Beef Stroganoff (Beef Consomme Recipe)

Beef Stroganoff (Beef Consomme Recipe)

Course: Main Courses – Beef
Cuisine: Russian

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 Pound Round or Sirloin Steak Cut Into 1-Inch Strips
  • 1/4 Cup Butter
  • 1 Tablespoon Minced Onion More If Desired
  • 1 Teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Pepper
  • 6 Tablespoons Flour
  • 1 Teaspoon Paprika Mixed with 1 Cup Water
  • 1 10.75-Ounce Can Beef Consomme Diluted with 1/2 Cup Water
  • 1 4-Ounce Can or 1/2 Pound Fresh Mushrooms
  • 1/2 Cup Sour Cream

Instructions

  • Sauté mushrooms in half of the butter for 5 minutes. Remove and add remaining butter. Brown meat.
  • Add onion, seasonings, water and soup. Simmer 1 1/2 hours or until meat is tender. (A cup of water may be added if necessary).
  • Add mushrooms and sour cream. Do not cook after sour cream is added or it will curdle.
  • Serve with cooked noodles (6-ounce package) or rice ring. Makes 6 servings.

1949 Recipe – Jean Hansen – From St. John’s Lutheran Church; West Bend, Wisconsin