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America's Test Kitchen is a real 2,500 square foot test kitchen located just outside of Boston that is home to more than three dozen full-time cooks and product testers. Our mission is simple: to develop the absolute best recipes for all of your favorite foods. To do this, we test each recipe 30, 40, sometimes as many as 70 times, until we arrive at the combination of ingredients, technique, temperature, cooking time, and equipment that yields the best, most-foolproof recipe. America’s Test Kitchen's online cooking school is based on nearly 20 years of test kitchen work in our own facility, on the recipes created for Cook's Illustrated Magazine, and on our two public television cooking shows. In the spirit of the Sochi Winter Olympics, we'd like to share the recipe for one of our favorite Russian classics, beef stroganoff, but adapted for the perfectly low-and-slow, hands-off convenience of a slow cooker. One bowl of this hearty beef stew - doled over buttery egg noodles, of course - is the perfect meal for the coldest day. Warm up with more kitchen-tested recipes on Cook's Country Slow-Cooker Beef Stroganoff If you can’t find large chunks of stew meat, buy a 4- to 5-pound chuck roast and cut it yourself, trimming away excess fat. This stroganoff can be made up to 2 days in advance, but the sour cream and dill should be added just before serving. 1 1/2 cups low-sodium beef broth 1. Combine 1/2 cup broth and porcini in bowl and microwave until steamy and mushrooms have softened, about 1 minute. Line fine-mesh strainer with one paper towel and strain porcini, reserving liquid. Chop porcini fine and set aside. 2. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Cook onions and tomato paste, stirring frequently, until lightly browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Stir in wine, soy sauce, remaining broth, chopped porcini, and reserved porcini liquid, scraping up any browned bits with wooden spoon. Bring broth mixture to boil, then transfer to slow cooker. Add beef and white mushrooms to slow cooker, cover, and cook on high until meat is tender, 6 to 7 hours (or cook on low for 9 to 10 hours). 3. Set slow cooker to high, if necessary. Skim fat from surface. Transfer 2 cups sauce from slow cooker to large bowl and whisk in flour. Stir flour mixture into slow cooker and cook, covered, until sauce thickens, about 15 minutes. Stir in sour cream and dill and season with salt and pepper. Serve. On the side: Buttered egg noodles More from America's Test Kitchen: |
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Great recipe! My husband just ordered really nice meat online from http://www.rastellidirect.com/category.aspx?catID=833 and I wanted to use a new recipe for it. I have never made beef stroganoff before, sounds easy enough. Looks like I know what I am making this weekend. Thanks for the tip about the dill and sour cream, very helpful!
This is exactly what I need this winter! My husband is gluten free, I wonder if it will be as good with GF modifications. Guess there is only one way to find out!!
The porcini mushroom idea for this is awesome, and I'll adapt, although I'll still use my homemade beef stock instead of store bought beef broth (for the nutritional and taste value). I know it's about saving time, but I make the stuff in advance and it freezes nicely.
I am screaming with glee right now.
Me, too! This has now landed on the menu for Sunday night! I'll cut the recipe in half and take leftovers to work on Tuesday for lunch! Thanks, ATK (America's Test Kitchen)!