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Amped-Up Beef Stroganoff is ideal dish for Valentine’s Day

This Jan. 13, 2017 photo shows Beef Stroganoff. This amped-up beef stroganoff is a 1-pot noodle dish made with filet mignon, dried mushrooms, tomato paste and
Dijon mustard. It’s a perfect dish for Valentine’s Day.
Associated Press
SARA MOULTON Stroganoff. To start, the What to serve alongside 1 tablespoon flour rooms are lightly browned.
Associated Press basics remain unchanged this love offering? A nice re- 1/3 cup dry red wine Add the garlic, thyme, to-
Primed to romance your — thin slices of beef fillet freshing salad involving cit- 4 ounces egg noodles mato paste and flour and
certain someone on Val- topped with a sauce of rus will provide the perfect 1/2 cup sour cream cook, stirring, 1 minute.
entine’s Day? Nothing says fresh mushrooms and sour contrast. And don’t forget 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard Add the red wine, reserved
“I love you” more persua- cream, all of it ladled over the stagecraft! Set a prop- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon broth, 1 1/2 cups water, the
sively than a home-cooked noodles. But I’ve beefed er table with cloth napkins juice chopped porcini and the
meal. This one-pot noodle up the umami — and inten- and mats, a candle or two, Chopped fresh parsley for noodles to the skillet. Bring
dish, a variation on Beef sified the taste — with dried and a bottle of robust red garnish to a boil, reduce to a sim-
Stroganoff, is the ideal mes- mushrooms, tomato paste wine. In a small saucepan com- mer, and cook, covered,
senger. and Dijon mustard. Also, AMPED-UP BEEF STROGA- bine the porcini mushrooms stirring occasionally, until
Although the roots of the we cook the noodles in the NOFF and the beef broth and the noodles are just al den-
classic recipe are cer- sauce, which makes them Start to finish: 1 hour bring the mixture just to a te, about 10 minutes, add-
tifiably aristocratic — a that much more delicious. Servings: 2 boil. Remove the pan from ing additional water if nec-
French chef working for Ideally, your steak of 1 1/2 ounces dried porcini, the heat and let the mush- essary to keep the noodles
Count Pavel Stroganoff, a choice will be beef fillet — rinsed rooms steep for 15 minutes. partly submerged. Stir in the
Russian, created it in the it is Valentine’s Day, after 1 1/2 cups low-sodium beef Strain the liquid through a sour cream, Dijon and lem-
early 1800s — Beef Stro- all — but if you don’t want or chicken broth fine strainer, reserving it, on juice; adjust the season-
ganoff was being treated to splurge, you can swap 2 tablespoons extra-virgin and chop the mushrooms. ing if necessary. Add the
pretty roughly in America in less expensive cuts. And olive oil In a large skillet, heat the beef and beef juices and
by the 1960s. At that time, if you can’t find dried por- 8 ounces filet mignon cut oil over medium- high heat. simmer just until the meat
when “convenience” cini, you’ll be fine with dried into 1-inch cubes Season the meat with salt is heated, about 1 minute.
trumped every other value, shiitakes or a mix of dried Kosher salt and black pep- and pepper and add it Serve right away, sprinkled
home cooks loved being mushrooms. In truth, any per to the pan. Sear the meat with the parsley.
able to whip up a fancy dried mushroom packs a 1/4 cup finely chopped quickly on all sides and Nutritional information per
main course using canned one-two punch, contribut- shallot or onion transfer it to a plate. serving: 871 calories; 338
gravy, canned mushrooms, ing not only itself, but also 4 ounces sliced fresh mush- Reduce the heat to medi- calories from fat; 38 g fat
canned minced onions the savory liquid generated rooms (white, cremini, ex- um, add the shallot to the (14 g saturated; 0 g trans
and canned roast beef. when it’s rehydrated. That otic or a mix) skillet and cook stirring until fats); 203 mg cholesterol;
We’re gonna treat it with mushroom liqueur makes a 2 teaspoons minced garlic softened; add the mush- 419 mg sodium; 65 g carbo-
a little more respect in this lip-smacking base for any 2 teaspoons fresh thyme rooms and cook, stirring hydrate; 7 g fiber; 9 g sugar;
recipe for Amped-Up Beef sauce. 1 tablespoon tomato paste occasionally until the mush- 53 g protein.q