Friday, February 21, 2025

The Most Flavorful Beef Stroganoff

The Most Flavorful Beef Stroganoff 
With Cremini and Porcini Mushrooms
This dish is quick to fix rewarding with abundant flavor.  
Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 cups canned low sodium beef broth
1(1/2 ounce) package dried porcini mushrooms
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1⁄4cup unsalted butter
8 ounces cremini mushrooms, trimmed,cleaned and thickly sliced

1 lb beef tenderloin, cut into strips about 2 inches long and 1/2 inch wide
kosher salt
fresh ground pepper
3 tablespoons flour
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
5 tablespoons creme fraiche
12 ounces egg noodles or 12 ounces fresh egg fettuccine pasta, cooked
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Directions:
Combine the beef broth and dried porcini in a small saucepan.  Bring to a boil, remove from heat, cover, and let steep for 30 minutes.  With a slotted spoon, lift the porcini out of the broth, chop coarsely and set aside.  Strain the broth through a sieve and set aside.

Heat 1 tbsp of the oil and the butter in a large skillet (not a non-stick) over medium high heat.  When the oil is hot, add the cremini mushrooms and saute, stirring often until they are browned, 5- 6 minutes.Transfer to a bowl.

Season the beef strips generously with kosher salt and pepper and dredge in the flour.

Add 2 tbsp oil to the pan and heat over medium-high heat.  When oil is hot, add the beef, spreading it in a single layer.  After about a minute, turn each piece to brown the other side.  Don't overcook!

Work quickly, the whole process only takes a couple of minutes.
Remove beef to the same bowl with the cremini.  (Work in smaller batches, if you prefer).

Melt the remaining 3 tbsp butter in the pan over medium-high heat.  Add the onion.

Saute, scraping up the browned meat bits at the bottom of the pan.  When the onions just start to brown (about 4- 5 min), pour in the reserved porcini soaking broth.  Stir in the mustard, Worcestershire sauce, porcini, cremini and beef, along with any accumulated juices.  

Bring to a simmer while stirring.  Cook just until the sauce thickens slightly, 1- 2 minutes.

Reduce heat to low and stir in the creme fraiche, just until it's incorporated and heated through.  Taste, and adjust seasonings.

Serve over cooked noodles, sprinkled with parsley. 

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