Description
This Classic French Beef Bourguignon is a hearty and flavorful dish perfect for family dinners and holidays. Tender beef chunks cooked in a rich red wine sauce with bacon, mushrooms, and pearl onions, served with mashed potatoes.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 3 pounds beef brisket or chuck steak, cut in big chunks
- Salt and pepper
- 8 bacon strips, chopped in big pieces
- 1 carrot, sliced thick
- 1 celery stick, sliced
- 5 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3 cups pearl onions (around 12)
- 3 cups red wine
- 3 cups beef stock
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped
- 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 cups button mushrooms, halved
Instructions
- Season and sear the beef: Season beef with salt and pepper, then sear in a hot pan until browned. Set aside.
- Cook bacon and vegetables: In the same pan, cook bacon, carrot, celery, and garlic until fragrant.
- Add tomato paste and flour: Stir in tomato paste and flour, then add back the beef.
- Simmer with wine and stock: Pour in red wine and beef stock, add thyme, parsley, and bay leaves. Simmer until beef is tender.
- Sauté mushrooms and onions: In a separate pan, sauté mushrooms and pearl onions in butter.
- Combine and serve: Add mushrooms and onions to the beef mixture, adjust seasoning, and serve with mashed potatoes.
Notes
- For a deeper flavor, marinate the beef in red wine overnight before cooking.
- You can use a slow cooker for this recipe for a hands-off cooking method.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450 kcal
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 40 g
- Cholesterol: 120 mg