Beef Stroganoff
Russian sautéed beef dish with sauce From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Beef Stroganoff or beef Stroganov[a] is a Russian dish of sautéed pieces of beef in a sauce of mustard and smetana. From its origins in mid-19th-century Tsarist Russia, it has become popular around the world, with considerable variation from the original recipe. Mushrooms are common in many variants.
.jpg) A plate of beef Stroganoff with fried potato and pickled vegetables | |
| Course | Main |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Russian Empire |
| Region or state | Eastern Europe |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | Beef, smetana (sour cream) |
| Variations | (outside Russia): Chicken Stroganoff, sausage Stroganoff, mushroom Stroganoff, shrimp Stroganoff, veal Stroganoff, pork Stroganoff |
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The dish is named after one of the members of the Stroganov family.[2][3][4][5] A legend attributes its invention to French cooks working for the family,[6] but several researchers point out that the recipe is a refined version of older Russian dishes.[3][4] In Russian the dish is called Бефстро́ганов from the French Bœuf Stroganoff.[7]
Elena Molokhovets's classic Russian cookbook A Gift to Young Housewives gives the first known recipe for Govjadina po-strogonovski, s gorchitseju, "Beef à la Stroganov, with mustard", in its 1871 edition.[8][3][4] The recipe involves beef cubes (not strips) prepared in a dry marinade of salt and allspice, and then sautéed in butter. The sauce is a simple roux mixed with prepared mustard and broth, and finished with a small amount of sour cream: no onions, no mushrooms and no alcohol.
In 1891, the French chef Charles Brière, who was working in Saint Petersburg, submitted a recipe for beef Stroganoff to a competition sponsored by the French magazine L'Art culinaire.[4] This led Larousse Gastronomique to assume that he was the inventor of this dish, but both the recipe and the name existed before then.
Another recipe, this one from 1909, adds onions and tomato sauce, and serves it with crisp potato straws, which are considered the traditional side dish for beef Stroganoff in Russia.[8][9] The version given in the 1938 Larousse Gastronomique includes beef strips, and onions, with either mustard or tomato paste optional.
After the fall of Tsarist Russia, the recipe was popularly served in the hotels and restaurants of China before the start of World War II.[10] Russian and Chinese immigrants, as well as US servicemen stationed in pre-Communist China, brought several variants of the dish to the United States, which may account for its popularity during the 1950s.[citation needed] It came to Hong Kong in the late fifties,[11] with Russian restaurants and hotels serving the dish with rice but not sour cream.[citation needed]
In 1960s United States, several manufacturers introduced dehydrated beef stroganoff mixes, which were mixed with cooked beef and sour cream.[12][13] It was also available freeze-dried for campers.[14]
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Beef Stroganoff preparation varies significantly not only based on geography, but based on other factors as well, such as the cut of meat and seasonings selected. Meat for the dish can be cut in different ways and is sometimes diced, cubed, or cut into strips. Some variations include mushrooms and onions or other vegetables and varied seasonings such as sugar, salt, black pepper, and bottled marinades (especially Worcestershire sauce) and rubs.[15]
Brazil
The Brazilian variant includes diced beef or strips of beef with tomato sauce, ketchup, onions, mushrooms and heavy cream. Brazilians also prepare Stroganoff with chicken or even shrimp instead of beef. It is commonly served with a side of shoe-string potatoes and white rice. In Portuguese it is called Strogonoff or Estrogonofe.
France
The French encyclopedia of gastronomy Larousse Gastronomique lists Stroganoff as a cream, paprika, veal stock and white wine recipe.
Japan
Stroganoff's popularity extends to Japan, where it is most commonly served with white rice, or white rice seasoned with parsley and butter. Its popularity increased dramatically with the introduction of "instant sauce cubes" from S&B Foods. These are cubes with dried seasoning and thickening agents that can be added to water, onion, beef, and mushrooms to make a Stroganoff-style sauce. Additionally, Japanese home recipes for Stroganoff frequently call for ingredients that are outside of Russian tradition, such as small amounts of soy sauce.[citation needed]
Nordic countries
Stroganoff is also popular in Nordic countries. In Sweden, a common variant is "sausage stroganoff" (Swedish: korvstroganoff), which traditionally uses the local falukorv-sausage as a substitute for the beef and a tomato based sauce. It was introduced as a school meal in the 1950s, before spreading to households.[16] Korv Stroganoff is usually served with rice or pasta, and typically excludes mushrooms.[17]
It has since spread to other countries. In Finland, the dish is called makkarastroganoff (lit. 'sausage stroganoff').[18] Beef Stroganoff is, however, also a common dish. Diced brined pickles are also a normal ingredient in Finnish Stroganoff.
United Kingdom
British pubs usually serve a version of the dish with a creamy white wine sauce, whereas more "authentic" versions are often red stews with a scoop of sour cream separately served on top.[citation needed]
United States
In the version often prepared in the United States today in restaurants and hotels, it consists of strips of beef filet with a mushroom, onion, and sour cream sauce, and is served over rice or noodles.[19] Today, the dish is generally served over wide or twisted egg noodles in the United States.
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- UK: /ˈstrɒɡənɒf/, US: /ˈstrɔːɡənɔːf, ˈstroʊɡ-/; Russian: бефстроганов, romanized: befstroganov,[1] IPA: [bʲɪfˈstroɡənəf]
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