Budget Beef Stroganoff

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs chuck or 1 1/2 lbs round steaks
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 2 (10 1/2 ounce) cans cream of mushroom soup
• water, 1/2 soup can
• 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon ketchup
• 1 (4 ounce) can mushroom pieces (this was not in the original recipe but i think its a nice addition )

Recipe

• 1 cut meat into very thin strips ( easier to do when meat is partly frozen ); set aside.
• 2 melt 1/3 of the butter in a skillet. saute onion and remove.
• 3 add remaining butter to skillet and brown the meat.
• 4 add onion and remaining ingredients to meat.
• 5 mix well, cover and simmer 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• 6 do not salt.
• 7 serve over rice, noodles or toasted french bread.