Jackie Kennedy's Beef Stroganoff

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs beef sirloin
• salt and pepper
• 6 tablespoons butter, divided
• 4 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups beef stock or 2 cups beef broth
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2 tablespoons tomato juice or 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 4 tablespoons grated onions

Recipe

• 1 cut beef into thin strips (it's easier if meat is partially frozen), sprinkle freely with salt and pepper, and let stand, covered, for 2 hours in a cool place.
• 2 make a roux by blending flour with 3 t melted butter until mixture bubbles and is smooth.
• 3 using a whisk, gradually blend in beef stock and cook until mixture begins to thicken.
• 4 cook for 5 minutes, then add sour cream alternately with tomato juice or paste, stirring constantly.
• 5 simmer very gently, without boiling, for 1 minute.
• 6 brown beef in remaining 3 t butter with grated onion.
• 7 when the meat is browned, pour the meat, onion, and butter into the sauce.
• 8 taste for seasoning and simmer very gently or cook in a double boiler over hot water for 20 minutes.
• 9 this is very good served over buttered noodles.