Beef Stroganoff Casserole

By ebdonahue

My preference, when making a dish like this, is to cut the meat the same way I would a London broil; in thin slices against the grain. When it's cut like that, it doesn't matter if the cooking time isn't long enough to break down the collagen and tenderize the meat, because it does the job for you.

The Verdict

The flavor of this dish is very good and all three of us enjoyed it. I don't understand the need for added step of baking the finished stroganoff though. It looked and tasted perfect before I poured it into the dish and we would have gladly eaten it right then and there. Baking it for the extra 20 minutes served only to have the moisture absorbed in the pasta, drying out what started out as a perfectly creamy dish.

What I'd Do Different Next Time

I'd fully cook the pasta and skip the whole 20-minute baking part.

from Family Circle Magazine, September 2012

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 teaspoon each salt and black pepper
• 1 pound sirloin or beef tips, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 10 ounce package cremini mushrooms, cleaned, trimmed and sliced
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 14 1/2 ounce can beef broth
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry (optional)
• 1 12 ounce bag egg noodles
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2/3 cup French-fried onions

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 20mins
Adapted from takingonmagazines.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Bring a large pot of salted water to boiling. Coat a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season steak with 1/4 tsp each of the salt and pepper. Add steak to skillet in single layer. Cook 3 to 4 minutes, turning once. Remove to a plate.

Reduce heat to medium and add onion. Cook 3 minutes. Stir in mushrooms and saute 5 minutes. Add remaining 1/4 tsp each salt and pepper. Sprinkle with flour. Cook 1 minute. Whisk in broth. Bring to a simmer and add sherry, if using. Simmer 3 minutes.

Cook noodles in boiling water for 5 minutes. Drain. Remove sauce from heat and slowly stir in meat and sour cream. Add noodles and spoon into prepared dish. Cover with foil; bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes. Uncover and top with fried onions.