Growing up around a cattle ranch helped me develop a lifelong love of beef.  Everyone needs a good Beef Stroganouff recipe, myself included.  This week was about creating the most delectable stroganouff I could come up with.  This recipe is again from America’s Test Kitchen with some changes made.

1.5 pounds round steak, cut into 1/2 inch cubes

4 tablespoons coconut oil

1 pound hedgehog mushrooms, chopped

1 medium onion, chopped

2 tablespoons flour

3 cups chicken broth

1/2 cup brandy

2/3 cup sour cream

Juice of 1 lemon

1.) Dry the beef off and season with salt and pepper.  Lay the beef out on a cutting board and pound flat on eat side.  Cut into 1/2 inc cubes.  Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium-high heat until smoking.  Cook ha;f of the beef until well browned, 3-4 minutes per side.  Transfer meat to a bowl and add another 1 tbsp of oil. Brown the remaining meat.  Transfer meat to bowl with other meat when done.

2.) Heat the remaining 2 tbsp of oil in the skillet until shimmering.  Cook the mushrooms, onion and 1/2 teaspoon of salt until the liquid from the mushrooms has evaporated, about 8 minutes.  If the pan becomes to browned, deglaze with beef juices as necessary.  Stir in the flour and cook for 30 seconds.  Gradually stir in the broths, then the brandy and return the beef and accumulated juices into the skillet.  Bring to a simmer, cover and cook over low heat until the beef is tender, 30 minutes.

3.) Stir the noodles into the beef mixture, cover and cook, stirring occasionally until the noodles are tender, 5 minutes with fresh noodles, 12 with dry noodles.

4.) Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in the sour cream and the lemon juice.  Season with salt and pepper.  Garnish with fresh or dried parsley.

__Recipe Note:

If you are going to go to the trouble to make this recipe, you might as well also make the noodles as well.  I made it with fresh, home made noodles, and I found it to be incredibly delicious.  Do yourself a favor and try it with home made linguine, you will never go back.