Beef Bourguignon
From pleclare 16 years ago
- 210 minutes to make
- Serves 6
This dish is delicious. Very rich with the wine and brandy. Great meal for company.
Ingredients
- 1(8oz.) pkg. bacon,cut into 1" pieces shopping list
- 20 small white onions. shopping list
- 3lbs. beef for stew,cut into 2" chunks shopping list
- all purpose flour shopping list
- 1 lg. carrot chopped shopping list
- 1 lg. onion chopped shopping list
- 1/4c brandy shopping list
- 2 garlic cloves crushed shopping list
- 2 tsp. salt shopping list
- 1/2tsp. thyme shopping list
- 1 bayleaf shopping list
- 1 bottle red burgandy shopping list
- 1 lb. mushrooms,sliced shopping list
How to make it
- In a 6qt. dutch oven,over med-high heat, cook bacon until browned;stirring occasionally. With slotted spoon remove bac on to paper towl to drain;set aside. Discard all but 3Tbs drippings and cook small white onions till lightly browned,stirring occasionally. Remove with slotted spoon,put in small bowl ;set aside.
- Meanwhile in plastic bag,coat meat with flour. In the drippings in Dutch oven,over med-high heat,cook meat several pieces at a time on all sides till browned. Remove as they brown. Reduce heat to medium,to drippings,add the chopped onions andcarrots and cook over med heat,stirring frequently till tender,about 5 mins. Return beef to dutch oven;pour brandy over all and set aflame with a match.
- when flaming stops,add reserved bacon,garlic,salt,thyme,pepper bayleaf and burgandy. Cover and bake in 325 oven for 31/2 hours or till fork tender. About 1 hour before done,heat 10" skillet over med.and cook mushrooms in 2 Tbs. butter till browned,about 7 mins.
- Meanwhile in a small bowl with a spoon mix 2Tbs. butter with 2 Tbs. flour till smooth. Remove dutch oven from the oven. Into hot liquid in dutch oven add flour mixture 1/2tsp. at a time stirring after each addition until blended. Add reserved onions and mushrooms to duch oven,cover and bake till onions are fork tender. Serve
- Note:Can be done ahead and reheated. May need some thinning with additional wine and water.
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most excellent - thank you SOOO MUCH for sharing this one.... this looks better than those I have read elsewhere
divaliscious
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Love the addition of the brandy!
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Very nice recipe, dear.
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