beef stroganoff

Remember when I posted steak fingers?  They were so delicious.  So delicious in fact that I made them several times over a 3 week period back in the fall.  Do you know what happens when I fall in love with a recipe and then make it repeatedly?  We burn out on it.  In our experience, you CAN have too much of a good thing.  You would think by this point in time I would have learned my lesson but that’s just not the case.  When I find a cheap and easy dinner I tend to get really excited and make it repeatedly.  I make it so many times that none of us want to eat it ever again.  It’s a problem.

While on the steak fingers kick, I bought lots and lots of tenderized steak.  When I realized that I had an abundance of steak I started googling recipes.  Beef Stronganoff kept appearing as a top recipe.  Currey loves Beef Stroganoff and in all our years of marriage I’ve never made it for him.  I don’t like mushrooms so I’ve never considered it before.  I found this recipe from Paula Dean and made a few alterations.

I cut the steak in really thin strips.  I just seasoned the steak with salt and pepper.  I also cooked the steak really well before adding the other ingredients.  Currey really loved this recipe.  It was easy to make.  Blythe and I enjoyed buttered egg noodles instead of beef stroganoff.  Beef Stroganoff is a perfect winter meal and it comes together quickly.

Adapted from Paula Dean