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Beef Stroganoff for Lunch

Beef Stroganoff

Easy to make classic beef stroganoff
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course: main dish
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound beef sirlion or stew meat cut into bite sized cubes
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 8 oz sliced white (button) mushrooms
  • 1/2 cup white onion, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
Sauce
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 3 tbsp flour
  • 1 1/2 cup unsalted beef broth or 1 10 1/2 oz can of condensed beef broth
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 tbsp red wine white wine option
Noodles
  • 1 pound bag of wide noodles white rice in lieu of noodles
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 teas salt

Equipment

  • heavy bottom skillet, knife, cutting board, spatula, whisk, pot for cooking pasta, strainer, bowl for cooked beef mixture

Method
 

  1. Cut beef into bite size cubes, trim as needed
  2. Coat beef with flour
  3. Chop enough white onion for 1/2 cup
  4. Rinse, slice and cut mushrooms
  5. Mince garlic clove
  6. Melt 2 tbsp butter and add flour coated beef and brown quickly on all sides. Add a touch of oil to prevent butter from burning if needed
  7. Add onions, minced garlic, mushrooms
  8. Cook until onion is crisp tender
  9. Removed cooked beef mix into a seperate bowl
  10. Melt 2 tbsp butter to pan drippings in the skillet
  11. Blend in 2 tbsp flour stirring throughly. Do not over cook.
  12. Stir in beef broth
  13. Whisk until flour is totally blended over med high heat, thickened and bubbly
  14. Reduce heat to medium low then add beef mixture
  15. Stir in sour cream
  16. Stir in red wine
  17. Continuing to stir occationally until heated throughly
  18. Prepare noodles according to the bag instructions
  19. Drain and toss with butter
  20. Serve over noodles

Notes

This makes for great leftovers to pack for lunch or grab out of the fridge to warm in the microwave.