Mom’s Beef Stroganoff

Serves: 4

 

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons butter, divided
• 2 tablespoons white onion, chopped
• 1 pound. good quality beef (sirloin, tenderloin), cut into thin strips
• 8 ounces sour cream
• 8 ounces white mushrooms, sliced
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• salt and pepper, to taste
• egg noodles, to serve

Procedure:

1. Heat 1½ tablespoon butter in a large sauté pan over medium low heat. 
2. Add the onions, season with salt and sauté, 3 - 5 minutes, until just golden. Remove onion with a slotted spoon and set aside. 
3. Raise the heat to high and add the sliced meat into the pan. Season with salt and cook for 5 minutes, until the meat has fully browned and then remove from the pan.
4. Reduce the heat to medium and melt the remaining 1½ tablespoon of butter.
5. Add in the mushroom to the pan and season with salt, pepper and a touch of nutmeg. Cover and cook for 2 minutes or so. 
6. Lower heat, add sour cream until just heated (never boil sour cream, it curdles)  Add onions and meat. Serve over boiled noodles.