When my daughter was about 20, she developed an inexplicable craving for Beef Stroganoff...... However, my daughter enjoyed it so we prepared it once a month or so for a couple years. Eventually, she tired of it and I haven’t prepared Stroganoff now for about five or six years.
Last week I was reading a book review in Saveur and as part of the article they reproduced a James Beard’s recipe for Beef Stroganoff. Beard’s recipe is simple and the beef used is tenderloin. Also, no mushrooms. I said what the hell, let’s try this chestnut one more time.
And, WOW, the tenderloin made all the difference! The Stroganoff came out silky smooth, melt-in-your-mouth delectable.This was a great comfort-food dinner; MrsSvelte wants it again next week.
What a sweet Dad.
Stroganoff. It is comforting. I'm going to try it with tenderloin. I bet that is good. I just gotta have my mushrooms added though. Thanks for the recipe, drsvelte. I always used the McCormicks mix. Mr. Kitty always called it Beef Strokemeoff. Steven always said "yuck, stop feeding me Russian food." I still love that stuff.
You slay me, Miss Kitty.
In our house, Hungarian Goulash was king of the kitchen. My mother cooked it at least every other week. Lots of paprika, caraway seed and sour cream. I still love it. Neither of my children do, did, or ever will.
Wow, every other week. Lucky...I
this comfort food too. Tell us how to make it, please. It's kinda a coinkydink in a fuNNe kinda way that both of these dinners are noted in this same thread to me. I 'd to eat both these things at different childhood's friends houses when invited, and have made my own versions for my kids through the years. I never realized about the caraway seed or sour cream. Rye bread is one food that is not my fave, maybe I left the caraway out on purpose. Taste buds do mature. I'm gonna have to try it again because I've always thought my goulash was missing something. It sounds grayt. hmmm I saw a pretty can of imported Hungarian paprika at Publix. It said 'sweet' paprika. I guess that's the same as regular. 
Guess, I'll just have to try it and find out!
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