# Where's the Beef? Stroganoff?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-beef-stroganoff/1009734>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 5, 2024, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-beef-stroganoff/1009734 "2024-11-05T18:53:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-beef-stroganoff/1009734/41 "2026-04-07T22:13:33Z")

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Thank you chela, and Qadop, I would never have considered Hormel packaged beef tips, I will keep that in mind when I go shopping. For what it is worth; the last time I made stroganoff I used stewing beef which I had bought before the neighbor who took me to the store had her surgery at the beginning of January. It was packaged in a zip lock bag so it wasn’t freezer burned, when I defrosted it, I sliced it, then soaked for about 30 minutes in a brine _sort of_, of baking soda and water, then I rinsed it thoroughly, and it was tender and flavorful….that is when I used a combination of the Betty Crocker recipe and Campbells soup company recipe where you use canned soup (in lieu of flour for thickening) and I did add brown mushrooms, and I sort of jiggered things around to make it taste good. I don’t care for the flavor of caramelized onions so I cooked them separately to keep an eye on them but I bet it tasted better than Stouffer’s did, which I never had.

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