Our first real recipe for the VAST country known as Russia is Beef Stroganoff. This turned out to be very tasty, and my kids loved it. They've been really good so far about trying new things. We've only been disappointed really twice, and that was the Beef Wellington in England. The second was in Russia, borscht, but what kid loves beets?.
The Russian version of the recipe is served over sliced potatoes. The Americanized version is served over noodles. Your choice, but as we're in "Russia," we're doing potatoes. (You'll notice noodles in the picture...we lost our picture, so this is the one time we'll use a stock photo for a recipe!)
Ingredients
1 lb ground beef
3-4 potatoes, sliced
Small can of chopped mushrooms
2 cups beef broth
2 Tb all-purpose flour
1/2 lb sliced fresh mushrooms
1 large onion, chopped
4 tsp minced garlic
1 Tb butter
2 Tb tomato paste
1 cup sour cream
salt and pepper to taste
Directions
Slice your potatoes, and start them baking in the oven.
In a large saucepan, cook the beef, mushrooms and onion over medium heat. Once the meat starts to lose its pink, add in the garlic and continue cooking. When the meat is done cooking, drain.
In another pan, melt butter and stir in the flour until smooth. Gradually add the broth and tomato paste. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes.
Add your beef mixture to this pan.
Add the sour cream, and salt and pepper (to taste); cook and stir your combination until heated throughout, but don't boil.
Serve the mix over your sliced potatoes.
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