Skinny beef stroganoff
Beef stroganoff is creamy and delicious. This recipe substitutes the cream for Greek yoghurt, and uses lean beef for a skinnier version of a comforting classic.
Skinny beef stroganoff
Ingredients
- 300g basmati rice
Pickles
- 1 red onion
- 4 small gherkins
- Handful parsley leaves
- 4 tbsp white wine vinegar
Beef stroganoff
- 300g mushrooms
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 lemon, juice and zest
- Handful parsley stalks
- 200g fillet steak
- 1 tsp paprika
- Salt and pepper
- 1 shot brandy
- 1 tub Greek yoghurt
- Little milk
Method
- Boil the rice in salted water until al dente.
- To make the pickles, finely slice the onion and the gherkins and roughly chop the parsley leaves, reserving the stalks for the sauce.
- Place in a small bowl with the vinegar and allow to marinate until you cook the rest of the dish.
- Finely chop the onion, garlic and parsley stalks and fry in a little bit of olive oil until fragrant.
- Chop the mushrooms into bite-sized pieces and add to the pan.
- Add the lemon juice and sautee until the mushrooms are soft.
- Chop the steak into bite-sized pieces and toss in the paprika, lemon zest, salt and pepper.
- Transfer the mushrooms into a bowl and set aside.
- Fry the steak pieces in the same pan, turning over to make sure they are cooked on all sides.
- Add the brandy and allow to cook until the alcohol is cooked off.
- Return the mushrooms to the pan and add the yoghurt and the milk.
- Bring to the boil and turn off the heat.
- Serve on top of the basmati rice.
- Squeeze excess vinegar out of the pickles and place on top of the beef stroganoff and serve.