Beef Stroganoff (classic recipe)
Description
The dish is prepared without unnecessary complications. Tender meat, flavorful mushrooms, and sour cream sauce—these are the essentials of this dish. This meat is often served with mashed potatoes, buckwheat, rice, or pasta. While there are variations using pork, chicken, or turkey, it's best to try the classic version first. The finished dish is ready to be served.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Wash the meat, pat it dry with paper towels, cut into small pieces, and season with salt and pepper on all sides.
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Step 2
2. Heat a frying pan with vegetable oil, add the meat and fry until browned, then transfer to a plate.
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Step 3
3. Return the skillet to the heat and add the butter. Cut the small mushrooms into 4 pieces and place them in the skillet. Sauté until the liquid evaporates.
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Step 4
4. Finely chop the onion and add it to the mushrooms, mix and sauté for a few minutes.
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Step 5
5. Pour the wine into the mushrooms, scrape the bottom of the pan well, increase the heat, and cook until the wine has evaporated. Add the meat, pour in the Worcestershire sauce and beef broth, and add the bay leaf.
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Step 6
6. Take a little broth and cool it, then mix it with sour cream and flour.
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Step 7
7. Pour the resulting mixture into a pan, stir, add salt or pepper to taste, and heat for a couple of minutes.
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Step 8
8. Serve the dish hot, optionally with pasta.