Beef Stroganoff Americas Test Kitchen Recipes

SKILLET BEEF STROGANOFF

Steps:

• 1. Pat beef dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Cook half of beef until well browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer to medium bowl and repeat with 1 tablespoon more oil and remaining beef.
• 2. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in now-empty skillet until shimmering. Cook mushrooms, onion, and 1/2 teaspoon salt until liquid from mushrooms has evaporated, about 8 minutes. (If pan becomes too brown, pour accumulated beef juices into skillet.) Stir in flour and cook for 30 seconds. Gradually stir in broths, then brandy, and return beef and accumulated juices to pan. Bring to simmer, cover, and cook over low heat until beef is tender, 30 to 35 minutes.
• 3. Stir noodles into beef mixture, cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until noodles are tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Off heat, stir in sour cream and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper. Serve.

BEEF STROGANOFF, AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN

Steps:

• 1. Bring 4 quarts water toa boil in a large pot. Add 1 T salt and the noodles and cook, stirring often, until they are almost tender, but still firm to the bite. Drain the noodles, then return to the pot and toss with 2 T butter. Cover to keep warm. 2. Meanwhile, heat 1 T of the oil in a 12 inch skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add the mushrooms and 1/4 t salt and cook until lightly browned, about 5 minutes, then transfer to a bowl. 3. Pat the beef dry with paper towels, then season with salt and pepper. Add the remaining 1 T oil to the skillet and return to medium-high heat until just smoking. Brown the beef, about 5 minutes, then transfer to the bowl with the mushrooms. 4. Add 1/4 c of the wine to the skillet and return to medium heat. Simmer, scraping up any browned bits, until syrupy, about 1 minute. Transfer the wine to the bowl with the mushrooms and beef. 5. Add the remaining 1 T butter to the skillet and melt over medium heat. Add the onion, brown sugar, and tomato paste and cook until the onion is lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute. Whisk in the broth and remaining 1/2 c wine and simmer until thickened, about 2 minutes. 6. Add any accumulated juices from the mushrooms and beef. Stir about 1/2 c of the sauce into the sour cream, then stir the sour cream mixture into the sauce. Add the mushrooms and beef and let warm through. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve over the warm buttered egg noodles

SLOW COOKER BEEF STROGANOFF

Steps:

• 1. Combine 1/2 cup broth and porcini in bowl and microwave until steamy and mushrooms have softened, about 1 minute. Line fine-mesh strainer with one paper towel and strain porcini, reserving liquid. Chop porcini fine and set aside. 2. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Cook onions and tomato paste, stirring frequently, until lightly browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Stir in wine, soy sauce, remaining broth, chopped porcini, and reserved porcini liquid, scraping up any browned bits with wooden spoon. Bring broth mixture to boil, then transfer to slow cooker. Add beef and white mushrooms to slow cooker, cover, and cook on high until meat is tender, 6 to 7 hours (or cook on low for 9 to 10 hours). 3. Set slow cooker to high, if necessary. Skim fat from surface. Transfer 2 cups sauce from slow cooker to large bowl and whisk in flour. Stir flour mixture into slow cooker and cook, covered, until sauce thickens, about 15 minutes. Stir in sour cream and dill and season with salt and pepper. Serve. On the side: Buttered egg noodles Cook 1 pound egg noodles in salted boiling water, drain, and toss with 2 tablespoons butter. Season with salt and pepper to taste.