beef stroganoff pitas
Saturday, August 14, 2010
7:33 PM
last week, i defrosted some thin new york strip steaks that were thisclose to spoiling in the freezer. (they were salvageable with some trimming, however, and most of what needed to be trimmed was the fat anyway.) needless to say, they needed to be cooked right away.

the bf and i had both gotten tired of the standard grilled steak, no matter how we seasoned it. i thought about cutting the steaks into thin strips (strip into strips, yes, i know, har har) and making it into a beef stroganoff, but even that seemed too ordinary. i was bored.

still, i didn't have any fresh ideas, so i began mincing garlic and slicing mushrooms and onions in preparation for the stroganoff. as those were cooking, i rummaged in the refrigerator to see what i could do to make this dish a little different. then it hit me--pitas!

i continued cooking the beef stroganoff as though i was actually going to put it on pasta, but meanwhile, i was cutting up raw red onions and warming pita bread. i attempted to sautee spinach, but it didn't go well, so i just used raw spinach. add a dash of lemon and voila! this is what i ended up with:



oh, i forgot to mention--on a whim, i had thrown in some white wine in the stroganoff, too.

steak ended up being a LITTLE more cooked than i'd normally like, since the steaks were so thin, but still tasted good. and made great leftovers, even after the stroganoff sauce was gone. i'll be doing this again.

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