.jpg) A plate of beef Stroganoff with fried potato and pickled vegetables | |
| Course | Main |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Russian Empire |
| Region or state | Eastern Europe |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | Beef,smetana (sour cream) |
| Variations | (outside Russia): Chicken Stroganoff, sausage Stroganoff, mushroom Stroganoff, shrimp Stroganoff, veal Stroganoff, pork Stroganoff |
Beef Stroganoff orbeef Stroganov[a] is aRussian dish ofsautéed pieces ofbeef in a sauce of mustard andsmetana. From its origins in mid-19th-centuryTsarist Russia, it has become popular around the world, with considerable variation from the original recipe. Mushrooms are common in many variants.
The dish is named after one of the members of theStroganov family.[2][3][4][5] A legend attributes its invention to French cooks working for the family,[6] but several researchers point out that the recipe is a refined version of older Russian dishes.[3][4] InRussian the dish is calledБефстро́ганов from theFrenchBœuf Stroganoff.[7]
Elena Molokhovets [ru]'s classic Russian cookbookA Gift to Young Housewives gives the first known recipe forGovjadina po-strogonovski, s gorchitseju, "Beefà la Stroganov, with mustard", in its 1871 edition.[8][3][4] The recipe involves beefcubes (not strips) prepared in a dry marinade of salt and allspice, and then sautéed in butter. The sauce is a simpleroux mixed withprepared mustard andbroth, and finished with a small amount of sour cream: noonions, nomushrooms and no alcohol.
In 1891, the French chef Charles Brière, who was working in Saint Petersburg, submitted a recipe for beef Stroganoff to a competition sponsored by the French magazineL'Art culinaire.[4] This ledLarousse Gastronomique to assume that he was the inventor of this dish, but both the recipe and the name existed before then.
Another recipe, this one from 1909, adds onions andtomato sauce, and serves it with crisppotato straws, which are considered the traditional side dish for beef Stroganoff in Russia.[8][9] The version given in the 1938Larousse Gastronomique includes beefstrips, and onions, with either mustard or tomato paste optional.
After thefall ofTsarist Russia, the recipe was popularly served in the hotels and restaurants ofChina before the start ofWorld War II.[10]Russian andChinese immigrants, as well as US servicemen stationed inpre-Communist China, brought several variants of the dish to the United States, which may account for its popularity during the 1950s.[citation needed] It came to Hong Kong in the late fifties,[11] with Russian restaurants and hotels serving the dish withrice but not sour cream.[citation needed]
In 1960s United States, several manufacturers introduced dehydrated beef stroganoff mixes, which were mixed with cooked beef and sour cream.[12][13] It was also available freeze-dried for campers.[14]
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Beef Stroganoff preparation varies significantly not only based on geography, but based on other factors as well, such as the cut of meat and seasonings selected. Meat for the dish can be cut in different ways and is sometimes diced, cubed, or cut into strips. Some variations include mushrooms and onions or other vegetables and varied seasonings such as sugar, salt, black pepper, and bottledmarinades (especiallyWorcestershire sauce) and rubs.[15]
In the version often prepared in the United States today in restaurants and hotels, it consists of strips of beef filet with a mushroom, onion, andsour cream sauce, and is served over rice or noodles.[16] Today, the dish is generally served over wide or twistedegg noodles in the United States. British pubs usually serve a version of the dish with a creamy white wine sauce, whereas more "authentic" versions are often red stews with a scoop of sour cream separately served on top.[citation needed]
Larousse Gastronomique lists Stroganoff as a cream,paprika, veal stock and white wine recipe.The Brazilian variant includes diced beef or strips of beef with tomato sauce, onions, mushrooms and heavy cream. Brazilians also prepare Stroganoff with chicken or even shrimp instead of beef. It is commonly served with a side of shoe-string potatoes and white rice. In Portuguese it is calledStrogonoff orEstrogonofe.
Stroganoff is also popular inNordic countries. In Sweden, a common variant isKorv Stroganoff (lit. 'sausage Stroganoff'), which uses the localfalukorv sausage as a substitute for the beef. In Finland, the dish is calledmakkara-stroganoff, makkara meaning any kind of sausage. Beef Stroganoff is, however, also a common dish. Dicedbrined pickles are also a normal ingredient in Finnish Stroganoff.
Stroganoff's popularity extends to Japan, where it is most commonly served with white rice, or white rice seasoned with parsley and butter. Its popularity increased dramatically with the introduction of "instant sauce cubes" fromS&B Foods. These are cubes with dried seasoning and thickening agents that can be added to water, onion, beef, and mushrooms to make a Stroganoff-style sauce. Additionally, Japanese home recipes for Stroganoff frequently call for ingredients that are outside of Russian tradition, such as small amounts of soy sauce.[citation needed]
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link), English translation:Joyce Stetson Toomre, ed. (1998).Classic Russian Cooking: Elena Molokhovets' a Gift to Young Housewives. Indiana University Press.ISBN 978-0-25321210-8. The first edition (1861) did not include Beef Stroganoff, which first appeared in the 1871 edition (Volokh, 1983; Syutkin, 2015). The 1912 recipe mentioned by Toomre is in Alekandrova-Ignatieva, 1912, p. 611, but was also published in earlier editions.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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