Pork beef stroganoff is a fairly simple dish that has many cooking options with various spices and sauces. The hardest part is beating the meat.
Beef stroganoff - an aristocratic dish of Russian cuisine
This dish got its name thanks to Count Stroganov himself. It was he who invented this method of preparing meat by slicing. This gave any meat a special tenderness and aroma. With this preparation, the meat was cooked very quickly and literally began to melt in the mouth. This was also achieved by using a special sauce.
Initially, it was supposed to make beef stroganoff only from veal meat. However, today this dish is made from pork, chicken and beef. The recipes for making sauce for such meat are also varied. Beef stroganoff with cream, tomato sauce and pasta is especially popular.
Ingredients for making pork beef stroganoff
In order to prepare pork stroganoff, you need 1 kilogram of pork tenderloin, 150 grams of cream, 1 tablespoon of flour, 20 grams of butter, 1 head of onion, a teaspoon of sugar and salt, seasoning.
Cooking features
The meat must be cut across the grain. Each piece is hammered only through the cling film. The resulting meat cakes are cut into separate thin strips. They are salted and pepper, then rolled in flour. The onion is chopped and fried in vegetable oil until golden brown.
Pieces of meat are laid in a frying pan, and then they are fried over high heat until golden brown. This semi-prepared meat is poured into a saucepan. In a frying pan, then sauce is made for this dish. The flour is sautéed with butter until a yellowish hue appears. Cream, spices and tomato paste are added.
Pork beef stroganoff is poured over the sauce and simmered for about half an hour. 5 minutes before cooking, sprinkle everything with herbs, such as parsley.
Serving pork beef stroganoff
Such a delicious dish can be served with different side dishes. For example, it can be served with mashed potatoes with the meat on top. The dish can be additionally decorated with herbs or gherkins. Another way of serving the dish is with boiled buckwheat. It can be spread over lettuce leaves and sprinkled with stew on top. Another option is hiking. In this case, you can take toast bread as a basis. Put a leaf of lettuce on it, and then pour over a generous amount of beef stroganoff. Lightly salted cucumbers can also be a good addition.
