Beef Stroganoff

Well, I have been lazy , it is months since I have published a new recipe, despite the fact I have a few "drafts" waiting.
It is exactly a year ago when I first started to write the recipe for Beef Stroganoff. For some reason I did not publish it then. It is amazing that certain dishes are in favour for awhile and then they simply vanish from the menus in restaurants. One of these dishes is Beef Stroganoff, a very popular dish in the Seventies and Eighties. I hadn't cooked it for a long time but  when our eldest granddaughter requested a dinner with something saucy, creamy and mashed potatoes, I remembered the "Stroganoff".
The recipes requires very few but top quality ingredients.

Well hung sirloin or fillet steak, mushrooms, onions,

cream and sour cream, salt and pepper and a dash of brandy.

The dish stands and falls with the quality of the ingredients.

Ingredients:

per person 150 g Beef cut into small strips

250 g mushrooms sliced

150 g onions cut into  small slices

250ml fresh cream and 1 pot of sour cream (150 ml)

1 to 2 measures of brandy

some flour

salt pepper to taste

some rapeseed oil for frying

Method

1. Cut the meat into strips and cover it lightly with flour.

2. Clean the mushrooms and slice them

3. Peel and cut the onion ( if you dont like onions just increase the mushroom or use some leek instead)

4. Fry the meat quickly in the oil and remove from the frying pan.

5. Fry the onions and mushrooms

6. Add the meat and the brandy ( if you want to use it)
Note: If you are using a gas hob, be careful when you add the alcohol.

7. Add the cream and sour cream,  bring to the boil and reduce until you have a thick consistence.
Only when the sauce is reduced to the right consistency, adjust the seasoning.

I traditionally serve the "Stroganoff" with  creamed Potatoes. But if you prefer Pasta, I would suggest Tagliatelle. You can of course serve it with rice as well. It really depends on your personal Taste.

To green the dish, I serve a Green Salad with a straight forward Vinaigrette or a Cucumber salad, or if you are not a salad person, use Petits Pois.

Note: instead of using Brandy, you can use the juice of half a fresh lemon, this would give the dish a fresh taste.

A perfect dish for a rainy day at any time of the year