Beef Bourguignon

What could be classier – or easier – than serving classic Beef Bourguignon when you host your next soirée? Serve this recipe with mashed potatoes, egg noodles or rice.

Prep Time: 25 mins. | Cook Time: 2 hrs. 30 mins. | Serves: 6
Tip: With this dish, you’re free to enjoy the company as dinner slowly simmers in the kitchen. In fact, you can even make the stew the day before and simply reheat it in the slow cooker, oven or microwave. And here’s the big bonus – stew actually tastes better when made the day ahead. Slow Cooker: After Step 2, transfer meat to 24-cup (6 L) slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours, adding reserved bacon, onions and mushrooms in final hour.

Ingredients

4 slices bacon, diced 4
2 medium onions, sliced lengthwise 2
8 oz fresh mushrooms, halved 250 g
2 lb Stewing Beef Cubes 1 kg
3 tbsp all-purpose flour 45 mL
3 cloves garlic, minced 3
1½ cups EACH red wine and beef stock 375 mL
1 bay leaf 1
1 tsp dried thyme 5 mL
1/2 tsp EACH salt and pepper 2 mL

Method

1. Pan-fry bacon in Dutch oven or heavy stockpot over medium-high heat until lightly browned. Remove bacon and set aside. Sauté onions and mushrooms in bacon fat until just browned. Remove vegetables and set aside.
2. Brown beef, in batches and adding some vegetable oil if necessary. Sprinkle flour over meat. Add garlic, wine, broth, bay leaf, thyme, salt and pepper.
3. Cook,  covered in 325°F (160°C) oven for 2 hours. Add reserved bacon, onions and mushrooms; cook for 30 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Per Serving
Calories: 357
Protein: 38 g
Fat: 18 g
Carbohydrates: 9 g