Beef Stroganoff was invented in Russia in
the early 1800’s. Count Stroganoff was a dignitary in the court of Alexander
III. Count Stroganoff’s chef, who was likely French, created the dish and named
it after Stroganoff. The earliest known
recorded recipe was in Elena Molokhovets’s A Gift to Young Housewives, published in 1871. There have been many versions of the recipe over the centuries, but this is the closest to the original one. I hope you enjoy it as much as my family and I do.
STROGANOFF
tbsp. olive oil
tbsp. unsalted butter
small onion, chopped fine
lb. shiitake mushrooms, sliced thin
tbsp. all-purpose flour
cup beef broth
cup heavy whipping cream
cup sour cream
tsp of Dijon mustard
and pepper to taste4
green onions, chopped include a good portion of green
Place
a large deep pan over medium-high heat. Add two tablespoons oil. Once oil is
very hot, add beef strips in a single layer. Cook until just browned and no
longer red. Sear beef in two batches so you don’t overcrowd the pan. Remove
beef to a plate and cover to keep warm.
Add
butter, onion, and mushrooms. Sauté 6 – 8 minutes or until liquid has
evaporated and veggies are soft and lightly browned.
Add
1 minced garlic clove and sauté 1 minute until fragrant. Add flour and sauté
another minute, stirring constantly.
Carefully
stir in beef broth, scraping any bits from the bottom of the pan. Whisk in
whipping cream and simmer another 1 – 2 minutes or until slightly thickened.
Blend
two or three tablespoons of the sauce into the sour cream to warm it so it
doesn’t curdle. add it to the pan while stirring constantly.
Stir
in Dijon mustard, season with salt and pepper. Continue simmering until sauce
is creamy.
Add
beef along with any accumulated juices back into the pan. Bring just to a
simmer and cook until beef is heated through.
Garnish
with green onions and serve over any noodles.
Bon
appetite!
Love
wasn’t part of their agreement. Neither was being caught in a brutal web of
lies.
International playboy and owner of a jewelry empire that spreads
across three continents, Dmitry Rostoff holds a memory close to this heart that
not even his best friend Vlad Albrecht knows. When Dmitry learns
the Russian ballerina, he had a passionate affair with died in childbirth, bitterness
and hate overrule all other emotions.
Taking the baby out of Russia is an impossible snarl of red tape,
but Dmitry gets his way, even if he leaves a trail of chaos in his wake.
Natasha Sokolova planned to turn over the baby to Dmitry then walk
away. Instead, she is on a plane to San Francisco with the baby and a cold,
emotionless man who makes her heart pound with scorching attraction.
The family matriarch and evil to her core Elizabeth Rostoff plots
to gain control of the baby, no matter what it costs or who it hurts, and will
do anything to make that happen. She blackmails Marie Dubois, the manager of
their elite Paris store, to seduce Dmitry. But Marie reneges on the deal when former
Special Forces officer Vlad Albrecht storms into her life.
Once in America, Natasha finds herself entangled in a sticky web
of lies created by the brutally calculating family matriarch. A web that forces
Natasha to make a heartbreaking deal with the devil to protect the children—and
man—she’s come to love.
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Stella writes fantasy romance as well as time travel romance. She is the author of ‘Till Time Do Us Part, Book 1 in her Upon a Time series, and the stand-alone book Rhapsody in Dreams. Love and family are two cornerstones of her stories and life. Stella’s books are available in e-book and paperback through all major vendors.
