Best Sour Cream And Beef Turnovers Recipes

RICH AND CREAMY BEEF STROGANOFF

Steps:

• Place the beef into a large bowl. Stir in the red wine, salt, and black pepper. Marinate for 10 minutes, then remove the beef and pat dry with a paper towel. Reserve the remaining marinade.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the beef; cook and stir until browned, then transfer to a plate, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain any remaining grease from the skillet. Melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Stir in the onion, garlic, and a pinch of salt. Cook and stir until the onion is soft and translucent. Transfer the onion mixture to the plate with the prepared beef; set aside.
• Melt another 2 tablespoons butter in the same skillet over medium heat, and stir in the mushrooms. Cook and stir until the mushrooms are tender, about 10 minutes. Place the cooked mushrooms in a bowl and set aside. Melt 1/4 cup of butter in the skillet. Whisk in the flour, cook and stir until the flour no longer tastes raw, about 4 minutes. Slowly whisk in the beef stock. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, then reduce heat to medium low. Pour in the reserved red wine marinade, Worcestershire sauce, prepared mustard, and red pepper flakes, then add the beef and onion mixture. Cover and simmer until the meat is tender, about 1 hour. Season with salt and black pepper.
• Stir in the mushrooms, sour cream, and cream cheese about 5 minutes before serving.

MUSHROOM TURNOVERS WITH SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high. Add onion; cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, 5 to 6 minutes. Add mushrooms; cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper; set aside.
• On a lightly floured work surface, roll out dough (still folded in thirds) to a 20-by-10-inch rectangle. Using a pizza cutter or sharp knife, trim edges straight; cut dough into four 10-by-5-inch rectangles. Dividing evenly, mound mushroom mixture on one half of each rectangle, leaving a 1/2-inch border on three sides. Lightly brush border with water; fold other half of pastry over filling, and press edges firmly to seal. With a floured fork, crimp edges.
• Using a wide metal spatula, transfer turnovers to a large baking sheet. With a paring knife, cut 3 to 4 small slits in the top of each turnover. Bake until golden and puffed, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes; serve turnovers with sour cream.

SAVORY GARLIC BEEF & BROCCOLI TURNOVERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Mix cream cheese spread, 2 Tbsp. milk and garlic until blended. Reserve 3 Tbsp. cream cheese mixture. Brown meat with onions in large skillet; drain. Return meat mixture to skillet. Add broccoli; cook and stir 3 min. Stir in flour and pepper. Add remaining cream cheese mixture and sour cream; cook and stir on low heat 2 min. or until heated through.
• Place 1 phyllo sheet on work surface; brush lightly with butter. Repeat with second phyllo sheet; cover with third phyllo sheet. (Do not brush top sheet with butter.). Cut phyllo stack lengthwise in half with pizza cutter. Repeat with remaining phyllo sheets to make 16 strips.
• Spoon 3 Tbsp. meat filling onto 1 end of 1 phyllo strip, about 1 inch from corner. Fold over opposite corner to form triangle. Continue folding, like a flag, to opposite end. Repeat with remaining phyllo strips. Place turnovers, seam sides down, on baking sheets; brush with remaining butter.
• Bake 12 to 15 min. or until golden brown. Mix reserved cream cheese mixture and milk. Place turnovers on platter; drizzle with cream cheese mixture. Sprinkle with parsley.

MUSHROOM TURNOVERS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Gradually beat in flour until well blended. Shape pastry into a ball. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. , Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute mushrooms and onion in butter until tender. Stir in the sour cream, flour, salt and thyme. Remove from the heat; set aside., Roll dough into 1-in. balls; place on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten into 3-in. circles. In a small bowl, beat the egg and water; brush over pastry. , Place about 1 teaspoon mushroom filling in the center of each circle. Fold pastry over and seal edges. Brush tops with remaining egg mixture. Bake at 450° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.

BEEF STROGANOV (SAUTEED BEEF IN SOUR-CREAM SAUCE)

Steps:

• In a small bowl combine the mustard, 1 1/2 tsp of the sugar, a pinch of the salt and enough hot water (about a tablespoon) to form a thick paste.
• Let the mustard rest at room temperature for about 15 minutes.
• Heat 2 tbsp of the oil in a heavy 10" to 12" skillet over high heat until a light haze forms above it.
• Drop in the mushrooms and onions, cover the pan, and reduce to low heat.
• Stirring from time to time, simmer 20-30 minutes, or until vegetables are soft.
• Drain them in a sieve, discard the liquid and return the mixture to the skillet.
• With a large, sharp knife cut the fillet across the grain into 1/4" wide rounds.
• Lay each round on a board and slice them into 1/4" wide strips.
• Heat 2 tbsp of oil in another heavy 10" to 12" skillet over high heat until very hot, but not smoking.
• Drop in half of the meat and, tossing the meat constantly with a large spoon, fry for 2 minutes or so until the meat is lightly browned.
• With a slotted spoon transfer the meat to the vegetables in the other skillet, and fry the remaining meat the same way, adding more oil if needed.
• When all the meat has been combined with the vegetables, stir in the remaining salt, pepper and mustard paste.
• Stir in the sour cream, a tablespoon at a time, then add the remaining 1/2 tsp of sugar and reduce to low heat.
• Cover the pan and simmer 2-3 minutes, or until the sauce is heat through.
• Taste for seasoning.
• To serve, transfer to a heated serving platter, and if you like, scatter straw potatoes over the top.

MEAT TURNOVERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400*.
• Cook and stir ground beef and onion until meat is brown and onion is tender. Stir in 2 Tblsp. baking mix, salt, garlic salt, catsup and sour cream; heat through.
• Stir 1 1/2 cups baking mix and the water to a soft dough. Gently smooth dough into a ball on floured cloth-covered board. Knead 5 times.
• Roll dough into a 12-inch square; cut into four 6-inch squares. Place squares on ungreased baking sheet; spoon 1/3 cup meat mixture on each. Fold dough over to make triangles and press edges together to seal securely. Cut slit in center of each turnover.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes.

BEEF TENDERLOIN WITH SOUR CREAM-HORSERADISH SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix parsley, butter, and 3 tablespoons Dijon together in a small bowl. Combine green and pink peppercorns with salt in a small bowl.
• Place beef tenderloin on a rack set on top of a heavy, rimmed baking sheet. Rub butter mixture over the tenderloin, coating well. Pat peppercorn mixture into the butter. Cover and refrigerate for 3 to 24 hours.
• Mix sour cream, remaining 3 tablespoons Dijon, and horseradish together in a small container. Cover and chill for 3 hours.
• When ready to cook, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Uncover tenderloin and bake in the preheated oven until firm and reddish-pink and juicy in the center, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read between 135 and 140 degrees F (57 and 60 degrees C) for medium-rare/medium.
• Transfer to a serving platter and loosely cover with foil. Let rest 10 minutes before slicing.
• Serve with the sour cream-horseradish sauce.