Budget Beef Stroganoff Recipes

THE BEST BEEF STROGANOFF

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• Season the beef with 1 teaspoon salt and a generous amount of freshly ground black pepper. Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the beef and cook, untouched, until starting to turn brown in some spots, about 1 minute. Use tongs to flip the pieces and continue cooking until deep golden brown but still undercooked in the center, about 1 minute (the beef will finish cooking in the sauce). Transfer the beef to a bowl and return the skillet to the stovetop on medium-high.
• Add 1 tablespoon butter to the skillet. Add the onion and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring occasionally to scrape up the browned bits in the pan, until the onions are softened, 4 to 5 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons butter, the button mushrooms, shiitakes and thyme and cook, stirring occasionally scraping up any browned bits, until the mushrooms have released some liquid and are starting to crisp up, 5 to 6 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Pour in the wine and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer until evaporated, about 5 minutes.
• Sprinkle the flour over the vegetables and stir until incorporated. Fold in the sour cream, Dijon, Worcestershire sauce and 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. Pour in the beef broth and stir until smooth. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, while the sauce reduces, cook the egg noodles according to the package directions for al dente. Drain and toss with the remaining 2 tablespoons butter, the chopped parsley and chives.
• Fold the beef and any accumulated juices from the bowl into the sauce and cook, stirring occasionally, until the beef is cooked through but still slightly pink on the inside, about 1 minute.
• Divide the noodles between 4 bowls and top with the sauce and beef. Sprinkle with more chives, if desired.

BEEF STROGANOFF

Steps:

• Use your fist (or rolling pin or mallet) to flatten the steaks to about 3/4cm / 1/3" thick. Slice into 5mm / 1/5" strips (cut long ones in half), discarding excess fat.
• Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper.
• Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large skillet over high heat. Scatter half the beef in the skillet, QUICKLY spread it with tongs. Leave untouched for 30 seconds until browned. Turn beef quickly (as best you can!). Leave untouched for 30 seconds to brown. Immediately remove onto a plate. Don't worry about pink bits and that it will be raw inside.
• Add remaining 1 tbsp oil and repeat with remaining beef.
• Turn heat down to medium high. Add butter, melt. Then add onions, cook for 1 minute, then add mushrooms.
• Cook mushrooms until golden. Scrape bottom of fry pan to get all the golden bits off (this is flavour!).
• Add flour, cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
• Add half the broth while stirring. Once incorporated, add remaining broth.
• Stir, then add sour cream and mustard. Stir until incorporated (don't worry if it looks split, sour cream will "melt" as it heats).
• Bring to simmer ,then reduce heat to medium low. Once it thickens to the consistency of pouring cream (3 - 5 minutes), adjust salt and pepper to taste.
• Add beef back in (including plate juices). Simmer for 1 minute, then remove from stove immediately. (Note 4)
• Serve over pasta or egg noodles, sprinkled with chives if desired.

10 MIN BUDGET BEEF STROGANOFF BY FREDA

Steps:

• 1. Have your Noodles, Rice or Mashed Taters Cooked drained, Buttered and "set aside" and ready for this dish. Over med Heat, Melt 3 Tbs of butter in Skillet. Add Beef, Cook Quick just to Brn meat well or (only Heat Well, if using leftovers.) (NOT SO HIGH YOU BURN THE BUTTER) Sprinkle salt pepper over Meat, when heated and browned, REMOVE FROM HEAT! Set aside in bowl.
• 2. in same sauce pan; add Onions, cook only a minute or two, allowing them to soak in the meat drippings. Remove from pan into same bowl as meat, set aside.
• 3. in the same pan; add the other 3 Tbs butter to Pan, add Mushrooms, cook about 4 min. stirr occasionally. Sprinkle with garlic. Reduce Heat to Low, Add Sourcream to Mushrooms Stirr well. Add kitchen Bouguet, Stir, (DO NOT SIMMER OR BOIL) Add meat to Sourcream and Mushrooms, Stir well. Season to taste. Remove from Heat, & Serve Hot. Serving Suggestion: Serve over Hot Buttered Noodles, Fettucini, mashed Potatoes, or Rice, With your favorite green Vegies. NOTE: Mushrooms can be Omited if on a tight budget.

