Beef bourguignon

6 servings

180 minutes

Bœuf bourguignon (beef bourguignon), beef bourguignon is a classic of French cuisine, a traditional way to make tough meat wonderful with the help of red wine. In this case, it is preferable that the wine be Burgundy. The flavor ensemble also includes onions, carrots, garlic, and sometimes mushrooms. The dish takes a long time to prepare - at least three hours - but during this time it requires almost no attention. New interest in this recipe flared up after the release of the film "Julie and Julia" - Julia Child called it almost the main recipe of French cuisine in general. We also added bacon to this dish - for variety.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 848.8
• Proteins: 43.2g
• Fats: 52.8g
• Carbohydrates: 24.8g

Ingredients

• Beef: 1 kg
• Red dry wine: 1 l
• Garlic: 4 clove
• Onion: 1 head
• Parsley: 20 g
• Thyme: 2 stem
• Bay leaf: 1 pc
• Black peppercorns: 8 pc
• Bacon: 100 g
• Butter: 50 g
• Olive oil: 50 ml
• Wheat flour: 2 tbsp
• Vegetable oil: 50 ml
• Carrot: 4 pc
• Shallots: 12 pc
• Champignons: 500 g
• Salt: to taste
• Ground black pepper: to taste

Cooking steps

1. Cut the beef into large cubes, slice the onion into half rings, and crush the garlic with the flat side of a knife. Place the meat, onion, garlic, parsley sprigs, bay leaf, thyme, and black peppercorns in a deep bowl and pour in red wine. Mix and refrigerate for a day to marinate. Remove the meat from the marinade and dry the pieces on a napkin. Cut the bacon into small cubes and fry in a pan with vegetable oil until golden brown.

   Required ingredients:

   • Beef: 1 kg
   • Onion: 1 head
   • Garlic: 4 cloves
   • Parsley: 20 g
   • Bay leaf: 1 piece
   • Thyme: 2 stems
   • Black peppercorns: 8 pieces
   • Red dry wine: 1 l
   • Bacon: 100 g
   • Vegetable oil: 50 ml

2. Remove the bacon from the pan and fry the beef in the fat and oil until a brown crust forms. Add flour, mix, and fry for another minute.

   Required ingredients:

   • Butter: 50 g
   • Olive oil: 50 ml
   • Beef: 1 kg
   • Wheat flour: 2 tablespoons

3. Remove the meat and place it in a deep skillet. Strain the marinade through a sieve and add it to the meat. Pour in the fried bacon and let the meat stew.

   Required ingredients:

   • Beef: 1 kg
   • Bacon: 100 g
   • Red dry wine: 1 l

4. About an hour and a half later, heat the pan and sauté the coarsely chopped carrots in a mixture of olive and butter until golden brown. Add the carrots to the meat and simmer for another twenty minutes.

   Required ingredients:

   • Carrot: 4 pieces

5. After that, fry the peeled shallots whole in the same oil in the same pan. Transfer the onions to a saucepan and simmer for another twenty minutes.

   Required ingredients:

   • Shallots: 12 pieces

6. Cut the mushrooms in half and fry them in the same pan. Add to the pot with the meat and onion. Taste the broth, add salt and pepper. Simmer for another twenty to twenty-five minutes. Remove from heat and serve with mashed potatoes or rice.

   Required ingredients:

   • Champignons: 500 g
   • Salt:  to taste
   • Ground black pepper:  to taste