Beef Stroganoff is a Russian dish of sautéed pieces of beef served in a sauce with sour cream.

Here, the beef was minced and the mushrooms that are used in the popular version of Stroganoff were substituted by a tasty cauliflower. At the moment of tasting, you can’t tell them apart…

 

Laziness Factor: 2

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Ingredients for 4-5 persons

– 500g whole wheat fusilli
– 500g beef mince
– 200g cauliflower
– 1 onion
– 2 garlic cloves
– 250g sour cream
– 3 teaspoons mustard
– 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
– a glass of red wine
– nutmeg, salt, pepper, olive oil

 

1.

Put some olive oil in a pan over high heat. Do not start boiling the pasta just yet.

 

2.

Add the minced meat into the pan and stir until it’s brownish.

 

3.

Meanwhile, cut the cauliflower in coarse pieces.

4.

Add the cauliflower and some salt and pepper, too.

 

5.

Also add some nutmeg, which will give a rather meaty flavour to the cauliflower.

 

6.

Then add the finely chopped onion and stir.

Now it’s the time to start boiling your fusilli, too.

 

7.

When the onion is clearer, add the wine. Make sure you are still cooking over high heat.

 

8.

When the wine has evaporated, add the 3 teaspoons of mustard.

 

9.

Now is a good moment to toss the parsley in…

 

10.

…and immediately pour the cream in, too.

 

11.

This is where the mix turns beige/brownish and your appetite reaches maximum.

 

 

12.

As soon as the fusilli are ready, drain them, toss them into the pan and mix well.

 

13.

Bon appetit!

 

For the more visual among us, here is a video version of this recipe:

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