Easy beef dish perfect for families and midweek meals
Course Main Course
Keyword crowd pleaser, family meals, midweek meal
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 35 minutesminutes
Servings 4people
Cost ££
Ingredients
600gbeef fillet or sirloin
25gbutter
250gbutton mushrooms or other, slice thinly
1tbspDijon mustard
400mlbeef stock
1tbspvegetable oil
2tbspsoured cream or creme fraiche (generous tablespoons)
1tbspBrandy (optional)
1squeeze of lemon
chopped parsley for garnish
sea salt and ground pepper for seasoning
serve with pappardelle pasta or rice
Instructions
Cut the beef fillet (or sirloin) into 1 cm thick strips and season with salt and pepper, leaving to the side for a few minutes.
The sauce
In a large frying pan, heat the butter and add the onion and sauté for 2 minutes, then add the mushrooms and cook until both are soft. Stir the mustard into the pan covering everything and then pour the stock into the pan.Leave to simmer until the liquid has reduced by about half. Stir in the crème fraiche and set the pan aside for a few minutes.
The beef strips
In another frying pan, heat the vegetable oil and when it’s hot, add the strips of beef and fry until browned (approx 1 min).
(Nb: If you want to flambé the beef, put the brandy in a ladle and carefully heat it over a flame. When the alcohol starts to burn off (you will see the fumes), tip it very gently towards the flame and it will ignite. Immediately pour this over the beef and give it a quick stir. Stand well back when doing this and be very careful.)
Assemble the stroganoff
Reheat the onion and mushroom sauce and add the beef. Check the seasoning and add a squeeze of lemon. Then sprinkle with chopped parsley.