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Beef Stroganoff


Yesterday, I was craving Chinese food so when I went to the grocery store, I bought some mushrooms for it but then I didn't use them.  So, today I decided to make my favorite dish with mushrooms - beef stroganoff.  I love this dish and I've made it so many different ways.  I decided to keep this one because it is pretty easy and doesn't use heavy cream or other high calorie ingredients, so common in beef stroganoff.  This beef stroganoff is a good, easy any-night dinner you can have during the week without a lot of fuss. 

Serves 4

1-10.5 oz. can beef broth
2 Tbsp. flour
1 tsp. dry mustard
2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 pound uncooked trimmed beef tenderloin, trimmed of all visible fat and cut into 2-1/2 inch strips
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper, freshly ground
2 tsp. oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 yellow onion, thinly sliced
10 ounce fresh mushrooms
1/4 cup sour cream
4 cups cooked egg noodles, hot

1.  With a whisk, stir 1 cup of the broth, flour, mustard and Worcestershire sauce in a large skillet until blended and smooth over medium-high heat, stirring constantly until the mixture comes to a boil and thickens, about 2 minutes.



2.  Pour into a small sauce pan and set aside.



3. Season the beef with the salt and pepper.



4. Heat 1 tsp. of the oil in the skillet over medium-high heat and add half of the beef and cook, turning once, until browned but still a little pink on the inside, about 2 minutes. Repeat with remaining 1 tsp. oil and remaining half of the meat. Remove from pan and set aside. 





5. Add the garlic to the skillet and saute in the meat juices. Add the onion and cook, stirring until translucent, 3-5 minutes. 




6. Add the mushrooms and the remaining beef broth. Cook, stirring, until the mushrooms are tender, 3-4 minutes.


7. Return the beef to the skillet with the onions and mushrooms.





8. Simmer slowly to keep warm 

9. Re-whisk the sauce mixture and cook over medium-low heat in small sauce pan until heated through, about 2 minutes.




10. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the sour cream.



11. Pour the sauce over the meat.




12. Serve over egg noodles.





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