Click for Cookbook LOGIN
"Leave the gun. Take the cannolis."--Clemenza, in The Godfather

Julia Child's Beef Stroganoff Recipe

4.6 stars - based on 6 votes
  Tried it? Rate this Recipe:
 

 

This recipe for Julia Child's Beef Stroganoff is from THE SIMMONS FAMILY COOKBOOK , one of the cookbooks created at FamilyCookbookProject.com. We'll help you start your own personal cookbook! It's easy and fun. Click here to start your own cookbook!


Category:
Category:

Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1/2 lb. mushrooms, sliced
6 tbsp. butter
2 tbsp. oil
3 tbsp. shallots, minced
1/4 tsp. salt
pepper
2 1/2 lbs. filet of beef, cubed
1/4 C. Madeira or dry white vermouth
3/4 C. beef bouillon
1 C. sour cream
2 tsp. cornstarch blended with 1 tbsp. sour cream
salt/pepper

Directions:
Directions:
Melt 2 tbsp. butter and 1 tbsp oil and when it is foaming, saute the mushrooms. Shake for 4-5 minutes. The mushrooms will begin to brown. Stir in the shallots and cook for 1 minute. Put aside. Season the mushroom mixture with s/p. Remove the fat and slice the beef. Dry thoroughly on paper towel. Place 2 tbsp. butter and 1 tbsp. oil in the skillet When butter begins to foam saute the beef, a few pieces at a time, for 2-3 minutes on each side to brown. Set the beef aside. Discard the fat. Pour wine and stock into the skillet and boil it down rapidly, scraping until the liquid is reduced to 1/3 C. Beat the sour cream and 1 tbsp. corn starch. Add to the liquid. Simmer a minute. And the mushrooms and simmer a minute. The sauce should be slightly thickened. Taste and add s/p as needed. Season the beef with salt and pepper and return it to the skillet along with any juices which have accumulated from the beef. Baste the beef with the sauce and mushrooms. When you are ready to serve, cover the skillet and heat 3-4 minutes. Be careful not to cook too much. Turn the heat off and add the remaining butter to the sauce. Use with noodles or rice.

Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
6

 

 

 

Learn more about the process to create a cookbook -- or
Start your own personal family cookbook right now!  Here's to good eating!

Search for more great recipes here from over 1,500,000 in our family cookbooks!

 

 

 

21820W  

Cookbooks are great for Holiday Gifts, Wedding Gifts, Bridal Shower ideas and Family Reunions!

*Recipes and photos entered into the Family Cookbook Project are provided by the submitting contributors. All rights are retained by the contributor. Please contact us if you believe copyright violations have occurred.


Search for more great recipes here from over 1,500,000 in our family cookbooks!