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On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 14:58:05 -0400, wrote:

> On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 07:59:34 -0800, sf > wrote:
>
> >On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 07:10:21 -0400, 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 !
> >
> >I'm not missing any point, but I think you are. Only cretins do
> >something like that to decent beef.
>
> Which shows you have never tasted proper, good, Beef Stroganoff. Then
> again, you are the one stews it up with liquid etc. so why am I
> surprised you don't understand.

It's pretty simple. When I have a decent piece of beef, I want it
rare and not stewed in some sauce as if it was shoe leather.

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