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Boeuf Bourguignon

A classic French beef stew made with red wine, mushrooms, and bacon, cooked in a single pot.

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French
medium
5h 0m
6
gluten-free
Prep: 1h 0m
Cook: 4h 0m
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Ingredients
  • .5 lb Pearl onionspeeled and whole
  • 1 lb Mushroomsquartered
  • 3 cloves Garliccrushed
  • 2 lb Chuck steakcut into chunks
  • 1 lb Beef short ribs(optional)cut in half
  • 4 oz Baconmarinated in Madeira wine
  • 1 cup Madeira winefor marinating bacon
  • 1 bottle Red wine
  • 4 pieces Carrotspeeled and whole or halved
  • 2 tbsp Tomato paste
  • 2 tbsp Toasted flourfor thickening
  • 1 tbsp Sunflower oil
  • .5 tsp Saltto taste
  • .5 tsp Black pepperto taste
  • 1 Bay leafpart of bouquet garni
  • 1 sprig Parsleypart of bouquet garni
  • 1 sprig Thymepart of bouquet garni
  • 1 piece Celerypart of bouquet garni
Instructions
  1. 1

    Peel and prepare pearl onions, mushrooms, and garlic.

    5 min

  2. 2

    Cut chuck steak and beef short ribs into chunks.

    5 min

  3. 3

    Marinate bacon in Madeira wine for 30 minutes.

    30 min

  4. 4

    Season meat with salt and pepper.

    2 min

  5. 5

    Heat oil in a pot and sear meat on all sides.

    10 min

  6. 6

    Sear mushrooms and onions in the same pot.

    5 min

  7. 7

    Cook bacon in the pot until slightly colored.

    5 min

  8. 8

    Add tomato paste and Madeira wine to deglaze the pot.

    5 min

  9. 9

    Add toasted flour to thicken the sauce.

    2 min

  10. 10

    Return meat and vegetables to the pot, add red wine and water to cover.

    5 min

  11. 11

    Add bouquet garni, garlic, and carrots. Bring to a light boil.

    5 min

  12. 12

    Skim impurities from the surface.

    3 min

  13. 13

    Cover and cook in a preheated oven at 160°C for 2.5 to 3 hours.

    3h 0m

Equipment Needed
cast iron pot
oven
knife
cutting board
string

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