Saturday, April 12, 2008

Beef Stroganoff


Ingredients

400g lean beef, finely sliced into 4cm by 1cm slivers.
150g button or Swiss brown mushrooms, finely sliced.
80g sour cream.
60ml red wine.
50g flour.
50g tomato paste.
30g butter.
1 garlic clove, finely chopped.
½ onion, finely sliced.
Juice of 1 lemon.
1 tsp paprika.
1 tblsp chives, finely chopped.
Method
Combine flour with paprika and season heavily.
Roll beef in flour.
In a large frypan, soften onion and garlic for 3 min over moderate heat with a dash of butter.
Brown steak for 2 minutes in batches, adding butter as needed.
Deglaze pan with wine.
Return onions, garlic and beef to pan.
Add tomato paste, mushrooms and ½ the lemon juice.
Cook for 5 minutes.
Stir in sour cream, season well with salt, pepper and additional lemon juice.
Serve with chives and rice or pasta.

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