Easy, Basic Beef Stroganoff Recipe

This basic beef stroganoff recipe is truly an easy dinner recipe.

So elegant it's great for company, but so quick to prepare it is a wonderful weeknight meal too.

You will see that this really is a quick and easy dinner recipe.

Just saute the sliced steak, add a few other simple ingredients and you are done in under 30 minutes from start to finish.

Being that it is a 30 minute meal, it is important to get steak that will be tender when it is cooked quickly.

For that reason beef that needs to be marinated may not work out as well in this recipe.

It is perfect for the slow cook versions though.

Quick Beef Stroganoff Recipe

Ingredients:
1 pound round steak, cut into small strips
2 tablespoons butter
1 small onion, minced
1/2 pound mushrooms, sliced
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup white wine
1 small container sour cream
dash of nutmeg

Quickly fry steak strips in saute pan over medium high heat until lightly cooked. Remove from pan and cover with foil to keep warm.

Lower heat to medium and cook onion in butter until soft. Add sliced mushrooms and brown them. Return meat to the pan and add salt, pepper, wine, sour cream and nutmeg. Simmer for 5 minutes.

Serve over noodles.

Serves 4

• The addition of wine is optional but it is what makes this an authentic beef stroganoff recipe. You can replace it with an equal amount of beef stock if you prefer.
• Beef stroganoff is traditionally served over noodles, but it is equally good served over rice, mashed potatoes or spaetzle.
• The beef for this recipe is usually pounded thin, but if you want, just slice it into very thin strips.

Nutritional Analysis Per Serving

Calories 452; Calories from Fat 261; Total Fat 29.0g; Saturated Fat 15.3g; Cholesterol 137mg; Sodium 435mg; Total Carbohydrates 6.6g; Dietary Fiber 0.9g; Sugars 1.9g; Protein 38.1g; Vitamin A 11%; Vitamin C 5%; Calcium 8%; Iron 20%

(Percentages based on a 2000 calorie per day diet)

Cmack 
I fried the thinly sliced beef very quickly and still it was tough - suggestions?????