Beef Stroganoff Ala Mimi!

 

Stroganoff (ala Mimi)

·                     1 Tbsp. virgin olive oil

·                     1.0 lb(s), Beef Stir Fry Strips

·                     1 small onion (yellow or white), sliced

·                     ½ cup white wine

·                     0.5 cup(s), Sour cream

·                     3.0 tbsp(s), Cream cheese - Plain

·                     2 cup(s) mushroom (Crimina or field)

·                     2.0 tablespoon cold butter

·                     2 Tbsp. chopped parsley or 1 teaspoon dried

·                     2 Tbsp. chopped Thyme or 1 teaspoon dried

·                     1 tsp salt

·                     ½ tsp pepper

·                     1 tsp granulated garlic (or you can add fresh garlic half way through cooking onions if you prefer)

·                      2 cup uncooked pasta (egg noodles preferable)

DIRECTIONS

·                     Cook noodles following package instructions

·                     Heat oil in medium frying pan over medium heat

·                     Slice onion into fine strips – sauté in olive oil until transparent stirring occasionally (about 3-5 minutes)

·                     Add meat chopped into long strips and turn heat up to medium high –

·                     Add sliced mushrooms and sauté until together everything cooked through (about 7 minutes) –should be getting very brown and leaving dropping on the bottom of the pan – stir gently as mushrooms can break easily – If you don’t like mushroom, sliced tofu works very well as a substitute

·                     Stir in wine and scrape bottom of pan until clear – turn down heat to medium and let simmer until reduced by half stirring occasionally (about 5-7 minutes)

·                     Add cold butter and move pat around pan with wooden spoon until melted – This should thicken the sauce

·                     Stir in parsley, thyme, salt, pepper and garlic granules

·                     Stir in sour cream and cream cheese and stir in well – let simmer until desired thickness (about 2-3 minutes)

·                     Drain noodles thoroughly and immediately add to the sauce (note: do NOT rinse)

·                     Mix well and serve immediately (Note: Steamed rice is also wonderful in this recipe instead of noodles)

·                     Great with steamed broccoli or cauliflower and sour dough French bread