Beef Stroganoff is a comforting, hearty food composed of beef, mushrooms, and thick, flavorful gravy. I love this dish and pretty much everything about it. I love it so much that I told my co-workers about the wondrous pleasure of cooking and eating it. Then two days later, one said “Last night I woke up in the middle of the night thinking of stroganoff, and then I thought – you hate gravy!!!!”

Yes, it’s true. My mother has threatened to disown me. I don’t like the conventional definition of gravy. I’m sorry – please don’t stop reading or decide to abandon all hope. At least not yet.

Because I like Beef Stroganoff. I like it a lot – and yes, it’s gravy. It’s the same texture as the stuff you’d put on turkey or biscuits for breakfast. It’s pretty much the same flavor – thickened, meaty goodness. So I guess I should consider this my official retraction of my dislike of gravy. I mean, it’s on the internet…so it’s pretty official. But allow me to tell my mother. It will calm years of disappointment.

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