The most amazing Beef Stroganoff you will ever have! Classic beef stroganoff recipe seared juicy beef strips smothered in an incredible sour cream mushroom gravy, this Beef Stroganoff recipe is an easy 30 minute recipe. Beef Stroganoff If you’ve ever chewed your way through dry, overcooked beef, you’re going to LOVE this Beef Stroganoff recipe! Beef Stroganoff, you can’t get away with using a better value tough cut like chuck beef.
Sure, you could do a slow cooker stroganoff. But if you want to make this retro classic the way it’s intended and to experience all that Beef Stroganoff is when the beef is tender, juicy perfection, then there’s no getting around the fact that you will need a good quality steak that’s nicely marbled with fat. I know, I know, you see juicy steaks like the rib eyes above and your instinct is to throw them on the barbie. I have to fight the urge myself. But then I remember that sour cream mushroom gravy, and I remind myself that the only way to experience a truly great stroganoff is to use a good steak, and it’s all good.
What cut of beef is best for stroganoff? The beef flavour is ok but but it’s not a good cut for fast cooking like in stroganoff, it’s dry with an unpleasant texture. Make this Slow Cooked Stroganoff with tender fall apart chunks of beef! The 30 second sear Thin strips of beef overcook in a flash. Therefore, there is only one way around this. A super quick sear in a smoking hot skillet. And when I say super quick, I truly mean it.