Beef Stroganoff

Ingredients

• 2 cups uncooked egg noodles
• 2 tablespoons butter, divided
• 2 teaspoons dried parsley flakes, divided
• 1-1/2 pounds cube steak, sirloin or tenderloin steak
• Kosher salt, freshly cracked black pepper and garlic powder, to taste
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil (olive oil, vegetable, canola or corn oil)
• 1 medium onion, halved and sliced
• 1 (8 ounce) package sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 (10-1/2 ounce) can original cream of mushroom soup (Great for Cooking variety)
• 1-1/2 cups beef broth
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon Cajun/Creole seasoning, (like Slap Ya Mama), or to taste
• 1/2 cup of sour cream, or to taste

Instructions

1. 1

   Prepare egg noodles according to package directions; drain, toss with 1/2 tablespoon of the butter and 1 teaspoon of the parsley flakes.

2. 2

   Heat remaining butter with oil in a large, lidded skillet over medium high heat.

3. 3

   Slice meat into 1/2-inch strips, about 1-1/2 inches in length, and cutting against the grain, seasoning both sides with salt, pepper and garlic powder.

4. 4

   Toss in the flour, shaking away the excess. Brown meat in butter mixture on both sides, remove from skillet and set aside.

5. 5

   Add onion to the skillet and cook for about 3 minutes, until softened and onions are slightly caramelized, scraping up browned bits from bottom of skillet.

6. 6

   Add mushrooms and cook another 3 minutes.

7. 7

   Push mixture to the sides of the pan, add the cream of mushroom soup to the center, add Worcestershire and stir in beef broth, until well blended.

8. 8

   Draw the mushroom and onion mixture into the cream soup mixture. Bring to a boil, return meat to the pan, together with any accumulated juices, stir, cover, reduce heat to low.

9. 9

   Simmer for approximately 30 minutes for cube steaks or 10 to 15 for sirloin/tenderloin, until thickened and meat is tender.

10. 10

    Remove from heat, stir in parsley, Cajun seasoning and sour cream; taste and adjust seasonings.

11. 11

    Serve over hot, cooked noodles.