Recipe of the Week – Beef Bourguignon
January 7, 2013 at 12:54 pm Leave a comment
From the Beef Entrée Collection at emealsforyou.com
Beef Bourguignon
The weather has been cold and dreary lately; the perfect setting for a huge pot of Beef Bourguignon. I had a very nicely trimmed chuck roast, no need for a more expensive cut of meat here, as the stew will cook for a long period. I started the meal at around 3:30 in the afternoon and the smell of the Bourguignon throughout the house was unbelievable. We opened a good bottle of wine and warmed some crunchy bread; almost like being in Paris.
Beef Bourguignon
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 10 |
| Category: | Beef Entrée |
| Meal: | Fall French (Distinctive Dinners) |
| 0.5 | lb | bacon |
| 4 | lb | beef, cubes |
| 3 | cloves | garlic, chopped |
| 1 | 10.5 oz can | beef consommé |
| 1 | bottle | wine, dry red |
| 3 | Tb | tomato paste |
| 4 | medium | bay leaves, whole dried |
| 0.25 | tsp | thyme, dried |
| 2 | Tb | butter, salted |
| 1 | package | onions, pearl frozen |
| 1 | lb | mushrooms, white button |
| 3 | Tb | butter, salted |
| 3 | Tb | flour |
| 1 | Tb | salt and pepper to taste |
Cut bacon into small pieces. Brown bacon in large pan, remove and reserve bacon. Brown beef in pan, add garlic, sauté 2 minutes, add consommé, wine (reserve 1 cup), tomato paste, bay leaves and thyme. Reduce heat and cook covered for 40 minutes, or until beef is fork tender. Add butter to a second pan; sauté onions and mushrooms for 3 minutes until slightly brown. Remove onions and mushrooms from pan; add to beef pan, deglaze onion pan with remaining cup of wine, and pour into beef pan. Make a roux with the butter and flour, cook roux until just slightly beige, stir into beef pan. Cook until thick. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Hints: Make Bourguignon up to a day in advance and cool. Reheat when ready to serve.
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