Ingredients:
400 gram beef (a la minute quality)
50 gram onion
80 gram mushroom
20 gram pickled cucumber
3 tbs paprika
10ml cognac
50 ml beef gravy
100 gram cream
50 gram butter
25 ml olive oil
2 tbs sour cream
Salt and pepper to taste
Procedure:
Cut meat in cubes of 1.5cm each side. Season with salt, pepper, and half paprika and quickly sear in hot butter and oil. Remove from pan and set aside. Add butter, onion and mushroom and sweat them without coloration then add the remaining paprika. Deglaze with Cognac and add gravy. Bring to boil and add cream. Simmer for a few minutes to correct consistency, add julienne of cucumber and season to taste. If you like it spicy, add Cayenne peppef. Add meat to the sauce and remove the pan from the stove. Serve with a dash of sour cream on top.
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