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This Beef Stroganoff recipe could be made with any leftover steak or nice tender beef strips and your favorite kind of mushrooms.

Beef Stroganoff {And How I Love The Leftovers}

Libby with Lemony Thyme
5 from 11 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Entree
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Tbl. butter
  • 1 onion sliced
  • 1 shallot sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 8 oz. fresh mushrooms sliced
  • 1/2 tsp. dried thyme
  • 1/2 tsp. dried sage
  • 1/4 tsp. dried tarragon
  • salt & pepper
  • 1 cup leftover beef sliced into strips

For the sauce...

  • 2 Tbl. butter
  • 2 Tbl. flour
  • 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
  • 1 Tbl. Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 oz. red wine
  • 1 cup beef stock
  • pinch cayenne pepper
  • 2 Tbl. sour cream
  • fresh minced parsley for garnish

Instructions
 

  • In a large dutch oven, saute onion and shallot in 1 Tbl. butter until just tender, add in garlic and saute an additional minute, remove and reserve.
  • Then add mushrooms, thyme, sage, tarragon, salt & pepper to pan and saute until soft and mushrooms have released liquid, remove and reserve with onions.
  • Sear the sliced beef in remaining butter, reserve.
  • Build the sauce by making a roux with the butter and flour, then add in Dijon, Worcestershire, red wine, cayenne, and beef stock. Bring to a gentle simmer and allow sauce to thicken slightly. Remove from heat and stir in sour cream.
  • Return onions, mushrooms, and sliced beef to the pot and heat through.
  • Serve over buttered noodles, with a sprinkling of fresh parsley.