cooking · Recipe
Biff Stroganoff
From a video by Markus Aujalay · 10 min watch
A Swedish take on beef stroganoff featuring tender beef strips in a creamy sherry-based sauce with mushrooms, onions, and pickles, served over mashed potatoes.

Source video — Markus Aujalay on YouTube
From the creator
Total time
~1 hour 15 minutesEstimated by Unreel from the recipe steps — the creator didn't state this.
Hands-on
~25 minutesEstimated by Unreel from the recipe steps — the creator didn't state this.
Servings
4 servings
Difficulty
EasyEstimated by Unreel from the recipe steps — the creator didn't state this.
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Ingredients
Ingredients scaled to 4 servings
- 600 g beef tenderloin
- 1 yellow onion
- garlic
- 200 g forest mushrooms
- oil
- butter
- tomato paste
- Dijon mustard
- paprika powder
- 1 beef bouillon cube
- 1 dry sherry
- water
- 3 heavy cream
- 2 salted cucumbers
- Chinese mushroom soy sauce
- salt
- black pepper
- parsley
- potatoes
- crème fraîche
Preparation
- Step 1Peel and boil the potatoes in salted water for 20 minutes until soft enough to mash.
- Step 2Slice the yellow onion, finely chop the garlic cloves, and slice the forest mushrooms.
- Step 3Slice the beef tenderloin into strips, season with salt and black pepper.
- Step 4Brown the seasoned beef tenderloin in a pan with oil and butter, then remove it from the pan.
- Step 5In the same pan, fry the sliced onion, mushrooms, and garlic.
- Step 6Add the tomato paste, paprika powder, beef bouillon cube, Dijon mustard, dry sherry, water, heavy cream, and Chinese mushroom soy sauce. Simmer for 10 minutes.
- Step 7Slice the salted cucumbers and chop the parsley.
- Step 8Season the sauce with salt and black pepper to taste, then stir in the sliced salted cucumbers and the browned beef tenderloin.
- Step 9Mash the boiled potatoes and serve the stroganoff topped with chopped parsley and a dollop of crème fraîche if desired.
Notes
- Sherry elevates this classic dish to new heights.