Stroganoff, a creamy dish of sautéed beef that is Russian in origin, was one recipe my mum cooked all the time while I was growing up – it's fabulous comfort food!
Ingredients
HANDS-ON TIME: 15 minutes
COOK TIME: 15 minutes
SERVES: 4
Equipment:
- non-stick frying
- pan,
- slotted spoon,
- saucepan
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 500g beef sirloin, cut into thin strips
- 1 tbsp plain flour, seasoned
- 20g unsalted butter
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 small leek, sliced
- 200g button mushrooms, sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, sliced
- 175ml white wine
- Zest of 1 lemon, plus a
- squeeze of juice
- 100ml double cream
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 400g fresh egg tagliatelle
- Chopped parsley, to scatter
- Sea salt and black pepper
Method
- Pour the oil into a large non-stick frying pan and place over a medium-high heat. Dust the meat in the seasoned flour then fry in batches until browned all over. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
- Drop the butter into the pan, add the onion and leek and fry for 5 minutes before adding the mushrooms. Increase the heat, season with salt and pepper and cook until the mushrooms are lovely and golden, then add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
- Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling, salted water for
- 1–2 minutes then drain.
- Return the meat and juices to the frying non-stick pan and pour in the wine; bubble for a minute then add the lemon zest, cream, mustard, a splash of water to loosen and the paprika.
- Add the tagliatelle and toss well together to coat the pasta in the lovely creamy sauce then serve scattered with lots of parsley and a squeeze of lemon juice.
Cook's Notes:
Stroganoff, a creamy dish of sautéed beef that is Russian in origin, was one recipe my mum cooked all the time while I was growing up – it’s fabulous comfort food! It’s delicious served with rice but far more indulgent and comforting devoured with fresh pasta.
You can make this with any cut of beef you like – even mince – make sure you adjust the cooking times accordingly.
Nutritional Information
KCALS: 765
FAT: 35g
SAT FAT: 17g
CARBS: 62g
SUGARS: 6g
FIBRE: 5g
PROTEIN: 39g
SALT: 0.61g
