Classic Beef Stroganoff

Classic Beef Stroganoff
Chef: Steve Pollard

Description: This quick, delicious dish is easy to make for a large gathering.

Skill Level: Easy

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Ingredients

  • 1 bunch spring onions
  • 1 beef stock cube
  • 300 ml sour cream
  • 1 tsp all-purpose flour
  • dash Worcestershire sauce
  • 100 g unsalted butter
  • 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 2 medium onions, thinly sliced
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 lemon, for zesting
  • 75 g pickled gherkins, diced
  • 75 g fresh parsley
  • 300 ml beef stock
  • 750 g beef sirloin steak, cut into half-in. strips
  • 500 g penne pasta
  • 250 g fresh mushrooms, sliced

Steps

  1. Cook the pasta in lots of salted boiling water until still firm to the bite.

  2. Cut the beef against the grain into strips and season with salt, pepper and lemon zest.

  3. Sauté the onions along with the garlic and mushrooms, add the beef strips and cook for about 5 minutes. Do not overcook, keep a little moisture inside the meat.

  4. Add a little water and grate the stock cube into the meat. Add the flour. Cook for 5 minutes, then add the sour cream and gherkins.

  5. Season with salt and pepper and Worcestershire sauce. Turn off the heat place a lid on top for a few minutes to complete the cooking.

  6. Combine with the pasta and finish with lots of fresh chopped parsley and spring onions.

Recipe by Steve Pollard, Steve Pollard