Beef Bourguignon
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 5 minutes
Servings 12 servings
This is a delicious way to cook stew meat. Yum!
Ingredients:
3 to 4 pounds, boneless beef stew meat
salt and freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil or vegetable oil
4 slices bacon
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 750 mL bottle red wine,
Note substitute wine with beef broth.
2 cups beef broth
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 sprig fresh thyme,
or 1/2 teaspoon dried
8 ounces baby carrots
Or 4 to 5 large carrots, peeled and chopped
8 ounces mushrooms
1 white onion coarsely chopped
Directions:
Preheat your oven to 300.
Salt and pepper on both sides of the meat.
Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven until hot.
Add the meat and brown on one side, for about 5 minutes.
Turn beef and cook until the other side is brown.
Transfer the meat to a plate.
Add the bacon to the pot and cook until crisp, transfer to a plate with the meat.
Stir in garlic, and saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
Pour in wine, and stir, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot.
Add beef broth, tomato paste, thyme, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1/2 tsp pepper.
Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-high.
Cook uncovered for 10 minutes.
Return beef and bacon to the pot, then add carrots, mushrooms, and onion.
Cover and bake for 3 and 1/2 hours, turning the meat in the pot every 30 minutes.
Transfer the meat to a large platter and cut into chunks.
Serve with vegetables. Enjoy!
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