Beef Stroganoff

Sometimes I feel at a loss to come up with new, interesting, and good-tasting ways to use up all those bits of meat and goo (formerly-known-as-gristle) that come off the beef bones I use to make beef broth.  I have had some monumental failures in this department.  My whole “nourishing goo” strategy was going great until I stopped eating onions … and then dairy … without onions, or a dollop of sour cream, nourishing goo just really isn’t all that yummy, unfortunately, or at least it stopped being so for my palate.

But this is my newest, favorite-st, thing to do with fall-apart beef scraps — luckily I’ve started to eat dairy again, so sour cream is back in the game!    And with the beef already pre-cooked, this dish comes together very quickly, so it’s easy to throw together for lunch while I’m busy writing and putting together job applications.

Beef Stroganoff — GAPS/SCD/Paleo-ish/FODMAPs-friendly version

Ingredients:

• Equal amounts chopped/shredded beef scraps (from making broth out of shin bones, marrow bones, or thick and gristly cuts) and 
• sliced mushrooms
• A couple spoonfuls of marrow, or tallow if you don’t have marrow
• sea salt and pepper
• 1 egg yolk per person/bowl
• 2+ tablespoons (raw) sour cream per person/bowl
• fresh cut or dried chives

Directions:

In a pan large enough to spread the mushrooms out in one layer, sautee mushroom slices and marrow or tallow on med-high heat until mushrooms are starting to brown.

Add beef scraps to pan and sautee until starting to get a little crispy like carnitas.

Salt and pepper to taste.

Put egg yolk in bowl, top with beef/mushroom/grease mixture.

Add sour cream and chives, stir to incorporate.

The sour cream/egg yolk/grease mixture emulsifies together quite nicely to make a very thick gravy-type substance.

I used trumpet mushrooms in my last attempt at this, and they were totally delicious.  I think in the future I might get clever and slice them in roughly egg-noodle-sized slices, so maybe it’ll look like there are actually noodles in the sauce! 

Photo Credit:  FotoosVanRobin on Flickr

This post is part of Freaky Friday, Fight Back Friday, Sunday School, and Real Food 101.