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Michael Kuettner[_2_]

wrote:
> On Tue, 04 Feb 2014 22:01:12 -0800, sf > wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 04 Feb 2014 21:39:24 -0500, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> My mother rarely made beef stroganoff but when she did it was for
>>> special occasions. I've posted the recipe before, not going to bother
>>> again. She always used a very good cut of beef. Tenderloin, actually.
>>> Partially frozen and very thinly sliced.
>>
>> I would never do that to decent beef.
>
> The point you miss is that true Stroganoff is a delicious treatment
> for good beef, it really can't be made with cheapo beef. That's like
> saying you will make Beef Wellington with stewing beef rather than
> tenderloin !

The point you are missing is that our Merkin friends talk about
"Beef Stroganoff" (obviously an USAn dish), but not about "Boeuf
Stroganoff".
The recipe which caused that thread is shitty; only fit for cheap meat.

Cheers,

Michael Kuettner