Beef Bourguignon
Beef Bourguignon
Ingredients
- Flour
- 2 lbs (1 kg) beef cubes (stewing beef, from the shoulder)
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
- 2 cups (500 ml) red wine
- 3 cups (750 ml) beef broth
- 3 tablespoons (45 ml) tomato paste
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) dried thyme
- 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) small pearl onions
- 6 slices bacon, chopped
- 13 oz (375 g) white button mushrooms, quartered
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) fresh Italian parsley, chopped
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F).
- Dredge the meat cubes in flour. In a large Dutch oven, brown the meat on all sides in the oil.
- Add the chopped onion, carrots and celery. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add the wine, broth, tomato paste, garlic, bay leaves, and thyme. Season with salt and pepper.
- Bring to a boil, cover and bake for about 2 hours.
- Meanwhile prepare the onions. For easy peeling, blanch them in boiling water for 2 minutes.
- In a skillet, brown the bacon. Remove the bacon, leaving the hot fat in the skillet. Sauté the mushrooms in the bacon fat.
- Place the bacon, onions, and mushrooms in the Dutch oven 20 minutes before the end of cooking.
- Serve with rice or mashed potatoes.
Beef Bourguignon