Beef Bourguignon

Name: Beef Bourguignon
Prep time: 16 h
Cook time: 16 h
Total time: 16 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams bacon, cut into lardons; 2 kilograms beef chuck, cut into 1-inch chunks; 710 milliliters beef stock; 2 carrots, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch dice; 2 carrots, peeled and halved; 2 ribs celery, cut into 1/4-inch dice; 2 ribs celery, halved; 8 servings Crusty bread, for serving; 118 milliliters all-purpose flour; 3 fresh bay leaves; 1 bunches fresh chives, finely chopped, for garnish; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 5 cloves garlic, smashed; 8 servings Kosher salt; 8 servings Extra-virgin olive oil; 1 large onion, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch dice; 1 large onion, peeled and quartered; 454 grams red bliss potatoes, quartered; 750 milliliters red wine, such as Burgundy; 1 bundle fresh thyme; 59 milliliters tomato paste; 454 grams cremini or white button mushrooms, quartered

Beef Bourguignon

Need From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 16 hours.

Instructions

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Combine the garlic, bay leaves, carrots, celery, onions and wine in a large bowl or container.

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Bay Leaves

Carrot

Celery

Garlic

Onion

Wine

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Bowl

Add the beef; cover and let sit in the refrigerator at least 4 hours or overnight. (This is a really important step: it makes a huge flavor difference.)

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Beef

Remove the beef from the marinade. Strain the veggies and bay leaves from the marinade and discard. Reserve 2 cups of the marinade.

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Bay Leaves

Marinade

Beef

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Oven

Coat a large, wide pan or Dutch oven with olive oil and bring to medium-high heat.

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Olive Oil

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Dutch Oven

Frying Pan

Sprinkle the beef with salt and toss with the flour; do not flour the beef until you're ready to brown it.

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All Purpose Flour

Beef

Salt

Add the flour-coated beef to the hot pan, but be sure to not crowd the pan; you will need to work in four batches. Brown the meat well on all sides, 12 to 15 minutes.

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All Purpose Flour

Beef

Meat

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Frying Pan

Remove from the pan to a baking sheet.

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Baking Sheet

Frying Pan

After the first two batches, deglaze the pot with 1/2 cup of the reserved marinade, scraping up any browned bits.

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Marinade

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Pot

Drain the liquid into a small bowl.

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Bowl

Add more olive oil to the pan to coat and cook the remaining two batches of meat.

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Olive Oil

Meat

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Frying Pan

Add the meat to the baking sheet. Deglaze the pan with 1/2 cup marinade, scraping up any browned bits.

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Marinade

Meat

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Baking Sheet

Frying Pan

Add the bacon and cook until it gets brown and crispy, about 5 minutes. Toss in the mushrooms, carrots, celery, garlic and onions, and season with salt. Cook until the mixture starts to soften and becomes very aromatic, about 10 minutes.

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Mushrooms

Carrot

Celery

Garlic

Onion

Bacon

Salt

Add the tomato paste and cook, 1 to 2 minutes.

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Tomato Paste

Add the remaining 1 cup marinade and deglaze the pan, stirring up any browned bits, 1 minute.

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Marinade

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Frying Pan

Add the beef. Stir to combine and cook until the wine has reduced by half, 1 to 2 minutes.

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Beef

Wine

Add enough of the beef stock to just cover the surface of the beef. Toss in the bay leaves and thyme bundle. Cover the pan, bring the liquid to a boil and put in the oven.

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Bay Leaves

Beef Stock

Thyme

Beef

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Oven

Frying Pan

Cook the beef for 2 hours. During the last hour of cooking time, add the potatoes. Cover the pan with the lid and put the stew back in the oven to cook for an additional hour.

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Potato