Quick Vegetarian Mushroom Stroganoff

This wonderful mushroom stroganoff features a silky sour cream sauce loaded with sweet paprika & dijon mustard & it is all done in just 25 minutes.

Quick and Easy Vegetarian Stroganoff.

A “Stroganov” is a pretty old school creation with thousands of variations and one that I love greatly.

My beef stroganoff recipe leans very much on the traditional Russian origins and my pork stroganoff is much more “modern”.

This vegetarian version fuses those two recipes together but omits the meat!

I personally think that shrooms are an essential part of any stroganoff and they are always my favourite part!

So for me, it is not a huge leap to create one that only features whatever shroomy goodness I can get my hands on.

You can really use any type you like, I like chestnut mushrooms. Just cut them up into bite-sized pieces and follow my instructions.

It is also an insanely quick meal, it takes just 25 minutes from start to finish.

Serving Suggestions and Accompaniments.

As far as I am concerned the perfect accompaniment is wholegrain rice.

It has the perfect texture and nutty flavour to compliment the very mellow sauce.

However there are other options, my recent mushroom ragu recipe was served with a cheesy polenta.

Now I would not suggest a cheesy polenta but a polenta base would work very nicely with this recipe.

It would also be superb served with fried potatoes which is a traditional Russian accompaniment to a stroganoff!

Ingredient Notes.

Use Hungarian Paprika, it really is the best, forget all that smoked Spanish/Portuguese rubbish.

You do understand that I am duty bound to add that last sentence as an adopted Hungarian, right?

Joking aside, your choice of paprika will very much influence the flavour of this recipe. And no, all paprika is not the same!

First of all, I strongly prefer a mild rather than spicy paprika. Yes, take a seat folks, I have just admitted that spicy is not always better!

I also prefer a sweet paprika over a smoked paprika, I find the later too dominant in flavour for this recipe.

One final word on paprika…

It has a short shelf life and loses intensity in both aroma and flavour very quickly once opened. So if you are not planning to use a lot buy a small packet.

The second notable ingredient is sour cream, I always cook with full-fat sour cream.

Principally because it tastes better and has a better mouth feel. But also cooking with low fat dairy products can increase the risk of your sauce splitting.