Beef Stroganoff £3.60 / £1.80 per serving

This is the perfect recipe for those dark winter days, when you really don't want to leave your flats, which leaves you with heaps of time. Beef Stroganoff is easy to make, but gets better the longer it is in the oven, so be patient!

1 tbsp vegetable oil
250 g diced casserole beef
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
200 g mushrooms, washed and chopped
1 chicken stock cube
500 ml boiling water
2 tbsp tomato puree
200 ml sour cream
salt and black pepper

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
2. Fry the diced casserole beef in a frying pan with the vegetable oil until browned. Place the diced beef in an ovenproof casserole dish.
3. Fry the onion, garlic and mushrooms in the same pan for about 5 minutes and add to the casserole dish.
4. Add the boiling water with the chicken stock cubes and tomato puree in the casserole dish.
5. Cook in the oven for 30 minutes.
6. Add the sour cream and taste. Season if needed. Let it cook for a further 10 minutes.

Serve with...

...homemade mashed potatoes or boiled brown rice and some steamed vegetables.

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