Jeff Mauro's Ground Beef Stroganoff with Caramelized Mushrooms and Crispy Onions, Beauty, as seen on The Kitchen, Season 38/39
Recipe courtesy of Jeff Mauro

Ground Beef Stroganoff with Caramelized Mushrooms and Crispy Onions

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  • Level: Easy
  • Total: 50 min
  • Active: 25 min
  • Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Beef stroganoff is a classic, but in the Mauro house, we're switching it up by using ground beef. Try my trick with baking soda to tenderize the beef, keep it moist and improve browning.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Gently mix the ground beef with the baking soda in a bowl until combined, then let it sit for 15 minutes. (This will help keep all that lovely fat contained in the ground beef.)
  2. Heat a large Dutch oven to medium heat. Add 2 tablespoons butter and let melt, then add the mushrooms and saute until very caramelized and deep brown, 7 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
  3. Add the remaining tablespoon butter to the pan and add the onions; season with salt and pepper. Saute until translucent, 7 to 8 minutes. Deglaze with the sherry. Let the sherry evaporate, then add the garlic and beef and stir. Bring the heat to medium-high and sauté, stirring frequently, until browning occurs but the beef is still slightly pink. Add the flour and stir to cook through the flour, 1 minute. Add the stock and wine, scraping any fond and brown bits off the bottom of the pan. Bring to a simmer, then let simmer for about 5 minutes. Season to taste. Add the egg noodles and continue to simmer until the noodles are al dente, another 10 minutes.
  4. Take off the heat and stir in the sour cream. Season again to taste with salt and pepper. Serve in a bowl and top with the caramelized mushrooms, french fried onions and minced chives; serve with extra sour cream to spoon on.