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CuisineDB.com is your personal digital cookbook built to organize, preserve, and elevate your cooking experience. Create and store your own recipes, upload photos of handwritten or typed recipe cards, and transform them into a searchable, beautifully organized database that makes finding any dish quick and effortless by name or description. Add photos of your finished meals alongside the original cards to preserve both the flavors and the memories behind them. Powered by OpenAI, CuisineDB also helps you generate new recipes, get cooking advice, discover ingredient substitutions, and pick up expert tips to refine your skills. Whether you’re safeguarding cherished family traditions or exploring bold new ideas, CuisineDB keeps everything in one smart, intuitive place — and signing up is completely free.

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Recipe for hamburger stroganoff for 2 servings without using canned mushroom soup, US standard measure.

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Result summary

✓Category: Main Dish
✓Cuisine: Russian-American
✓Style: Creamy sour cream mushroom sauce over egg noodles

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Hamburger Stroganoff

Category: Main Dish • Cuisine: Russian-American

A creamy, savory dish combining ground beef and fresh mushrooms in a rich sour cream sauce. Served over egg noodles, it’s a comforting and quick-to-make meal perfect for any night.

Ingredients

✓1 pound ground beef (lean)
✓8 ounces fresh mushrooms (sliced)
✓1 small onion (diced)
✓2 garlic cloves (minced)
✓1 cup sour cream
✓1 cup beef broth
✓1 tablespoon olive oil
✓1 tablespoon butter
✓1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
✓8 ounces egg noodles (cooked)
✓Salt to taste
✓Black pepper to taste

Instructions

Cook egg noodles according to package instructions; drain and set aside.
In a large skillet, heat olive oil and butter over medium heat. Add diced onion and cook until translucent, about 3 minutes.
Add sliced mushrooms and cook until browned, about 5 minutes.
Add ground beef to the skillet, cook until browned, breaking it apart with a spoon, about 5 minutes.
Sprinkle flour over the beef mixture and stir to combine; cook for 1 minute.
Gradually pour in beef broth, stirring constantly, and bring to a simmer. Cook until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes.
Reduce heat to low, stir in sour cream and season with salt and pepper to taste. Heat through but do not boil.
Serve the beef stroganoff over cooked egg noodles, garnished if desired.

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Note: Sour cream sauces taste best when gently warmed — avoid boiling after adding sour cream.