Beef stroganoff
A Russian dinner. Ready in about 54 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 24 minPrep (about)
- 30 minCook (about)
- 54 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 13 oz beef fillet
Fresh & other
- 1 onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 ¼ tsp butter
- 7 oz mushrooms
- 2 ¼ tsp all-purpose flour Shopping tip: All-purpose flour (UK: plain flour).
- 4 oz creme fraiche
- ¼ cup + 1 tbsp beef stock Shopping tip: Beef broth (carton or can), or a beef bouillon cube in hot water.
- Topping parsley Shopping tip: Fresh flat-leaf (Italian) parsley. Curly works too.
Sauces & oils
- 2 ¼ tsp olive oil
- 2 ¼ tsp english mustard Shopping tip: Colman's mustard (hot). Dijon works.
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Heat your olive oil in non-stick frying pan then add your sliced onion.
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Heat on a medium heat till fully softened, so around 15 mins, adding little splash of water they start to stick at all.
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Crush in the garlic.
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Cook for a 2-3 mins further.
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Add the butter.
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Wait until the butter is foaming a little.
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Add the mushrooms.
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Heat for around 5 mins until completely softened.
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Season everything well.
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Tip onto a plate.
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Tip the flour in a bowl using a big pinch of salt and pepper.
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Toss the steak in the seasoned flour.
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Add the steak bits to your pan, splashing in a little oil if your pan looks particularly dry.
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Fry for 3-4 mins, till well coloured.
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Tip the onions and mushrooms back in the pan.
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Whisk your crème fraîche, mustard plus beef stock together.
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Pour into the pan.
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Heat over medium heat for around 5 mins.
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Scatter with parsley.
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Serve with pappardelle or rice.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.