Is there a more satisfying meal than classic beef stroganoff from scratch? Warm up your soul with this hearty classic!
For better or worse, when I think of a classic Wisconsin family supper, I think of creamy beef stroganoff. A bed of tender buttered noodles gets smothered in a rich and creamy mushroom sauce - it is the perfect comfort food for any cold winter day.
You will find some easy beef stroganoff recipes using cream of mushroom soup as the base of the sauce, however, when making beef stroganoff from scratch beef broth thickened with flour will form the backbone of the sauce, along with a generous helping of sour cream for both creaminess and tang. Actually, you will find making beef stroganoff from scratch isn't much harder than the so-called easy recipes.
Ingredients and Substitutions
- Beef sirloin steak - You can also make beef stroganoff with ground beef.
- Fresh mushrooms - Sliced white button mushrooms or baby bella mushrooms are both great to use.
- Yellow onions
- Garlic cloves
- Butter
- Beef broth - Or beef stock.
- Worcestershire sauce
- All purpose flour
- Sour cream - Plain Greek yogurt can be substituted.
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Egg noodles
How to make it
I find the best pan to cook homemade beef stroganoff is a straight sided sauté pan. The straight sides are ideal for holding a larger volume of liquid, while the wide, flat base is perfect for searing the beef.
Place the sliced mushrooms, onions, and butter in the pan and set over medium heat. Sauté until the mushrooms and onions are tender. Then add minced garlic and cook for an additional minute or two. The remove the mixture and set aside.
Next, add the thin strips of beef to the skillet and sear on both sides over medium-high heat until browned. Then add one cup of beef broth and Worcestershire sauce to the browned beef and bring to a simmer.
At this point, the egg noodles can be boiled in a separate pot while the meal finishes.
Stir the remaining broth into the flour to combine. This will prevent the flour from clumping. Then add the mixture to the pan with the beef along with the set aside onion & mushroom mixture. Bring the mixture to a boil then stir in the sour cream and serve over the cooked egg noodles. Garnish with fresh parsley.
What to Serve with Beef Stroganoff
This dish is already featuring your protein and carbs, so you just need a simple vegetable side dish or salad to finish it off. Here are some ideas.
- Parmesan Roasted Carrots
- Lemon Roasted Green Beans
- Roasted Broccoli and Carrots
- Baked Artichoke Hearts
Beef Stroganoff from Scratch
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds beef sirloin steak cut into 1" cubes or sliced thin
- 8 ounces fresh mushrooms sliced
- 2 medium onions thinly sliced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 ½ cup beef broth
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ cup flour
- 1 cup sour cream
- Salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
- 12 ounce bag of egg noodles
Instructions
- Using a saute pan, saute mushrooms and onions in butter over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Cook until onions are tender, add minced garlic and cook 1-2 minutes longer, until garlic is fragrant but not burnt.
- Remove mushroom, onions, and garlic from pan.
- Add beef to the same pan and sear over medium high heat until the exterior browns. Add 1 cup of beef broth and Worcestershire sauce, bring to a boil, reduce heat, and cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Boil noodles according to package instructions while beef simmers.
- Stir in remaining beef broth into flour then add to beef mixture.
- Add mushroom/onion mixture back to pan and heat till boiling.
- Once boiling stir in sour cream and turn off the heat once the mixture is hot enough to serve.
- Serve over bed of egg noodles.
Notes
Add a few tablespoons of butter to the cooked noodles if desired. Leftovers should be stored for up to one week, with the sauce and noodles kept in separate airtight containers.
Nutritional Information
This recipe was originally published on FoxValleyFoodie.com March 16, 2016.
Dom
Having been raised with hamburger based stroganoff, I was leery.. Made this tonight for My wife and it was a HUGE hit.. Will DEFINITELY be making this again, when finances allow.. DID cut the steak into smaller, bite sized, bites.. and only added a quarter of one onion, but considering I was raised with hamburger, sour cream, mushroom pieces and stems, cream of mushroom soup and sour cream, it was a good compromise and it turned out delicious! I did also cut the mushrooms into and doubled the sour cream..
Monique
Finally! This was my favourite meal as a kid! I have been looking for the recipe from my childhood, but none of the recipes I saw looked like what I remember happened. (I was so impatient during that 15 minute simmer.) This is it! I can't wait to taste beef stroganoff again!
Haley
I added about 1/4 cup of steak sauce and it really gave this recipe great flavor. Highly recommend.
Sara
Absolutely delicious. My whole family loved it.
Toni
My family absolutely loved this recipe! Delicious!
Beck
I followed David's vegan instructions with a couple of exceptions and ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. Thank you both!
I used Beyond Beef Ground. Browned/cooked before making gravy. Removed and made roux with pan leftovers, 2T oil, 1.5T flour, 1c better than bullion broth, dash */wine/sherry vinegar (came together quickly bc pan was very hot!). Stirred everything back in, remove from heat, add 1/2 cu tofutti.
Maria
Amazingly delicious. Now I can make this wonderful dish in the comfort of my home. Thanks!
David
I substituted Earth balance for butter, mushroom broth for beef broth, Gardein or Beyond Beef beefless tips fot the sirloin and egg free pasta. After removing sautéed onion, mushroom and garlic (I added paprika to the sautee) I slow cooked 1/4 cup flour, cooked it for 4 minutes on med. high and then slowly added 2 cups of broth to make a gravy. Add the beefless tips and heat to a boil with a dash of white wine or sherry vinegar. Remove from heat and stir in Tofutti sour cream substitute. Voila" Vegan!
Boris
Sounds like you made yourself some not stroganoff
Damien
I thought the idea of a meat dish was to have meat in it i agree a Not Stroganoff
Miles Long
So basically not this recipe at all...
Jeffery
Yes! This is exactly what I was looking for!