Beef Bourguignon

Name: Beef Bourguignon
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, French
Ingredients: 3 1/2 tablespoons olive oil; 6 slices bacon; 3 pounds lean stewing beef cut into 2-inch cubes; Salt and pepper; 2 carrots sliced; 10-12 small pearl onions OR 1 small white onion diced; 8 ounce mushrooms sliced; 2 cups red wine young and full-bodied (like Beaujolais, Cotes du Rhone or Burgundy); 2 cups beef stock; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 1/2 cup tomato sauce; 1/4 cup flour; 2 cloves mashed garlic; 1/2 teaspoon thyme; bay leaf

6 steps

Prep:15minCook:1h 30min

Updated at: Fri, 27 Oct 2023 19:52:02 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories608.5 kcal (30%)

Total Fat29.3 g (42%)

Carbs13.8 g (5%)

Sugars4.3 g (5%)

Protein58.8 g (118%)

Sodium850.3 mg (43%)

Fiber1.8 g (6%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

3 ½ tablespoonsolive oil

6slices bacon

3 poundslean stewing beef

cut into 2-inch cubes

small, OR 1 small white onion diced

8 ouncemushrooms

sliced

2 cupsred wine

young and full-bodied, like Beaujolais, Cotes du Rhone or Burgundy

2 cupsbeef stock

1 tablespoontomato paste

½ cuptomato sauce

¼ cupflour

2 clovesgarlic

mashed

½ teaspoonthyme

bay leaf

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a large dutch oven over medium high heat pot add the olive oil and bacon pieces. Cook until crisp. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon.

Step 2

Salt and pepper the beef and add it to the pot and sear on each side for 2-3 minutes. Remove from the dutch oven.

Step 3

Add the carrots, pearl onions, and mushrooms and saute 2-3 minutes until tender. Remove and set aside.

Step 4

Add the red wine to the skillet scraping down the sides and allow to deglaze. Add the beef stock, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and whisk in the flour.

Step 5

Add the beef and the vegetables and bacon back to the pot and stir. Add garlic, thyme and bay leaf. Put a lid on pot and let it simmer in the oven for 1 1/2-2 hours until the beef is tender.

Step 6

Stovetop: Bring to a boil and reduce heat to a low and simmer. Cover and let cook 1 1/2- 2 hours or until beef is tender.