Description
Russian-inspired ground beef stroganoff delivers hearty comfort on a plate. Creamy sauce, tender meat, and egg noodles create a satisfying meal you’ll savor with each delicious bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb (454 g) ground beef
- 8 oz (226 g) egg noodles, cooked and drained
- 2 cups beef broth
- 8 oz (226 g) mushrooms, sliced (white or cremini)
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 2 tbsps all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp olive oil (if needed)
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- ½ tsp salt (or to taste)
- ½ tsp black pepper
- Chopped parsley (optional)
Instructions
- Meat Preparation: Brown ground beef in a spacious skillet over medium heat, ensuring complete cooking and eliminating excess fat for a lean foundation.
- Vegetable Sauté: Without cleaning the skillet, add a touch of olive oil and sauté onions and mushrooms until they soften and release their aromatic essence, then introduce minced garlic to intensify the flavor profile.
- Sauce Foundation: Dust the vegetable mixture with flour, stirring thoroughly to create a smooth base, then gradually whisk in beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper to develop a complex, velvety sauce.
- Simmering and Reduction: Allow the mixture to simmer gently, concentrating flavors and thickening the sauce until it reaches a luxurious consistency that elegantly coats the ingredients.
- Final Assembly: Reintegrate the cooked ground beef into the sauce, remove from heat, and fold in sour cream to create a creamy, indulgent stroganoff that delivers a rich, harmonious blend of textures and flavors.
- Serving: Elegantly plate the stroganoff over tender egg noodles, garnishing with fresh parsley for a vibrant and appetizing presentation.
Notes
- Manage Meat Browning: Ensure ground beef is thoroughly cooked without overcooking, maintaining a juicy texture by breaking it into small, even crumbles during browning.
- Prevent Sauce Separation: Mix sour cream off direct heat to avoid curdling, gently folding it in last moment to preserve creamy consistency and prevent grainy texture.
- Enhance Flavor Depth: Toast flour briefly with vegetables to eliminate raw taste and develop a deeper, nuttier undertone that enriches the overall sauce complexity.
- Customize Dietary Needs: Substitute egg noodles with zucchini noodles for low-carb option, use Greek yogurt instead of sour cream for lighter version, or replace beef with ground turkey for healthier alternative.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Russian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 650 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 24 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg