Recipes · Russian · Main Courses
Beef Stroganoff (Russian Beef in Sour Cream Sauce)
One serving has 621 kcal and 39 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of niacin (101%), selenium (91%), cobalamin (88%), zinc (84%), pyridoxine (82%) and phosphorus (63%). Ready in 27 minutes.

- Preparation: 10 min
- Cooking: 17 min
- Makes: 1 serving (414 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: High protein, Low carb
- Contains: beef, celery, dairy, gluten, mustard
Ingredients
- 170 g Beef sirloin steak, raw
- 40 g Onions, raw
- 60 g Mushrooms, white button, raw
- 60 g Sour cream
- 8 g Flour, all-purpose
- 10 g Butter, unsalted
- 60 g Beef broth
- 5 g Mustard
- 1 g Salt
- 0.3 g Black pepper
Method
- Cut the beef into thin strips and season with the salt and pepper.
- Melt half the butter in a hot pan and sear the beef strips quickly, 1-2 minutes, until browned but still tender inside; remove and set aside.
- Add the remaining butter to the pan with the onion and mushrooms, and cook for 6-8 minutes until softened and golden.
- Sprinkle in the flour and cook for 1 minute, then stir in the beef broth and mustard and simmer for 3-4 minutes until slightly thickened.
- Stir in the sour cream and warm through gently without letting it boil hard, then return the beef and its juices to the pan and heat through for 1-2 minutes.
- Serve hot, classically over egg noodles or with mashed potato.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 621 kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 15.1 g | |
| Water | 311 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.8 g | 6% |
| Protein | 39.4 g | 82% |
| Tryptophan | 0.28 g | |
| Threonine | 1.5 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.7 g | |
| Leucine | 3 g | |
| Lysine | 3.1 g | |
| Methionine | 0.94 g | |
| Cystine | 0.47 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.5 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1.2 g | |
| Valine | 1.9 g | |
| Histidine | 1.2 g | |
| Fat | 44.6 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 15.7 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.9 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.3 g | |
| Saturated | 21.1 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.48 g | |
| Cholesterol | 190 mg | |
| Calcium | 126 mg | 13% |
| Copper | 0.35 mg | 39% |
| Iron | 3.5 mg | 19% |
| Magnesium | 55.5 mg | 18% |
| Manganese | 0.23 mg | 13% |
| Phosphorus | 441 mg | 63% |
| Potassium | 905 mg | 19% |
| Selenium | 50 µg | 91% |
| Sodium | 777 mg | |
| Zinc | 6.8 mg | 84% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.24 mg | 22% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.56 mg | 51% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 14.2 mg | 101% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 2.3 mg | 46% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 1.1 mg | 82% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 56.6 µg | 14% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 2.1 µg | 88% |
| Choline | 171 mg | 40% |
| Vitamin A | 143 µg | 20% |
| Vitamin C | 4.8 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 4.2 IU | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 1.1 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin K | 4.9 µg | 5% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
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