The Best Beef Stroganoff

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb flank steak, cut in bite sized pieces (or you can use stewing beef, i've even made it with ground beef when i was in a pinch)
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms (or you can use the tiny button mushrooms and leave them whole)
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 -2 garlic clove, minced
• 1 1/2 cups beef stock
• 1 tablespoon tomato sauce
• 1 cup sour cream (i use the lighter kind, every little bit helps!)
• 2 tablespoons dry wine (or sherry)

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, mix the flour salt and pepper together. coat the beef in the flour mixture.
• 2 melt the butter/margarine in a large skillet.
• 3 add meat, mushrooms, onion, garlic and any leftover flour mixture. stir frequently until onion and mushrooms become soft. add the beef stock and tomato sauce. heat to boiling, stirring often.
• 4 when it's just about done, add the sour cream and wine. stir to mix, then remove from heat.
• 5 serve over a bed of egg noodles or mashed potatoes. we've even just had it with some crusty rolls.
• 6 mmmmmmmm -- .