Great-grandfather's Beef Stroganoff

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb filet mignon or 1 lb rib eye
• 1 -2 tablespoon butter
• 1 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1/2 cup cooking sherry
• 1 cup beef stock or 1 cup beef bouillon
• 2 tablespoons hot water
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 cups wide egg noodles, cooked
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds

Recipe

• 1 closely trim steak and slice into thin slices.
• 2 pepper meat, then brown in butter in skillet.
• 3 when meat is browned, add sherry and stock or bouillon, bring to a boil and immediately reduce to simmer.
• 4 add mushrooms and cook until mushrooms are done, but not shriveled.
• 5 dissolve cornstarch in hot water and add to broth, stirring until broth thickens*slightly*.
• 6 to serve, place seperate bowls of noodles, meat and sauce, sour cream, and slivered almonds on table (you can garnish sour cream with chopped parsley if desired).
• 7 to eat, layer first noodles, then beef, then sour cream and sprinkle with almonds.