On Dec 29, 11:06*am, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> "The Ranger" > wrote in message ndwidth...
[major snip]
> > Clan Ranger uses rice (usually Basmati) as the base.

> Regardless of what Clan Ranger thinks, beef stroganoff deserves egg noodles.

It's dependent on what you were raised thinking. The first time I
experienced "stroganoff over egg noodles" it threw me for a loop. I
wanted something that sopped the gravy up and didn't fight me staying
on my fork.

> My mother used to spend a lot of money on an expensive cut of beef to make
> hers, which was a rare occasion.

I can only remember being served loin with bacon wrapped around it. It
was that special cut reserved for my father-unit's birthday. Since we
purchased a whole cow and had it butchered locally, this was part-and-
parcel of what was provided.

>*(Flank steak was reserved for marinating
> and grilling.)

We used flank steak for lots of things, not just marinating. My
Sainted Mother(tm) could turn leather into ambrosia so marinating
something wasn't above her skills.

>*I certainly wouldn't use canned soup or sour cream & chive
> dip. *Real sour cream, added right at the end. *That's the ticket

Without a doubt, I wouldn't use canned soup or dip in a beef gravy,
but that's because I often make my "sauce" with creme fraiche or sour
cream also.

The Ranger