Beef Bourguignon

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 slices bacon, diced
• 8 ounces mushrooms, halved or quartered
• 1 large onion, chopped coarsely
• 2 lbs boneless blade roast, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 1/2 cups red wine
• 1 1/2 cups beef stock
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• salt and pepper
• roasted vegetables (optional)

Recipe

• 1 fry the diced bacon in a large pot until browned and remove from pot.
• 2 add mushrooms and onions to bacon fat and sauté until soft, about five minutes.
• 3 remove from pot.
• 4 brown beef a little at a time, adding vegetable oil if needed.
• 5 sprinkle flour over meat.
• 6 add wine, stock, garlic, tomato paste and seasonings.
• 7 cook in a slow oven, about 300 degrees, covered, for 2-3 hours.
• 8 i try to do this the day before and then let sit in the frig overnight,which makes the meat incredibly tender and flavourful.
• 9 add bacon, mushrooms and onions and cook for at least another hour in a slow oven.
• 10 i sometimes roast some root vegetables- carrots, parsnips, turnip and potato and add for the last half hour, but it's equally tasty without.
• 11 you could also add a bit of hot sauce or worcestershire sauce if you want to spice it up a bit.