# Soft Beef Stroganoff: IDDSI Level 6 recipe

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Level 6: Soft & Bite-Sized | 45 min | Serves 4

## Family version

- Beef stroganoff
- Egg noodles
- Mushrooms
- Parsley

## Level 6 ingredients

- 450 g stewing beef, braised until fork-tender
- 180 g egg noodles, cooked very soft
- 300 ml thick smooth stroganoff sauce
- 120 g smooth mashed potato if needed

## Method

1. Braise the beef until it squashes completely under fork pressure; remove every piece of fat, gristle, and browned crust.
2. Cut beef and very soft noodles to pieces no larger than 1.5 cm.
3. Coat every piece in thick smooth sauce with no thin liquid pooling. Leave mushroom slices and parsley off this portion.
4. Fork-pressure test the thickest piece of beef and a noodle. Both should squash and stay flat.

## Equipment

Slow cooker or covered pot, fork for measuring and testing

## Practical tip

If even one beef piece resists the fork, use a more tender portion or convert that serving to Level 5.

## Before serving

Run the appropriate IDDSI fork and spoon tests on the finished serving. Recipes guide the preparation; only testing confirms how the serving behaves.

## Safety

Use only the food and drink levels prescribed by the person's qualified clinician. Test the actual serving before it is eaten or drunk.