beef Stroganoff
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- noun
- /biːf ˈstroʊɡənɔf/
:
stroganoff de ternera
- She learned how to prepare beef Stroganoff with a creamy sauce and fresh herbs.
- make beef Stroganoff
- ate beef Stroganoff
Examples
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At the restaurant, I ordered beef Stroganoff, which came with tender beef and sautéed mushrooms.
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But if you want dinner... you have a choice of fish sticks or beef stroganoff... and both come out of the package, but I'll pre-heat the oven for you.
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But I made some incredible beef stroganoff last night.
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Made some out of this world beef stroganoff last night in the Instant Pot.
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It was beef stroganoff, no less.
Fiction book (2002) -
My chef Maurice makes the best beef stroganoff.
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Nick spooned bits of beef stroganoff into his mouth.
Fiction book (2002) -
To read the entire list is exhausting, to choose is difficult, but eventually I decide on something simple and native: beef stroganoff and a summer salad.
Fiction book (2002) -
As the jury wends its way through the lunchroom, an attorney slips and falls while carrying a plate of beef stroganoff.
Fiction book (1992) -
Last night, we enjoyed a delicious bowl of beef Stroganoff served over egg noodles.
Synonyms
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A Russian dish of cooked meat in a creamy sauce served with rice or noodles
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositional: 'beef' names the meat and 'Stroganoff' denotes a particular dish/style (sautéed meat in a creamy sauce), so a learner who knows both constituents will infer it is that dish made with beef. This modification-by-type pattern is cross-linguistically common (e.g., 'pollo a la Stroganoff' in Spanish), making the meaning readily derivable for a B1 learner.
Etymology
Beef Stroganoff was probably named after a rich Russian family called Stroganoff. One popular story says a cook there served thin strips of beef and mushrooms in a creamy sour sauce for their guests, so beef Stroganoff now means 'a dish of thin beef strips and mushrooms in a sour cream sauce'.