Popular Post Chris... Posted January 9 Popular Post Share #1 Posted January 9 My wife thinks goulash and beef stroganoff are made with ground beef. Having eaten both in their traditional form I refuse to eat the American version. 3 2 2 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 9 Share #2 Posted January 9 If it tastes good, I don't care what she calls it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted January 9 Share #3 Posted January 9 I don’t eat beef strokinoff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted January 9 Share #4 Posted January 9 Goulash and beef stroganoff are much more better when made with cuts like Chuck roast, round roast, flank, or brisket. Ground beef is for burgers, tacos, and such. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 9 Share #5 Posted January 9 29 minutes ago, Chris... said: My wife thinks goulash and beef stroganoff are made with ground beef. Having eaten both in their traditional form I refuse to eat the American version. I prefer chili with a very coarse ground beef or very finely cubed beef. I do not like big chunks of meet in my chili. I would tend to agree with your wife about beef stroganoff. I do not make goulash, but I do make a beef stew, and for that, I used cubed stew meat instead of ground beef. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted January 9 Share #6 Posted January 9 Beef Stroganoff is good no matter what meat is in it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted January 9 Share #7 Posted January 9 1 hour ago, Chris... said: My wife thinks goulash and beef stroganoff are made with ground beef. Having eaten both in their traditional form I refuse to eat the American version. Your wife is WRONG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 9 Share #8 Posted January 9 12 minutes ago, Randomguy said: Your wife is WRONG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead ★ Posted January 9 Share #9 Posted January 9 I use chunks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted January 9 Share #10 Posted January 9 2 minutes ago, jsharr said: That is trailer action. Beef stroganoff never had and never will use ground beef in any way. Why are there only three fingers on that hand? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 9 Share #11 Posted January 9 10 minutes ago, Randomguy said: That is trailer action. Beef stroganoff never had and never will use ground beef in any way. Why are there only three fingers on that hand? shocker? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted January 9 Share #12 Posted January 9 My go to is sirloin tip or beef for stew, when making stroganoff. Ground beef is usually tacos, burgers, meatloaf (thanks, @Randomguy), meatballs, or this asian lettuce wrap thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted January 9 Share #13 Posted January 9 When my brother and I were young we grew tired of Indonesian food every day and so my mom looked for more “American” dishes to make us. Spaghetti was one but beef stroganoff was another. I remember her making it with thin strips of beef. Sour cream doesn’t really agree with me though so I haven’t had it in ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted January 9 Share #14 Posted January 9 1 hour ago, Randomguy said: Your wife is WRONG! Of course. Which is why he's venting here, not telling her she's wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted January 9 Share #15 Posted January 9 2 hours ago, Chris... said: I refuse to eat the American version Oh, for goodness sake! The next thing you'll tell us is that you won't eat goulash or beef stroganoff if they're made with beans, already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted January 9 Share #16 Posted January 9 33 minutes ago, 12string said: Of course. Which is why he's venting here, not telling her she's wrong. Some people use it. It is a cheaper version. I wouldn't necessarily say it is wrong. Is there really a wrong in cooking, if the chef likes it that way? Cooking can be fluid and subjective. Some people use beans in chili. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted January 9 Share #17 Posted January 9 2 hours ago, Chris... said: My wife thinks goulash and beef stroganoff are made with ground beef. Having eaten both in their traditional form I refuse to eat the American version. I like both the ground or steak strip versions. There was an excellent episode of America's Test Kitchen some years ago where they had experimented to see if they could use a cheap cut of steak for Beef Stronganoff. The traditional recipe uses tenderloin. My brother bought it, $22.99/lb, for our Christmas gathering and it was the best steak I've had in years. It was so good that no seasoning except a little horseradish was applied. But Stroganoff has a sauce and that means other cuts can work. America's Test Kitchen's recipe says: For a beefy stroganoff recipe, we substituted sirloin steak tips for traditional tenderloin. Marinating the meat in soy sauce made it as tender as tenderloin. Pan-roasting the meat in larger pieces developed rich flavor, and letting it rest before cutting it into strips preserved its juiciness. Adding just a touch of sour cream to the sauce completed our ideal beef stroganoff recipe, by providing body and tang without overwhelming the other flavors. The bastards at ATK and Cook's Country require a paid membership to see their recipes after a year - even though they show old episodes on PBS where they add, "for details see the recipe on our website," and you can't! But there are usually copies of the recipes elsewhere and I found their sirloin stroganoff recipe here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 9 Share #18 Posted January 9 1 minute ago, Dirtyhip said: Some people use it. It is a cheaper version. I wouldn't necessarily say it is wrong. Is there really a wrong in cooking, if the chef likes it that way? Cooking can be fluid and subjective. Some people use beans in chili. It's more about "naming" than taste, I think. Like I wrote, if it tastes good, I'll eat it. I assume Chris will too, but it is weird for someone to call a "cat" a "dog" or whatever. Maybe he just needs to call it "stroganoff a la WoC"? I've had goulash in Budapest, and honestly, while delicious, I don't think I recognized the Hungarian word amongst all the other Hungarian words and relied on help navigating the menu. IOW, while it was "goulash" to me, that wouldn't be the true way they said goulash (which Google says is "gulyás"). Maybe ask (politely) your wife to make you gulyás! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted January 9 Share #19 Posted January 9 I prefer ground beef (or ground turkey) in goulash. Beef tips in stroganoff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted January 9 Share #20 Posted January 9 goulash, that is something I haven't got a clue about. I don't like the sound of it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted January 9 Share #21 Posted January 9 1 hour ago, Dirtyhip said: goulash, that is something I haven't got a clue about. I don't like the sound of it though. Great mid-winter comfort food. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted January 9 Share #22 Posted January 9 I should make some goulash again, haven't made it in a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted January 9 Share #23 Posted January 9 4 hours ago, Dirtyhip said: goulash, that is something I haven't got a clue about. I don't like the sound of it though. I disliked it when I was a kid. One of the few things my mother cooked that I didn’t really like. The hamburger version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted January 9 Share #24 Posted January 9 15 minutes ago, Ralphie said: I disliked it when I was a kid. One of the few things my mother cooked that I didn’t really like. The hamburger version. I have never had it. I do know that I turned my nose up at meals like this as a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan ★ Posted January 9 Share #25 Posted January 9 3 hours ago, 12string said: I should make some goulash again, haven't made it in a while I just saw an episode of Milk Street making goulash. A lot of paprika! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted January 10 Share #26 Posted January 10 goulash with slices of beef or small chunks...it's all part of that fulsome goodness! Maybe we better add now papikrash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted January 10 Share #27 Posted January 10 1 hour ago, Dirtyhip said: I have never had it. I do know that I turned my nose up at meals like this as a kid. Yup! It was snot very appealing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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