Ballerina Farm’s Beef Stroganoff
Published Dec. 3, 2024

- Total Time
- 1¾ hours
- Prep Time
- 15 minutes
- Cook Time
- 1½ hours
- Rating
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Ingredients
- 3tablespoons butter or neutral-tasting oil (such as vegetable or canola)
- 2pounds sirloin or top loin, trimmed and cut into 1- to 2-inch-long strips
- Salt and black pepper
- 1onion, chopped
- 1½cups button mushrooms (about 6 ounces; see Tip), roughly cut into bite-size pieces
- 2tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2cups beef broth, plus more if needed
- 2tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1cup thick full-fat yogurt (such as Greek or Icelandic)
- Sourdough Herb Noodles
- Freshly chopped herbs (such as parsley, thyme or tarragon)
- Grated Parmesan or similar hard cheese (optional)
Preparation
- Step 1
Add 1 tablespoon of the butter to a large, heavy pot and set heat to high. Season beef with salt and pepper, then work in about 3 batches to cook the pieces in the pot until browned (about 5 minutes per batch), adding another tablespoon of butter as needed; adjust heat accordingly to avoid scorching, if necessary. After each batch is browned, transfer to a bowl or plate.
- Step 2
After all the meat has been browned and transferred to a plate or bowl, adjust heat to medium-high and add the onion. Cook until browned, about 7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Step 3
Add mushrooms and the remaining 1 tablespoon butter and cook until softened, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Step 4
Return the beef to the pot, sprinkle in the flour and stir until everything is thoroughly coated. Continue to cook for 2 minutes, giving a good stir after 1 minute.
- Step 5
Stir in the broth, bring to boil and adjust heat to low so the stroganoff simmers.
- Step 6
Stir in the mustard and Worcestershire, then cover and cook stroganoff until thickened and beef is tender, 60 to 90 minutes, depending on the cut of meat and tenderness desired.
- Step 7
Meanwhile, set a large pot of salted water to boil. When the stroganoff is almost done, drop the noodles into the boiling water and cook until tender, 2 to 4 minutes; drain. (Work in batches if necessary to keep the water at a rolling boil.)
- Step 8
Remove the stroganoff from the heat and stir in yogurt. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Serve over noodles, garnish with herbs and top with grated Parmesan, if desired.
- Feel free to swap in whatever mushrooms you like or a mix of them.
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Comments
Made it tonight after recipe came out this morning since there’s such a buzz about her, and honestly it was good, not great. One important note is that this might feed her family of 10 (including eight kids) but I’d say it feeds four hungry adults.
@Martha the recipe already does include a Tb of Worcestershire sauce :)
I love stroganoff and make it often -- this is OK, but nothing special. Probably needs more herbs & seasoning! and trust me on this folks: no matter how good the yogurt, it won't taste the same as with SOUR CREAM. If Mrs. Ballerina Farm has an unlimited supply of homemade yogurt, she can (or could) also have SOUR CREAM.
It really seemed like the meat needed to be cooked for a much shorter time. It wasn’t very flavor able,needed much more
Used vegetable broth, leftover tritip for one person, extra mushrooms, altered to 3T mustard, 2T Worstershire
Agree with other reviewers. I made this last night for our household of adults and it was pretty meh. Overall bland and lacking in any interesting flavor development that would make it more palatable for non kiddos. It needs garlic, shallot, sherry, wine, chives, tomato paste, maybe a bit of soy sauce for more umami and layered flavor. Sour cream would certainly make for a better mouth feel than Greek yogurt. Overall, this is fine if you’re making food for children that like simple, basic food. I’d avoid serving this to fellow adults without a bunch of doctoring to the original recipe.
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