My other half asked for beef stroganoff for dinner last night but I have a confession to make, I’m nearly 50 and have never eaten a Beef Stroganoff let alone cooked one so I had no frame of reference as what one should be like. However I do like a challenge so thought I’d give it a go. What’s the worst that could happen?
So I went on-line for a recipe and just searched “beef stroganoff recipe” and one from the The BBC good food website came up. So far so good. Saw that the recipe was from Tom Kerridge – a chef I had heard off so I thought that it had two big green ticks against in my opinion , I printed the ingredients off and took myself to the shop to buy the bits.
Lets fast forward a bit and it’s dinner time. The dish looks like the photos on the website and I’ve pretty much followed the directions to the letter. I’m feeling pretty chuffed with myself!
However, this is where the good feeling ended. Apparently what I served was nothing like a beef stroganoff. According to She Who Must Be Obeyed Tomato has no place in a stroganoff, let alone gherkins! I thought the dish was “ok” but I wouldn’t cook it again.
I think I’ll try the Hairy Bikers version next!
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