Comfort Foods from Iowa

Beef Stroganoff

2 pounds round steak, cut into strips or cubes

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1/2 cup butter

4 green onions or 1 tablespoon minced onion

5 tablespoons flour

1 can beef broth

1 teaspoon prepared mustard

1 6-ounce can mushrooms, drained

1/3 cup sour cream

1/3 cup cooking sherry

Brown seasoned meat in butter; add onion and brown slowly. Stir flour into meat and onions. Add beef broth and bring to boil, stirring constantly. Turn heat to low; stir in mustard. Cover and simmer for 1 hour or until meat is tender. Add mushrooms, sour cream, and sherry. (Heat just to boiling point.) Salt to taste; serve with hot rice or noodles. Serves 6.

Neighboring on the Air: Cooking with the KMA Radio Homemakers, by Evelyn Birkby