30-MINUTE BEEF STROGANOFF

Steps:

• Cook egg noodles in a large stockpot of generously-salted water until they are al dente, according to package instructions, then drain. (For optimal timing, I recommend adding the egg noodles to the boiling water at the same time that you begin Step 4, listed below.)
• Meanwhile, as your pasta water is coming to a boil, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add the steak in a single layer, seasoned with a few generous pinches of salt and pepper, and let it cook undisturbed for about 3 minutes to get a good sear. Flip the steak, and cook on the other side until browned, another 2-3 minutes. Then remove steak from pan with a slotted spoon, transfer to a clean plate, and set aside. (If your pan is not big enough to fit all of the steak in a single layer, cook half of the steak in 1 tablespoon of butter. Then repeat with a second batch.)
• Add the remaining 2 tablespoons butter to the sauté pan. Once it has melted, add the onions and sauté for about 3 minutes. Add mushrooms and sauté for an additional 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until the mushrooms are cooked and the onions are soft. Add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute, stirring occasionally. Then add the white wine and deglaze the pan by using your cooking spoon to scrape the brown bits off the bottom of the pan. Let the mixture cook down for an additional 3 minutes.
• While the wine cooks down, whisk together the beef stock, Worcestershire sauce and flour until smooth in a separate bowl. Pour the beef stock mixture into the sauté pan, stir to combine, then let the mixture simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the Greek yogurt (or sour cream) and cooked steak until combined. Taste and season with additional salt and pepper if needed.
• Serve warm over egg noodles, garnished with a sprinkle of parsley and an extra twist of black pepper, if desired.

QUICK & EASY BEEF STROGANOFF

Steps:

• Toss beef with 1 tablespoon flour, salt & pepper. Shake off excess flour.
• Heat olive oil over medium high heat in a saucepan. Brown beef in small batches until lightly browned, about 1 minute on each side. Remove from pan and set aside.
• Reduce heat to medium and add butter & onion. Cook until softened, about 4-5 minutes.
• Add mushrooms & garlic and cook until softened, about 4 minutes more. Stir in 2 tablespoons of flour and cook 1 minute.
• Add broth, Worcestershire sauce, dijon mustard, and thyme. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. (You can thicken the sauce further if desired, see note).
• Add beef (with any juices). Cook 2 minutes more or just until heated through. Stir in sour cream.
• Season with salt & pepper and serve over egg noodles and garnish with parsley.

SIMPLE BEEF STROGANOFF

Steps:

• Prepare the egg noodles according to package directions and set aside.
• In a separate large skillet over medium heat, saute the ground beef over medium heat for 5 to 10 minutes, or until browned. Drain the fat and add the soup and garlic powder. Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat and combine the meat mixture with the egg noodles. Add the sour cream, stirring well, and season with salt and pepper to taste.

CHEAP BEEF STROGANOFF

Steps:

• Cook the noodles following the package directions and drain.
• Saute the onions slightly, add hamburger and cook thoroughly.
• Drain the hamburger.
• Add the soup, garlic powder,salt and pepper and heat thoroughly on low heat.
• Fold in sour cream and optional peas and heat for another 5 minutes.
• Serve over pasta noodles and enjoy!

BUDGET BEEF STROGANOFF

Steps:

• Cut meat into very thin strips ( easier to do when meat is partly frozen ); set aside.
• Melt 1/3 of the butter in a skillet. Saute onion and remove.
• Add remaining butter to skillet and brown the meat.
• Add onion and remaining ingredients to meat.
• Mix well, cover and simmer 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Do not salt.
• Serve over rice, noodles or toasted French bread.