Beef Bourguignon
Beef bourguignon is a rich casserole that is simple to create. With it’s rough cut / chop type of meal that you throw into a slow cooker or crock pot and leave to simmer for 6 hours to reveal a mouthwatering thick and hearty meal.
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
Serves
6
6 hours
THE FACTS
Freezable
Can create without wine
Cheap cut of meat
Can pour over pasta, mash or rice
INGREDIENTS
1.6 kg slow cooking beef
2 cups 500g bacon
1/4 cup 55g - vegetable oil
4 cloves garlic
4 cups 300g - mushrooms
5 carrots
6 small whole potatoes
2 Cups 440g - chicken Broth + extra to top up
1/4 soy sauce
1 cup 220g - red wine (pinot ware) + extra to top up
1 cup 240g crushed tomatoes or 3 tbsp tomato paste
1/4 cup 40g plain flour + extra to top up
4 sprigs fresh thyme
1/2 tbsp salt
1 tbsp cracked pepper
Parsley
Like so many dishes Beef Bourguignon was created in the Burgundy region in France and was classed as peasant food. These days depending on the ingredients and the name of the restaurant Beef Bourguignon can be classed as a delicacy.
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METHOD
1. Trim fat and dice slow cook beef cut into 1 inch pieces and add to a large bowl and drizzle vegetable oil over and mix to coat beef with oil.
NOTE: This will make it easier to cook in stages.
2. Dice bacon and fry to render the fat then add to the crock pot or slow cooker.
3. Add beef to fry pan or wok to brown all sides to enhance the taste.
NOTE: If you have a small pan ensure you split the cook so you don't stew the beef.
4. Add the roughly chopped garlic with the beef to brown and add to the crock pot
5. Once the pan fried beef is added to the pot add sliced mushrooms, large chopped carrots and small potatoes.
6. Add the liquids
chicken stock
soy sauce
red wine and
crushed tomatoes
to the pot, ensuring solids are covered, you may need (want) to add a little more red wine.
7. Sprinkle the plain flour and sprigs of thyme over the contents and mix to combine the flour and spread the contents evenly through the pot.
8. Top up the pot with an 50 / 50 ratio of red wine and chicken stock if needed, this will depend on the size of your pot.
9. Turn on the slow cooker to the desired temperature and time or place crock pot into the oven at 150°c for 6 hours
10. At the 3 hour mark mix and add salt and pepper and mix. If the liquid is quite loose add another tablespoon of plain flour and mix to allow to thicken for the remaining 3 hours off cooking time.
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