Name: Pressure Cooker Beef Stroganoff
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 85 min
Yield: serves 4 people
Cuisine: Russian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 500 g beef chuck (1.1 lbs); 2 onions; 1/2 celery stalk; 2 cloves of garlic; 750 ml water (3 cups + 1/4 cup); 100 g fresh button mushrooms (3.5 oz); 1/2 tsp dried oregano, 1/2 tsp dried thyme and 1/2 tsp dried marjoram; 1 bay leaf; 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley; 1/4 tsp tomato paste; 1 tsp dijon mustard; 1 tbsp dried porcini mushrooms; 2 tsp butter (10g); 10 g all purpose flour (1 tbsp + 1 tsp); 50 g sour cream (1.8 oz); 50 g heavy cream (1.8 oz); 1 tsp olive oil (for finishing); 1/2 leek (for finishing); 100 g fresh button mushrooms (3.5 oz) (for finishing); 1 handful of fresh parsley

Pressure Cooker Beef Stroganoff

Mmm, Rich Pressure Cooker Beef Stroganoff, such a tasty treat. How are you guys doing this December? For me, going out and getting some fresh air into my lungs is pure happiness. Even though the air is cold and sharp, I feel like going just going on a 30 minute walk gives me so much new energy in these slow December. I know, it’s all hectic with upcoming holidays and everything that goes with it, but on the other hand, the bright days are shorter which still gives us a small break to relax and take time to work on our hobby, our passions and more time to cook new dishes. Today we are sharing one of our favorite pressure cooker beef recipes. Beef Stroganoff, a Russian dish, that everyone who likes beef will love. Originally, Beef Stroganoff is prepared with expensive cuts of beef, like beef tenderloin, but used a cheaper cut, which then cooks for a longer period of time, just to get that same effect, which is a delicious, soft, juicy meat. The preparation is easy and while the stroganoff is cooking, for 40 minutes you can do other things around the house, because there’s no need to watch it, stir the meat or whatever else you do while cooking, pressure cooker does all the work. It also freezes very well, which makes it great for any day of the week. You can serve it with tagliatelle pasta, rich, mashed potatoes or even speatzle. Tender, juicy beef, creamy and rich sauce. Such a fantastic dish.

How to make Beef Stroganoff?

This Beef Stroganoff is prepared in a pressure cooker. However, if you don’t own one, no problem. You can cook this one in a nice, large heavy-bottomed pot. Instead of cooking for 40 minutes in a pressure cooker, you will need to cook for 2 hours on low heat, covered with a lid.

The meat will be super tender, juicy, soft. The sauce creamy, rich and incredibly tasty and button mushrooms and leek will make it all even better.

Beef - We used beef chuck in this recipe. After a long time of cooking in a pressure cooker the meat just falls apart, it’s soft, tender, incredibly juicy. In the original version beef tenderloin is used, but that requires a different type of cooking.

Button Mushrooms - Always use fresh button mushrooms in this recipe, white or brown. We don’t recommend using other types of mushrooms, because the button mushrooms stay nice and thick and that’s not the case with other types. Add dried porcini for an extra kick in taste and flavor.

Sauce - Using butter and flour (Ration 1:1) make roux. Add the sour cream and heavy cream. That will thicken the sauce and make it richer, tastier.

Parsley - Always use fresh parsley, it adds a lovely freshness.

Can I freeze Beef Stroganoff?

YES. Pressure cookers are usually big, which is great for cooking large quantities and them freezing them for when we don’t have so much time to cook. We recommend making double the amount stated in this recipe.

Important: Once you unfreeze the beef stroganoff, put in a pot, add a small amount of water and bring to a boil. Leave to boil for 5 minutes, to really cook the mushrooms through.

Classic Beef Stroganoff Recipe

This is not the classic beef stroganoff recipe. In the original version the beef stroganoff is prepared faster, in a cream sauce, using an expensive beef cut, like beef tenderloin or filet mignon. Since we wanted to use a cheaper beef cut and we wanted our beef chuck to be just as tender and delicious, we needed to cook it for longer. In February we made a quicker winter version, Beef Stroganoff with Kale, click HERE for the recipe.

What to serve with Beef Stroganoff?

It’s best to serve Beef Stroganoff with tagliatelle pasta, rich or mashed potatoes. An amazing side dish for Stroganoff is also parsnip puree or speatzle.

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