3 creator recipes compared

3 ways creators make beef stroganoff

Erin O'Brien, Pedro Forato and Loving Life Fam have each posted a version of beef stroganoff on Instagram and YouTube. Most of them use garlic, beef broth and sour cream. Total time runs from 35 min to 45 min. Below, each one is compared on time, ingredients and method, with a link to the full recipe and the original video.

  • 3 versions
  • 3 creators
  • 35 min to 45 min
  • Instagram · YouTube

Side by side

From each creator's recipe as we saved it: total time, servings, ingredient count, cooking method, and what no other version uses.

  1. One Pan Beef Stroganoff

    Serves
    4
    Ingredients
    14
    Method
    One pot · Simmered
    Only this one
    ground beef, half-and-half, cornstarch and parsley
  2. Beef Stroganoff

    Serves
    4
    Ingredients
    14
    Method
    One pot · Pan-fried · Simmered
    Only this one
    beef sirloin, portobello mushroom, olive oil and cognac
  3. Easy Beef Stroganoff

    Serves
    4
    Ingredients
    10
    Method
    Pan-fried
    Only this one
    beef steak strips, oyster mushrooms, flour and milk

What most versions share

In all 3

  • onion

In most of them

  • garlic
  • beef broth
  • sour cream

Salt, pepper, oil and water are left out. Ingredient names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken.

Where they differ

  • Erin O'Brien is the only one to use ground beef, half-and-half, cornstarch and parsley.
  • Pedro Forato is the only one to use beef sirloin, portobello mushroom, olive oil and cognac.
  • Loving Life Fam is the only one to use beef steak strips, oyster mushrooms, flour and milk.
  • Erin O'Brien and Pedro Forato keep everything in one pot; Loving Life Fam doesn't.
  • Erin O'Brien and Pedro Forato simmer, poach or braise; Loving Life Fam doesn't.
  • Pedro Forato and Loving Life Fam pan-fry or sear; Erin O'Brien doesn't.
  • Erin O'Brien takes the least time (35 min); Loving Life Fam the most (45 min).
  • Loving Life Fam uses the shortest ingredient list (10); Pedro Forato the longest (14).

The other 2 versions

How this comparison works

Every version here was saved from the creator's own public video and turned into a structured recipe card. The comparison reads only those cards: ingredients, steps, times and servings. We haven't cooked these side by side or ranked them on taste.

Reposts and the same video saved twice count once. Times and servings come from each recipe card; short videos don't always state them, so treat them as a guide. Every version links to the creator's original video.