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	atalantapendrag 2009-01-29 12:39 am UTC (link)
	Would beef stroganoff do? It's more guidelines than a firm recipe, but it is soooo good and easy. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sheep 2009-01-29 12:41 am UTC (link)
	Is that the one with the mushroom sauce? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	atalantapendrag 2009-01-29 12:44 am UTC (link)
	Creamy and mushroomy, yeah. Some people use cream of mushroom soup as a shortcut but there's no comparison; it's like Cool-Whip and whipped cream. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sheep 2009-01-29 12:46 am UTC (link)
	Ah, I have a strong hate for mushrooms. Sorry! D: (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	atalantapendrag 2009-01-29 12:48 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, not the recipe for you, then. (Reply to this)(Parent)

reposted for copy/paste fail

calatha
2009-01-29 01:01 am UTC (link)

BEEF BOURGUIGNON

1 1/2 lb. boneless chuck
1-2 tbsp. butter
3-4 slices bacon
1 onion
1 carrot
1/2-1 tsp. salt
Dash of pepper
1/2 tsp. thyme
1 tbsp. flour
1 tbsp. tomato paste
1 bay leaf
1 3/4 c. red wine
10-12 pearl onions
1/2 lb. mushrooms
1-2 cloves garlic

Cube meat and brown in butter. Remove meat from skillet and put in large pot. Cut bacon into strips. Peel and chop onion and carrot. Saute until soft and add to meat. Season with salt, pepper and thyme. Sprinkle with flour. Add tomato paste and bay leaf. Stir. Add red wine. Cook covered over medium-low heat about 1 1/2 hours.
In meantime, peel pearl onions, clean mushrooms. Saute together a few minutes. Add to stew when 30 minutes of cooking time remains. Add minced garlic. Cook until meat is tender.

Of course you can leave out the mushrooms.

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	white_serpent 2009-01-29 02:40 am UTC (link)
	All mushrooms? Is it taste? Texture? (The white button mushrooms have a strong, bitter taste and I can't eat them (they seem to actually make me sick). I can eat pretty much any others.) I have two beef stew recipes available, but the better one contains crimini mushrooms. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	snarkhunter 2009-01-29 08:59 pm UTC (link)
	You can totally make stroganoff w/o mushrooms, though! I, too, am a loather of fungus (not to be confused with a lather of fungus, which sounds horrible), and I make stroganoff all the time. Just up the onion content. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	notjo 2009-01-29 12:51 am UTC (link)
	Bah, ignore [Error: Irreparable invalid markup ('<lj-user =>') in entry. Owner must fix manually. Raw contents below.] Bah, ignore <lj-user = "sheep">, I'd love that recipe! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

How to make Beef Stroganoff

atalantapendrag
2009-01-29 01:08 am UTC (link)

You'll need

A medium-sized yellow onion
some cooking oil
about a pound of stew beef (more if you want it extra beefy)
flour
beef broth
worchestershire sauce
tomato paste (the kind in those little tins)
a package or two depending on your tastes) of mushrooms (regular button mushrooms, although I suppose you could ad fancy ones)
salt, pepper, and paprika (try and find the good stuff, Hungarian paprika; if there's a Whole Foods near you, they should have it)
half a pint of heavy cream
8oz of sour cream
1 package of egg noodles

Chop up the onion and cook it in the oil until translucent in a large, deep saucepan. Dredge each piece of beef in the flour and add it to the pan and brown it. Add enough beef broth to cover it. Add a teaspoon of tomato paste and a few dashes of worchestershire sauce. Let it simmer for maybe 30-45 minutes. Slice and add the mushrooms. Add sour cream, heavy cream, more worchestershire sauce, salt and pepper and paprika. Keep simmering until it is thick, adjusting salt, pepper, paprika, and worchestershire sauce to taste. While it is thickening, cook the noodles. When it's the right thickness, serve it over the noodles. It goes very well with peas or broccoli.

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	Re: How to make Beef Stroganoff sgtgeorgecarter 2009-01-29 06:42 am UTC (link)
	I've always had my stroganoff over rice of matchstick potatos, not noodles... (Reply to this)(Parent)

	Re: How to make Beef Stroganoff lirazel 2009-01-30 07:23 pm UTC (link)
	You are officially wonderful. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	sheep 2009-01-29 01:39 am UTC (link)
	MUSHROOMS ARE EVIL!! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cmdr_zoom 2009-01-29 02:15 am UTC (link)
	As we say in my family, "More for me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hallidae 2009-01-29 03:07 am UTC (link)
	Damn skippy. I'll take any mushrooms Sheep doesn't want. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	shark 2009-01-29 03:27 am UTC (link)
	Omit the mushrooms and you have beef noodles romanov. Also tasty, but I prefer the mushroom version myself. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	singe 2009-01-29 04:05 am UTC (link)
	Preach it, sistah. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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