and fry the floured strips- add the mushrooms.
• Once browned, add about 1-2 cups of water along with two or three bouillon cubes and simmer for one hour.
• Check during this cooking time to make sure there is always water in the pan.
• Add the sour cream to taste and the bacon strips that should be crushed up.
• Serve over noodles.

RUSSIAN SKILLET STROGANOFF

Steps:

• Cook rice according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.
• While rice is cooking, cut steak diagonally across the grain into thin slices.
• Combine steak and cornstarch in a small bowl, toss well.
• Heat oil in a large nonstick frypan over medium high heat.
• Add steak, saute 5 minutes.
• Add the onion, and saute for 1 minute.
• Add mushroom, cover and cook 2 minutes.
• Add beef broth, salt and pepper.
• Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in sour cream and parsley.
• Serve with rice.