One-Pot Baked Beef Stroganoff Tortiglioni

Covid increases the awareness of remote working luckily. As a graphic designer, I was spending so much time on the computer; this was causing me not having enough time for shopping or cooking. Eventually, I started to gain weight and eat junk food a lot. To stop this, I searched for an online food ordering service and decided to go with Gousto. I loved their branding and brand messaging, as well as their recipes. Since I’m Turkish and enjoy the Mediterranean diet, their recipes were the closest ones to my taste. To keep everything in my archive, I’m writing their recipes in here too for future reference.

Recipe for 2

INGREDIENTS

• Olive oil
• 1 brown onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 250g beef strips
• 80g white cup mushrooms
• 32g tomato paste 
• 2 tsp smoked paprika
• 11g beef stock
• 15ml soy sauce
• 5.5g Dijon mustard
• 150g tortiglioni pasta
• 100g creme fraiche
• Pepper to taste

METHOD

1. Preheat the oven to 220°C/ 200°C (fan)/ 425°F/ Gas 7. Boil half a kettle
   Heat a large, wide-based oven-proof casserole dish with a matching lid with a drizzle of olive oil over high heat. Peel the brown onion and chop into quarters
2. Crush the garlic cloves open by squashing them with the side of a knife and remove the skins
3. Add the beef strips, onion quarters and garlic cloves to the pan and cook for 2 min or until very slightly browned all over
4. While the beef is browning, roughly crumble in the white cup mushrooms and add the tomato paste with most of the smoked paprika (save a pinch for garnish!)
5. Stir in the beef stock mix. Add the soy sauce, Dijon mustard, tortiglioni and 400ml boiled water and give everything a good mix up. Bring to the boil over high heat, then cover with a lid and put the dish in the oven for 25-30 min or until the pasta is cooked through
6. Use this time to clear up, set the table, have a cup of tea or simply chill!. Once done, remove the dish from the oven and stir through most of the  crème fraîche (save some for dolloping!) – this is your beef stroganoff tortiglioni
7. To serve, dollop the reserved crème fraîche over the beef stroganoff tortiglioni and sprinkle over the reserved smoked paprika. Season with a grind of black pepper.

Enjoy!