Star Stroganoff

This is my Mom's delicious Beef Stroganoff recipe. She made it often when I was growing up and it's what you would call a "no-manners-meal." You usually lick your plate after eating it—it's that good.

Prep Time:

10 minutes

Total Time:

50 minutes

Makes:

8 servings

Ingredients:

4 tbsp butter

½ cup onion, minced

1 lb beef chunks for stewing, cut up

2 cups water

2 cups sour cream (16 oz tub)

2 beef bouillon cubes

½ tsp salt

1 (6 oz) small can mushrooms or fresh mushrooms

Directions:

HEAT 12 inch skillet on medium heat. Sauté minced onions with butter in skillet.

COAT beef in flour and brown in skillet.

POUR water into skillet and add remaining ingredients: sour cream, bouillon cubes, salt and mushrooms.

HEAT to boiling then reduce heat to low-medium to thicken sauce 30-45 minutes. Serve over egg noodles when sauce thickens.

Gina's Tips

I made small changes to my Mom's recipe. She adds 1 cup of sour cream, 1 beef bouillon cube and 1 tsp salt. I like the beef flavor so I add another cube and lessen the salt. I love thickening the sauce with more sour cream too, the whole tub. You can lessen the onion to ¼ cup if you aren't a big fan of onion. I don't even measure it, I cut a small onion in half, mince it and sauté it. This goes great with fresh green beans.

The next day I expand my leftovers by adding 1 cup of water, 1 beef bouillon cube and 1 cup of sour cream. I just don't want this yummy food to end.