Beef Stroganoff - The Most Comforting Cold Weather Dish

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Greek yogurt is lower in fat and higher in protein.

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is lower in calories; pork is often less expensive.

egg noodles

🥗Healthier: whole wheat pasta

💰Cheaper: regular pasta

Whole wheat pasta offers more fiber.

Prepare the flank steak by trimming excess fat and cutting it into thin strips against the grain.

Marinate the beef with 1 tsp salt, 0.5 tsp nutmeg, 2 tsp all spice, and 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce in a bag for 2 hours or overnight.

Heat a 14-inch stainless steel pan over medium heat for 3 minutes.

Add 3-5 tbsp of vegetable oil to the pan.

Sear the beef in batches, ensuring not to overcrowd the pan, for about 1-2 minutes per side until browned.

Remove the beef and deglaze the pan with 0.5 cups of beef stock, scraping up the brown bits.

Add the remaining 2.5 cups of beef stock to the pan and turn the heat to high.

In the same pan, add the onions and mushrooms, cooking until softened.

Stir in 0.25 cups of flour to thicken the sauce.

Add 2 tbsp of Dijon mustard, 0.5 cups of heavy cream, and 0.5 cups of sour cream, stirring to combine.

Cook the sauce until heated through without boiling.

Serve the sauce over cooked Pennsylvania Dutch extra wide egg noodles.

Cooking Techniques

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