Beef Stroga-Knock-Off
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Author: Levi Hackwith -
Posted On: Friday February 8th, 2008
Cervantes once penned “Hunger is the best sauce in the world”. In the short time that I've been cooking, I've learned that improvisation and creativity are often the best (and only) ingredients to be found in my kitchen. Many a time, Bryan and I have had to draw upon our creative abilities, invoke the mighty gods of “wing it” and, in an act that many culinary experts would consider heretical, create a cheap yet, delicious imitation of the real thing.
Ingredients
- 2 Cans of Cream of Mushroom Soup
- 1 Medium Onion (diced)
- ¼ Cup of Garlic (diced)
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 table spoons of pepper
- 2 cubes of beef bullion
- ⅓ cup of water
- 3 cups of mushrooms (sliced)
- ¼ cup of soy sauce
- ⅔ cup of sour cream
- ⅓ of milk
- 24 oz of dry egg noodles
- 10 large button mushrooms (sliced)
Cooking Directions
- Brown the beef in a medium to large skillet and drain.
- Add black pepper, onion, bullion cubes, water, and garlic to beef and sautee until onions are reduced (lightly browned).
- Add in mushrooms and simmer for 10 minutes.
- In a mixing bowel combine cream of mushroom soup, milk, soy sauce; mix well until blended.
- Combine cream of mushroom mixture and ground beef in a large saucepan and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Add sour cream and simmer for another 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes.
- Serve over egg noodles.
Despite not technically being beef stroganoff, it was ten flavors of awesome. That's right, a full ten. With a little time, creativity, and determination I learned that sometimes it's not about duplicating a great recipe, it's about cheating so well you can't tell the difference. At the very least you've made something you can call your own; if you're really lucky you might even make it better.
Okay, I trust you - it does look a bit like what the dogs deposit on the floor after eating too fast - but I will make it tonight and test it out.
Next time we should double the mushrooms.
This was good. I really couldn't taste the garlic but other people could. It was delicious.
Just want you to know someone out here found your recipe, tried it, and it was good!
Thank you for sharing!