Russian Beef Stroganov

Today I learned how to cook Russian Beef Stroganov and Bulgarian Cheese Scrolls. It was amazing how quick Catherine can demonstrate for us. She prepared all the ingredients in the kitchen and just cook with her magic hands.

Beef Stroganov: It was discovered one of the chief in Russia long time ago. Russian always serve this meal with potatos. Also Stroganov has tomato paste for flavor. If you see both combination on the plate, it is Russian style.
I used to see Beef Stroganov with pasta in U.S. I guess it was not traditional way to eat.
She recommended to use fillet or rump steak. Try to avoid over cook with this beef. I enjoyed tender meet with nice Russian flavor.

Bulgarian Cheese Scrolls: It is cheese stuffing wrapped by Phyllo pastry. It looks easy to make staffing with feta cheese and egg. Phyllo pastry is so thin, so she was gently wrapping it. After wrapping stuffing, she twisted like left picture. And put on chopped scallions and some spices. This picture is before baking in the oven. It will bake around 20 minutes to be brown on top. It was so tasty, I loved it. I can make it as a starter when I have a party at home .

Catherine's kitchen(cookatcats@yahoo.com) locates in San Jose. We learn cooking procedure and recipe in her class. Then tasting all the food she cook for us. Wish many people share this experience with me.