Beef Bourguignon
Burgundy's great beef stew — braised slowly in red wine with lardons, pearl onions and mushrooms until the sauce turns to lacquer.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1.2 kg beef chuck, cubed
- 200 g smoked bacon lardons
- 750 ml red Burgundy wine
- 400 ml beef stock
- 300 g pearl onions
- 300 g button mushrooms
- 2 pieces carrots, sliced
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 3 pieces garlic cloves
- 4 pieces thyme sprigs
- 50 g butter
- to taste salt
- to taste black pepper
Nutrition (estimated)
medium confidenceRecipe total: 5618 kcal · P 416.5g · C 135.6g · F 308.1g
Estimated from 12 of 14 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Pat the beef completely dry and season it with salt and pepper. Wet meat will not brown.
- 2Render the lardons in a heavy casserole, lift them out, and sear the beef in the fat in small batches until deeply crusted.
- 3Add the carrots and garlic, stir in the tomato paste and flour, and cook 2 minutes.
- 4Deglaze with the wine, scraping the base, and let it bubble 5 minutes.
- 5Return the beef and lardons, add the stock and thyme, and bring to a bare simmer.
- 6Cover and braise at 150°C for 3 hours, until a fork meets no resistance.
- 7Meanwhile brown the pearl onions and mushrooms separately in the butter and add them for the final 30 minutes so they keep their shape.
- 8Skim the fat, check the seasoning and rest 20 minutes before serving.
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Questions and answers
How long does Beef Bourguignon take to make?
About 250 minutes: 40 min prep and 210 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Beef Bourguignon?
14 ingredients: beef chuck, smoked bacon lardons, red Burgundy wine, beef stock, pearl onions, button mushrooms, carrots, tomato paste, plain flour, garlic cloves, thyme sprigs, butter and 2 more.
How many servings does this Beef Bourguignon recipe make?
6 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Beef Bourguignon?
About 936 kcal, with 69.4 g protein, 22.6 g carbohydrate and 51.3 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
What cuisine is Beef Bourguignon?
Beef Bourguignon comes from French cuisine.
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