How to make beef stroganoff

Ingredients for beef stroganoff. What you will need:

• 50ml brandy
• 100ml good quality gravy (red wine gravy is recommended)
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• 50g cocktail gherkins, sliced
• Smoked paprika (pinch)
• 1 Shallot/onion finely sliced
• 100g quality beef
• 30g mushrooms, sliced
• 50ml sour cream
• Salt, pepper & olive oil
• Unsalted butter

How to prepare beef stroganoff. Method:

• Start with the beef and cut into strips
• Place into a bowl and add some smoked paprika
• Give it a mix and add some salt and pepper
• Heat a frying pan and add a little bit of olive oil and some unsalted butter. Make sure the butter doesn’t burn, just start melting it gently
• Once the pan is nice and hot, add the beef and let it cook out, letting the meat seal and well coated in the butter and oil
• Once the meat is brown, set aside to rest
• In another pan, add some olive oil and butter and allow to warm up
• Add the sliced mushrooms and diced shallot or onion and caramelise
• Add the brandy and let the alcohol cook out
• Add the cooked beef to the pan and mix
• Add the gravy and cook so it coats everything
• Next, add the thinly sliced gherkins and sour cream and allow to further reduce for a few minutes
• Add a pinch of parsley
• Serve with rice