Valentine Dinner for 2.................
(with 2 portions left!)
Pete’s Beef Stroganoff
Ingredients
400g Sainsbury’s extra lean casserole steak, sliced into strips (ff)
2 onions, sliced (s)(sff)
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped (sff)
150g button mushrooms (s)(sff)
1tsp paprika
1tbsp Worcester sauce
1 Knorr herb stock pot
1 Knorr beef stock pot made into 250g stock
1 pack of Schultz garlic, mushroom & cream sauce (4.5 syn/4=1.125 syns each)
350mL skimmed milk (3syn/4=0.75 syn each)
300g long grain rice (ff)
1 chilli, finely chopped & de-seeded (s)(sff)
Cupful of frozen peas (ss)(ff)
Method
Place the beef into the freezer for 30-45 mins to stiffen it, remove & slice into thin strips, cook dry in a frying pan until browned, remove & set aside.
Spray the frying pan with Fry Light and sweat the onions, chilli & garlic, add the button mushrooms & cook for a few minutes, add the Knorr Herb stock pot, mix well until the herbs are infused.
Add the beef, mix well, and add beef stock & Worcester sauce. Make up the sauce mix as per the instructions on the packet and when it starts to thicken, add to the beef & mushrooms, mix well, add the paprika, Worcester sauce, (At this point you could place ingredients in a slow cooker and leave to slow cook.) seasoning & cook for 20-30 mins. Put the peas in 5 mins before serving.
Measure the amount of rice required, add 3 times the amount of water, add rice & cook for 20 mins, or until the water has gone, removed when cooked, place in a sieve & place the sieve on the saucepan and cover with a lid, allow to steam for a few minutes, until the beef is ready.
Serve on a bed of rice. and a side salad.
Followed by Melon Slices
(eat your heart out M&S!)