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Beef Stroganoff

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Beef Stroganoff #75 · dinner · eastern-european Host: Serious Eats — Beef Stroganoff → Pinterest → web writeups Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared) Ingredients 1 lb beef sirloin or stew meat, sliced thin 8 oz mushrooms, onion, garlic 2 tablespoons butter + oil 1 cup beef broth; 1 tablespoon flour or cornstarch 1/2–3/4 cup sour cream; Dijon optional Egg noodles; parsley Steps Sear beef quickly; set aside. Sauté mushrooms and onion in butter. Add flour; whisk in broth; simmer to thicken. Stir in sour cream off heat; return beef to warm through. Serve over egg noodles with parsley. Source: Serious Eats — Beef Stroganoff tags: beef,mushroom,sour-cream,noodle · popularity: evergreen · meat: yes	Beef stroganoff Book: Joy of Cooking — Irma S. Rombauer (1931) crumb: beef + mushrooms + sour cream American household classic of sautéed beef and mushrooms in sour-cream sauce. Differences: Viral plate is standard stroganoff (beef, mushrooms, sour cream, noodles). Prior French-book link was genre stretch; Joy carries the dish.

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Beef Stroganoff
#75 · dinner · eastern-european
Host: Serious Eats — Beef Stroganoff → Pinterest → web writeups

Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared)

Ingredients

1 lb beef sirloin or stew meat, sliced thin
8 oz mushrooms, onion, garlic
2 tablespoons butter + oil
1 cup beef broth; 1 tablespoon flour or cornstarch
1/2–3/4 cup sour cream; Dijon optional
Egg noodles; parsley

Steps

Sear beef quickly; set aside. Sauté mushrooms and onion in butter.
Add flour; whisk in broth; simmer to thicken.
Stir in sour cream off heat; return beef to warm through.
Serve over egg noodles with parsley.

Source: Serious Eats — Beef Stroganoff

tags: beef,mushroom,sour-cream,noodle · popularity: evergreen · meat: yes

Beef stroganoff
Book: Joy of Cooking — Irma S. Rombauer (1931)

crumb: beef + mushrooms + sour cream

American household classic of sautéed beef and mushrooms in sour-cream sauce.

Differences: Viral plate is standard stroganoff (beef, mushrooms, sour cream, noodles). Prior French-book link was genre stretch; Joy carries the dish.

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Beef Stroganoff

Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared)

Ingredients
- 1 lb beef sirloin or stew meat, sliced thin
- 8 oz mushrooms, onion, garlic
- 2 tablespoons butter + oil
- 1 cup beef broth; 1 tablespoon flour or cornstarch
- 1/2–3/4 cup sour cream; Dijon optional
- Egg noodles; parsley

Steps
1. Sear beef quickly; set aside. Sauté mushrooms and onion in butter.
2. Add flour; whisk in broth; simmer to thicken.
3. Stir in sour cream off heat; return beef to warm through.
4. Serve over egg noodles with parsley.

Citations
- Serious Eats — Beef Stroganoff: https://www.seriouseats.com/beef-stroganoff-recipe
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=Beef+Stroganoff
- web writeups: https://www.google.com/search?q=Beef+Stroganoff+recipe

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Dish: Beef Stroganoff
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Ancestor: Beef stroganoff
Source: Joy of Cooking — Irma S. Rombauer (1931)
Differences: Viral plate is standard stroganoff (beef, mushrooms, sour cream, noodles). Prior French-book link was genre stretch; Joy carries the dish.
Book recipe: Not offered for print/share (not public domain). Buy or borrow the book.
Viral sources: Serious Eats — Beef Stroganoff (https://www.seriouseats.com/beef-stroganoff-recipe)
Pinterest (https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=Beef+Stroganoff)
web writeups (https://www.google.com/search?q=Beef+Stroganoff+recipe)
Date: Sep 15, 2026

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Joy of Cooking — Irma S. Rombauer (1931).
The American household cooking encyclopedia covering baking, roasting, canning, and everyday family dishes across a century of editions.

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