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Bœuf Bourguignon (Beef in Red Wine)
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Bœuf Bourguignon (Beef in Red Wine)

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Slow-braised beef in Burgundy red wine with bacon, onions, and mushrooms — a French classic.

⏱️ Prep time 30 min. 🍳 Cook time 180 min. 🍽️ 6 servings 📊 Difficulty: hard ⭐ 9/10

Source / link: Französische Küche (Burgund)

Ingredients

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1,2 kg Beef (shoulder/shank)
750 ml Red wine (Burgundy, or non-alcoholic)
150 g Bacon (diced)
3 Stück Onions
3 Stück Carrots
3 Stück Garlic cloves
300 g Mushrooms
2 EL Tomato paste
2 EL Flour (or cornstarch)
2 Stück Bay leaf
2 Zweige Thyme
400 ml Beef broth
2 EL Oil
je 1 Prise Salt & pepper

Preparation

Step by step through the recipe

  1. 1 Cut 1,2 kg Beef (shoulder/shank) meat into pieces, marinate in 750 ml red wine with 2 EL bay leaves and 2 Zweige of thyme for at least 4 hours (better overnight).
  2. 2 Remove the meat, pat dry, and sear in batches in 2 EL oil over high heat. Remove.
  3. 3 Render 150 g bacon, then sweat 3 onions and 3 carrots in it.
  4. 4 Return the meat, stir in 2 EL tomato paste and 2 EL flour.
  5. 5 Pour in the marinade (strained) and 400 ml beef broth, add 3 garlic cloves.
  6. 6 Cover and braise at 160 °C or low heat for about 3 hours, until the meat is meltingly tender.
  7. 7 Add 300 g mushrooms in the last 15 minutes. Season with je 1 Prise each of salt & pepper and serve.

Notes & tips

The roux contains gluten (can be replaced with cornstarch).

Nutrition

estimated per serving
Calories
907 kcal
Protein
67 g
Fat
46 g
Carbs
30 g

– = ingredient not in nutrition database (estimate incomplete)

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