BEEF STROGANOFF

This dish is probably in my list of top 5 all-time favorite dishes. I'm pretty sure the LOADS of butter I use may play a small part in that rating ;).

Beef Stroganoff
Butter and/or olive oil for frying
8 oz mushrooms, sliced
2 medium onions, sliced thin
1 (20-oz) sirloin steak, cut into 1” strips
1/2 flour, for dredging
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 garlic powder
½ cup red wine, plus more for deglazing pan
16 oz beef consomme, or beef stock
1 pint sour cream
1 TBSP Worcestershire sauce
Salt and pepper
Egg noodles or rice as an accompaniment
Parsley, for garnish (optional)

In a hot sauté pan melt butter and sauté the mushrooms first and then add the onions. The mushrooms take a little longer. Season the flour with salt, pepper and garlic powder and dredge the meat in the flour. In another sauté pan or skillet, melt butter and brown strips of sirloin that have been dredged in flour, and set aside. When the onions, mushrooms and meat are done, deglaze both of the pans with a little red wine and combine all ingredients into one pan. Add 2 cups beef stock, wine, ½ of the pint of sour cream, and the Worcestershire sauce. Simmer for 30 to 45 minutes. During the cooking the sour cream will separate and some of the butterfat will become visible. This is normal, just stir the pot. Just before serving add the balance of the sour cream, stir to combine. Serve over noodles or brown rice and garnish with parsley.
Difficulty: Easy Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour Yield: 4 to 6 Servings
This recipe was found on FoodNetwork.com. I made a few changes to it. It had been submitted by one of their viewers.

Lazy Jane Casserole

This was always one of my favorite dishes when I was a child. My mother had gotten the recipe from her sister, who was my favorite aunt. She was absolutely religious about remembering to send birthday presents to us girls. In fact, if it was my birthday, she would include gifts for my sisters, as well...same for my sisters' birthdays....all children got a gift. She never married or had children of her own, and was confined to a wheelchair for many years. She was my Pen-Pal, my confidante. She lived in Idaho and I was in Washington when we first began corresponding. I was probably 7 or 8 years old at the time. We later moved to California, where I only got to see her once a year, when my grandparents came to visit and brought her with them. She passed away in the mid-70s at a very young age (36, I believe) and her death hit me hard, as I loved her so much. She also gave my mom the Eastern Beef Casserole recipe that is available in my archives (and has become a favorite of my hubby!).

Lazy Jane Casserole

1 lb beef stew meat
1 can beef broth
3/4 tsp salt
1 large onion, sliced
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1/4 cup flour
1/2 cup burgundy or dry red wine

Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix all ingredients together (I brown the stew meat first, but that is not part of the original recipe); place in casserole dish and cover and bake for 3 hours.

I love and miss you, Aunt Gail!