Betty Crocker!
Special thanks to this week's judges:
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| Eric (who doesn't like mushrooms or onions) |
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| Val (who doesn't like mushrooms or onions) |
We did not let them know which recipe was cooked by Connie and Bruce and they did not know which was Betty Crocker and which was the challenger. They both guessed incorrectly when asked to identify the Betty Crocker stroganoff. And, both of them were shocked at how much better it tasted than the challenger's version!
Although neither of them like mushrooms, they gamely tested each recipe and provided the following opinions:
Betty Crocker's Beef Stroganoff as Prepared by Bruce
Betty's dish had a much better color/appearance and the sauce was super yummy! We decided that the ingredient that put Betty's dish over the top was....ketchup! It provided a slightly sweet taste which complemented the mushrooms and made the sauce a buttery color. Who would have thought plain old ketchup could have so much impact?
Surprisingly, the challenger's crock pot dish received rave reviews about the meat (even though it was also a cheap cut). Once again, it's hard to beat a crock pot for super tender meat. However, the color was off-putting...it had a kind of sick looking grey appearance that was not appetizing at all...perhaps it was because it used portobella mushrooms instead of white mushrooms?
As far as the health aspects of the two recipes, Betty's clocked in at 439 calories per serving versus the challenger version which had 419 calories per serving. Not a huge difference, and the challenger version included a small amount of white wine and fat-free sour cream. Both dishes were easy to prepare. It would be interesting to use Betty's ingredients in the crockpot and see how it comes out since the sauce was so good. We would definitely make this dish again...it would even be delightful served atop toasted French baguettes.
Current Scorecard:
Betty: 1
Challenger: 0
Ketchup? I would have never guessed! ;)Can't wait until we can be judges!!
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