Best Ever Russian Beef Stroganoff

Rating: 4.43 stars
21 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 11
  • 4 star values: 8
  • 3 star values: 2
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0

Being of Norwegian descent, I really don't know how this Russian beef stroganoff came into the family. My grandma has made this recipe for 50 years that I know of and it is truly my favorite. Serve over noodles. For a wintertime comfort food this is the best. I actually like it so much that my wife and I will have this for dinner and the next morning we will eat the leftovers with a couple of eggs on the side for brunch. You can't beat it!

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Recipe Summary test

prep:
20 mins
cook:
20 mins
total:
40 mins
Servings:
4
Yield:
4 servings
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

4
Original recipe yields 4 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • Combine 1 1/2 tablespoons flour with salt and pepper in a bowl. Dredge beef strips in the mixture.

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  • Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the dredged beef strips; cook and stir until browned, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms, onion, and garlic; cook until onion is barely tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer the beef and mushroom mixture to a plate.

  • Melt remaining butter in the same skillet; reduce heat to low. Stir in 3 tablespoons flour and tomato paste; cook until slightly browned, 1 to 2 minutes. Increase heat to medium. Add beef stock slowly, stirring constantly, until gravy is thickened and no lumps remain, 5 to 10 minutes.

  • Return the beef and mushroom mixture to the skillet with the gravy. Stir in sour cream and sherry; heat until bubbling, about 5 minutes.

Cook's Note:

Creme fraiche can be substituted for the sour cream.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
496 calories; protein 29.2g; carbohydrates 15.5g; fat 34.8g; cholesterol 140.3mg; sodium 783.7mg. Full Nutrition
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Howard
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Rating: 4 stars
03/05/2018
By far one of the better Beef Stroganoff recipes we have tried. I enjoyed making it, and while it is a bit labor intensive, it is still a relatively quick and deeply satisfying meal. Next time around I will start by adding a Half Cup of Sour Cream and adjust from there. I feel that one cup of sour cream covered up some of the great flavors that were building through the process. Thank you! Read More
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(10)
21 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 11
  • 4 star values: 8
  • 3 star values: 2
  • 2 star values: 0
  • 1 star values: 0
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Howard
Allstar
Rating: 4 stars
03/05/2018
By far one of the better Beef Stroganoff recipes we have tried. I enjoyed making it, and while it is a bit labor intensive, it is still a relatively quick and deeply satisfying meal. Next time around I will start by adding a Half Cup of Sour Cream and adjust from there. I feel that one cup of sour cream covered up some of the great flavors that were building through the process. Thank you! Read More
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(10)
Sheryll Lyn
Rating: 5 stars
03/28/2018
I've always made it this way. I don't usually have Sherry, so I sometimes use a dry red wine and some Worcestershire. I never use cooking wine or cooking Sherry though. Read More
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Kookaburra
Rating: 5 stars
11/11/2019
I followed the recipe as written, but I used NY steaks because that’s what we had in our freezer. Read More
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Jeff Shaffer
Rating: 4 stars
08/21/2020
Quick, easy, and good but not the classic flavor of beef stroganoff. Read More
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Michael Swogger
Rating: 4 stars
04/17/2018
My only experience with beef stroganoff over the years has sadly been though TV dinners; but I liked it anyway. Finally as an adult and a father I had my 8 year old (two nights before her 9th birthday) make this recipe with me and my own grandmother. It was helpful to have my grandmother present while making the gravy because I d seen her make various gravies in the past but never done one myself. We almost lost it but her help saved us. That part is VERY time-sensitive. Overall it was good but I must say that it wasn t a best ever recipe. I ll need to play with it in the future to make it stand out more. All four kids were OK with it (one basically just ate the steak). Definitely a recipe to try again but as a base with modifications performed. Read More
Blue
Rating: 5 stars
09/18/2019
Easy and simple. Was so great my wife ate left overs while I was at work. Read More
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Sue Gilman
Rating: 5 stars
01/24/2019
Very good version of stroganoff Read More
Ryno11
Rating: 4 stars
11/11/2019
I did not make any changes we will see what all of my in laws think of the recipe after dinner. Read More
Alethea Taylor
Rating: 3 stars
08/10/2020
Not bad but not great. Was lacking in flavor and just not what I was looking for in a recipe for stroganoff . Hubby decided this recipe was definitely the not a keeper. Read More
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