Servings: 4

1 lb tenderloin or sirloin steak 1 lb tenderloin or sirloin steak
16-18 oz egg noodles, rotini or cooked rice 16 to 18 oz egg noodles, rotini or cooked rice
2 tbsp shortening or butter 2 tbsp shortening or butter
1 onion, sliced 1 onion, sliced
1 clove garlic, minced 1 clove garlic, minced
1 cup sour cream 1 cup sour cream
1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 can cream of mushroom soup
2 tbsp ketchup 2 tbsp ketchup
1/2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce ½ tbsp Worcestershire sauce
3 oz can mushroom pieces (undrained) or 4 oz fresh + 1/2 c beef broth (see Notes) 3 oz can mushroom pieces (undrained) or 4 oz fresh + ½ c beef broth (see Notes)

Heat water for noodles and cook while doing the below.
Remove any fat and gristle from the steak, pound to ½ inch thickness and cut into strips ½ inch thick by 2 inches long. Season with salt and pepper.
Sauté onions and garlic in medium high (or medium if non-stick) pan with shortening until onions start to brown. Remove from skillet. In same skillet, cook meat until light brown.
Add sour cream, soup, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce and mushrooms, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
Stir onions into the sauce. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir one minute.
Serve sauce over noodles.
Alternate method, cooking meat separately: subheading: Alternate method, cooking meat separately:
Heat water for noodles and cook while doing the below.
Remove any fat and gristle from the steak, pound to ½ inch thickness and cut into strips ½ inch thick by 2 inches long. Season with salt and pepper.
Mix sour cream, soup, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce and mushrooms in a pot and simmer for 15 minutes while doing the pan cooking.
Sauté onions and garlic in medium high (or medium if non-stick) pan with shortening until onions start to brown. Remove from skillet.
Add a bit more shortening to the pan and sear meat in pan to desired doneness, about 4 minutes for medium. Set aside.
Stir onions into the sauce. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir one minute.
Mix meat and sauce, pour over noodles and serve.

Instead of canned mushrooms you can use 4 oz fresh mushrooms, washed, trimmed and sliced. Add 1/2 c beef broth to the sauce before simmering, and add the fresh mushrooms along with the onions to the sauce at the end, just before the 1 minute boil.  Instead of canned mushrooms you can use 4 oz fresh mushrooms, washed, trimmed and sliced. Add ½ c beef broth to the sauce before simmering, and add the fresh mushrooms along with the onions to the sauce at the end, just before the 1 minute boil.