Beef Stroganoff

Beef Stroganoff

Serves 6

Ingredients

4 onions thinly sliced
120g butter
120g mushrooms, sliced
juice of a lemon
25g plain flour
250ml double cream
1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon of strong mustard
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1 kilo of thinly sliced sirloin steak
salt and pepper

Melt 100g butter in a large pan add the onions and cook over a low heat for ten minutes, stirring occasionally, until they are golden brown
Add the mushrooms and the lemon juice cover and cook and shake occasionally for ten minutes. Leave to one side.

In a saucepan melt 20 g butter add the flour and cook for 2 minutes stir in the cream and cook for 6 minutes, season with salt and pepper remove from heat and stir in the mustard. Clean the frying pan and heat the oil in the pan, fry the steak for 5minutes or so until browned and tender. Stir the onion mixture into the pan, mix and pour into a bowl, heat the sauce, add more cream if needed. Pour the sauce over the meat and serve.

Serve with boiled long grain rice