Recipe and source notes

Traditional Beef Stroganoff

6 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds (900 g) beef chuck roast
  • ½ teaspoon (2.5 ml) salt
  • ½ teaspoon (2.5 ml) ground black pepper
  • 8 tablespoons (110 g) butter
  • 4 green onions (white parts only), sliced
  • 4 tablespoons (60 ml) all-purpose flour
  • 10.5 ounces (300 ml) condensed beef broth
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) prepared mustard
  • 6 ounces (150 g) sliced canned mushrooms, drained
  • ⅓ cup (160 ml) sour cream
  • ⅓ cup (160 ml) white wine
  • Salt to taste
  • Ground black pepper to taste

Make it step by step

  1. Remove any fat and gristle from the roast, and cut into strips ½ inch thick by 2 inches long. Season with ½ teaspoon each of salt and pepper.
  2. In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter and brown the beef strips quickly, then push the beef strips off to one side. Add the onions and cook slowly for 3 to 5 minutes, then push to the side with the beef strips.
  3. Stir the flour into the juices on the empty side of the pan. Pour in beef broth and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Lower the heat and stir in mustard.
  4. Cover and simmer for 1 hour or until the meat is tender.
  5. Five minutes before serving, stir in the mushrooms, sour cream, and white wine. Heat briefly then salt and pepper to taste.

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Recipe source

Adapted from Wikibooks Cookbook by Wikibooks contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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