Boeuf Bourguignon
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French
•A traditional French beef stew slowly braised in red wine with bacon, mushrooms, pearl onions and herbs. Deeply savoury, rich and silky — best served with mashed potatoes or crusty bread.
Ingredients
6
SERVINGS800 g chuck beef
150 g bacon lardons
200 g mushrooms
16 pcs pearl onions
2 pcs carrots
3 pcs garlic cloves
30 g tomato paste
30 g flour
7 1/2 dl dry red wine
7 1/4 dl beef stock
1 pcs bay leaf
3 pcs thyme
4 1/2 cl neutral oil
50 g unsalted butter
salt
black pepper
cognac
chopped parsley
Instructions
1
Preparation: Make sure you have all ingredients ready before you start cooking.
2
Pour red wine into a saucepan and simmer until reduced by half.
750 ml dry red wine
3
Pat beef very dry and season generously. Heat oil in a heavy oven-safe pot over high heat. Brown beef aggressively in batches until deeply caramelised. Remove and set aside.
800 g chuck beef
45 ml neutral oil
4
Cook bacon until golden; leave some rendered fat in pot. Add carrots and sauté until lightly browned. Add garlic and cook briefly. Stir in tomato paste and cook until darkened. Add flour and cook 1–2 minutes.
150 g bacon lardons
2 pcs carrots
3 pcs garlic cloves
30 g tomato paste
30 g flour
5
Slowly add beef stock while stirring. Add reduced wine and mix until smooth. Return beef and bacon to pot. Add bay leaf and thyme. Bring to a simmer, cover, and transfer to oven.
720 ml beef stock
750 ml dry red wine
800 g chuck beef
150 g bacon lardons
1 pcs bay leaf
3 pcs thyme
6
Cook at 160°C for about 2½–3 hours until beef is fork-tender.
800 g chuck beef
7
While stew cooks, sauté mushrooms hard in butter until browned. Brown pearl onions gently until golden.
200 g mushrooms
50 g unsalted butter
16 pcs pearl onions
8
Stir mushrooms and onions into stew. Adjust seasoning. Swirl in remaining cold butter to give the sauce a glossy finish.
200 g mushrooms
16 pcs pearl onions
50 g unsalted butter
9
Rest overnight if possible for best flavour. Serve with mashed potatoes or crusty bread. Garnish with parsley.
chopped parsley
Ready to eat!
