Beef Stroganoff

Hauntingly good!!! This was so good my girlfriend that is known for her Beef Stroganoff was pissed that I blew her out of the water.. like not a little pissed.. really pissed.

It took 2 days with the Braised beef short ribs.. but hint hint, I can leave out the short ribs.. use hamburger.. or even steal the wine spice mix from the beef shortrib, mix it with the hamburger - lower portions- and let the Stroganoff recipie do all the work.. the fresh mushrooms, heavy cream.. this and the creamed corn have been my two favorites so far!!

I thought this was very good but not great. Like many recipes in this cookbook, this takes a while to prepare. I didn't think it was really necessary to saute the mushrooms as specifically as called for. Once they are in the sauce, I don't think anyone would be able to tell the difference.

This made a lot of sauce so I didn't toss the pasta with all of it, and instead, served the extra at the table. This turned out to be a good decision because the pasta absorbed most of the sauce so it was nice to be able to add more.

This makes a lot more than four servings. Now the extra sauce will be good on the leftovers tomorrow.