Ingredients

400 g	beef, top sirloin, cut into 1 x 5 cm strips
3 tbsp	white flour (all purpose)		24 g
2 tbsp	canola oil		30 mL
1	onions, finely chopped		200 g
2 tbsp	butter, unsalted		28 g
1 cup	beef broth		250 mL
16	button (white) mushrooms, thinly sliced		220 g
2 tbsp	tomato paste		30 mL
1/4 cup	whipping cream 35%		65 mL
2 tsp	Worcestershire sauce		10 mL
	salt to taste
	ground pepper to taste

Before you start

Keep the serving plates in the oven at the lowest setting so they are warm when you serve.

Method

1. Cut the meat into 1 X 5 cm strips, then coat them with flour.
2. Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Sauté the finely chopped onion a few minutes until traslucent, then take it out of the pan and set aside on a small plate.
3. Turn the heat up high, add the butter, and brown the pieces of meat in the same pan, until nicely coloured, about 5 min. For large quantities, avoid crowding the meat in the pan and work in batches. Add the warm broth to deglaze the pan. Put the onion back in and season with salt and pepper. Start cooking gently, covered, for about 20-25 min.
4. Add the thinly sliced mushrooms, then continue to cook an additional 10 min.
5. In a small bowl, mix the tomato paste with the cream and Worcestershire sauce. Add to the pan and cook over very low heat 3-5 min, taking care not to let it boil. Serve on the warmed plates.

Recommended side dishes

• Fettuccine with Butter (side dish)
• Short Cut Pasta (side dish)
• Steamed Basmati Rice
• Steamed Brown Rice
• Steamed Quinoa