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Beef Stroganoff with Matchstick Potatoes
  • 1 kg Beef Filet
  • 50 gm butter
  • Paprika
  • 2 Shallots
  • 200 gm mushrooms (or button mushrooms)
  • Olive oil
  • 150 ml sour cream
  • Parsley
  • Salt and black pepper
  • Matchstick Potatoes
  • 4 large potatoes
  • Sunflower oil for deep frying
 
 
  1. Cut the potatoes into very thin sticks and place in a bowl of water. Leave aside until ready to be used.
  1. Cut the beef into 1cm thick sticks by first slicing then cutting the slices into sticks across the grain.
  1. In a large pot, or deep-fat fryer, start heating sunflower oil up to 190°C. Remove the potatoes from the water and dry thoroughly in a clean towel or kitchen paper. Fry between 3 and 5 minutes until lightly browned or golden then leave to rest on kitchen napkin.
  1. Melt butter in a large frying pan on a medium heat, then add in between 1/2 and 3/4 of a tablespoon of paprika and thinly sliced shallots. Soften the shallot slowly for a few minutes. Add in the roughly chopped mushrooms and fry for about 2 minutes. Empty the frying pan onto a plate and keep warm. Do not clean the pan you will need it again soon.
  1. In the frying pan, pour in a little olive or sunflower oil and turn up to high. Quickly stir-fry the meat for about 1 minute and season with salt and pepper. Add in the shallot/mushroom mixture as well as the cream. Bring up to the boil and simmer for about 1 minute until slightly thickened. Meanwhile chop up the parsley and add into the mix at the end of cooking.
 
 
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