Brazilian Beef Strogonoff

Good evening! So, it has been busy and I have not posted a recipe in a while, but here it comes one that is worth the wait :) Growing up in Brazil, this was one of Marluce's favorite recipe to make. Marluce is my second mom, the cook and housekeeper who has graced our lives for the past 20+ years, and whom I miss so much :) Hope she gets to read this- Marma, te amo- and is proud of the picture.

One of the essential ingredients for this dish is Creme de Leite, which you can find at Winco, in the Hispanic Food section ( see my Quiche recipe for the picture of what Creme de Leche looks like).

Ingredients
1 lb of  petite sirloin steak, cut up in cubes
1 can of stemmed mushrooms ( champignons if you find them)
4 tbsp of butter
4 tbsp chopped dried onion flakes
2 tbsp of Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup of tomato sauce
1/2 cup of beef stock
2 tbsp of ketchup sauce
2 tbsp of flour
1 can of creme de leche

Directions
Heat up the butter in medium-high heat, in a large sauce pan. Add the onion flakes and let them brown, for about 3 minutes. Add the steak and cook for 5 minutes, browning the meat on both sides. Lower the heat to medium, add mushrooms, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup and flour. Stir and cook for 2 minutes. Add beef stock, tomato sauce and creme de leche. Lower the heat to a simmer, and cook for about 30 minutes, or until sauce thickens. I use homemade tomato sauce and it makes a big difference.

Serve over rice, with dried banana chips for some extra Brazilianess- who would have thought we can say Estrogonoffe?

Next recipe is Mother's Bistro famous meat loaf
See you tomorrow-hopefully
Beijos