kinda sorta beef stroganoff
OK I will come clean. This is beef, noodles, and gravy with sour cream in the gravy. That makes it stroganoffish right? Strogganesque?
I had partially frozen the cheap beef so I could slice it really thin. The thinner the better.
cook up some noodles. We use wide egg noodles. Big ol pot of water with some salt in there.
make some gravy. (well documented descript of my gravy) I added a dollop of sour cream (he he dollop)
The sour cream adds flavor and makes it look more cream based. Does not really mess with the thickness too much. you can always thin it down some more iffin you need. Plus it is fun to mess with.
Get that skillet really hot. I go just a notch below high. I want to fry the F out of that beef really fast. A pat of butter will keep it from sticking when you get started, but the juices from the meat will seep out right away.
Get some salt and pepper on there to season the meat up. I like the kosher and fresh ground pepper. We get individual disposable black peppercorn grinders. They are the best pepper grinders we have ever used. Expensive ones usually suck. be careful to avoid pepper medley. it contains coriander and can makes stuff not taste right. If I want to add coriander I will.
I love the crunchy bits. Nothing like some good seared / burnt beef bits to add some special flavor. I use my skillet kind of like a wok and push the meat up the sides till almost all the juice is boiled off then sear up the meat till it browns a bit. Make sure to scrape the meat in the crunchy bits to break them loose from the bottom of the skillet. A touch of brandy or more beef broth will make it break loose if you want.
Add the noodles and gravy stuff and eat.
You never mentioned whether the final product was good or not? Looks and sounds good!
By the way in the main picture there at the top, is that the bottom of a large TV screen there in front of a table with your food on it? And from the looks of it, was it a cartoon you were watching? Perhaps The Simpsons?
Comment by Mr. T — August 13, 2007 @ 4:40 pm
It was really good. Heck crap floating in gravy always good. A bit thick, but not too bad. Could of used a bit more beef broth to thin it out.
Rear projection 55 inch (poor man’s HD TV)
Yup Simpsons. Was waiting for the 4400 hundred to get a bit more DVR’d so we did not have to watch commercials.
Comment by beerorkid — August 13, 2007 @ 5:59 pm
Glad to hear it was great tasting. I have noticed that you love gravy. I wish I had the time to put into making such homemade dishes on a more regular basis.
Tonight its steak with barley.
Comment by Mr. T — August 13, 2007 @ 7:12 pm
Gravy for the wife. She would be happy with just gravy every night. it is her bacon.
Comment by beerorkid — August 13, 2007 @ 7:21 pm
Looks damn tasty. Course, it doesn’t take much for dead cow to look mighty tasty.
Comment by jschwa — August 13, 2007 @ 8:27 pm