Beef Bourguignon

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2-2 lbs stewing beef
• 2 small onions, sliced
• 8 -10 small pearl onions, peeled
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
• 1/2 cup cooked bacon, crumbled
• 1 -2 tablespoon flour
• 3 tablespoons butter, plus
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms (optional)
• 3 -4 cups red wine, beaujolais
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme
• 4 sprigs fresh parsley, all tied up in
• 1 piece cheesecloth

Recipe

• 1 in large soup pot brown beef and the 2 sm onions that have been sliced quickly in 3 tblsp of butter over med high heat.
• 2 add flour and mix together well for 1 to 2 minutes.
• 3 add crushed garlic and pour in sufficient wine to cover.
• 4 reduce heat to med low.
• 5 in another pan, cook bacon in one tblsp of butter, drain.
• 6 add to stew pan with bouquet garni.
• 7 add 1/4 tsp of salt.
• 8 add 1/4 tsp of pepper.
• 9 cover and cook gently for 2 hrs over low heat.
• 10 this next step is important for presentation:.
• 11 remove meat and pass sauce through a fine sieve lined with chesecloth.
• 12 return sauce and meat to pot. add baby onions and cook for 15 min over med low heat. add sliced mushrooms and cook for another 10 min over low heat.
• 13 serve in a large urn and sprinkle with fresh parsley before serving.