Beef Stroganoff

Beef Stroganoff
Beef Stroganoff
Serves: 4
Course: Main Course
Cooking Time: 0 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

  • 2tbs butter
  • 2 onions, sliced
  • 350g mushrooms, sliced
  • 1tbs smoked sweet paprika
  • 1tbs olive oil
  • 2 sirloin steaks, cut into thin strips
  • 3tbs brandy
  • 300ml cream
  • 2tsp Dijon mustard
  • Salt and black pepper
  • Juice of ½ lemon
  • Parsley, finely chopped
  • TO SERVE:
  • Tagliatelle
  • Rice
  • Mashed potato or chips

1 Melt the butter in a large frying pan over a medium heat, add the paprika and onions.

2 Cook slowly until the onions are soft. Add the mushrooms, stir to coat in the butter and paprika and fry for three minutes. Transfer to a bowl and keep them warm.

3 Using the same frying pan, pour in the oil and increase the heat. Add the beef. Fry quickly and season with salt and pepper. Cook for just over a minute, pour the brandy over it and then transfer to a plate.

4 Return the onion and mushrooms to the pan. Pour the cream in and add the mustard. Bring to the boil and simmer for a minute until thickened.

5 Add the beef and heat gently. Stir in the lemon juice and parsley. Taste for seasoning.

Lilly Higgins

Lilly Higgins

Lilly Higgins, a contributor to The Irish Times, is a food writer