Best 20 Boeuf Bourguignon Recipes

BOEUF BOURGUIGNON A LA JULIA CHILD

Steps:

• First prepare the bacon: cut off the rind and reserve.
• Cut the bacon into lardons about 1/4" thick and 1 1/2" long.
• Simmer the rind and the lardons for ten minutes in 1 1/2 quarts of water.
• Drain and dry the lardons and rind and reserve.
• Pre-heat the oven to 450°F.
• Put the tablespoon of olive oil in a large (9" - 10" wide, 3" deep) fireproof casserole and warm over moderate heat.
• Saute the lardons for 2 to 3 minutes to brown lightly.
• Remove to a side dish with a slotted spoon.
• Dry off the pieces of beef and saute them, a few at a time in the hot oil/bacon fat until nicely browned on all sides.
• Once browned, remove to the side plate with the bacon.
• In the same oil/fat, saute the onion and the carrot until softened.
• Pour off the fat and return the lardons and the beef to the casserole with the carrots and onion.
• Toss the contents of the casserole with the salt and pepper and sprinkle with the flour.
• Set the uncovered casserole in the oven for four minutes.
• Toss the contents of the casserole again and return to the hot oven for 4 more minutes.
• Now, lower the heat to 325°F and remove the casserole from the oven.
• Add the wine and enough stock so that the meat is barely covered.
• Add the tomato paste, garlic and herbs and the bacon rind.
• Bring to a simmer on the top of the stove.
• Cover and place in the oven, adjusting the heat so that the liquid simmers very slowly for three to four hours.
• The meat is done when a fork pierces it easily.
• While the meat is cooking, prepare the onions and mushrooms and set them aside till needed.
• For the onion, if using frozen, make sure they are defrosted and drained.
• Heat the butter and oil in a large skillet and add the onions to the skillet.
• Saute over medium heat for about ten minutes, rolling the onions about so they brown as evenly as possible, without breaking apart.
• Pour in the stock, season to taste, add the herbs, and cover.
• Simmer over low heat for about 40 to 50 minutes until the onions are perfectly tender but retain their shape and the liquid has mostly evaporated.
• Remove the herbs and set the onions aside.
• For the mushrooms, heat the butter and oil over high heat in a large skillet.
• As soon as the foam begins to subside add the mushrooms and toss and shake the pan for about five minutes.
• As soon as they have browned lightly, remove from heat.
• To Finish the Stew:.
• When the meat is tender, remover the casserole from the oven and empty its contents into a sieve set over a saucepan.
• Wash out the casserole and return the beef and bacon to it (discarding the bits of carrot and onion and herbs which remain in the sieve).
• Distribute the mushrooms and onions over the meat.
• Skim the fat off the sauce and simmer it for a minute or two, skimming off any additional fat which rises to the surface.
• You should be left with about 2 1/2 cups of sauce thick enough to coat a spoon lightly.
• If the sauce is too thick, add a few tablespoons of stock.
• If the sauce is too thin, boil it down to reduce to the right consistency.
• Taste for seasoning.
• Pour the sauce over the meat and vegetables.
• If you are serving immediately, place the covered casserole over medium low heat and simmer 2 to 3 minutes.
• Serve in the casserole or on a warm platter surrounded by noodles, potatoes or rice and garnished with fresh parsley.
• If serving later or the next day, allow the casserole to cool and place cold, covered casserole in the refrigerator.
• 20 minutes prior to serving, place over medium low heat and simmer very slowly for ten minutes, occasionally basting the meat and vegetables with the sauce.

SLOW COOKER BOEUF BOURGUIGNON

Steps:

• Place beef in a large resealable bowl; add wine, oil and seasonings. Turn to coat. Cover; refrigerate overnight., In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard drippings, reserving 1 tablespoon in pan., Add mushrooms and onions to drippings; cook and stir over medium-high heat until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Drain beef, reserving marinade; transfer beef to a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker. Sprinkle beef with flour and salt; toss to coat. Top with bacon and mushroom mixture. Add reserved marinade., Cook, covered, on low 8-10 hours or until beef is tender. Remove bay leaf. If desired, serve stew with noodles.

BOEUF BOURGUIGNON

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir until tender, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
• Cook and stir beef in the same skillet until browned, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Sprinkle flour, marjoram, thyme, and pepper over beef. Pour red wine and beef broth into the skillet; stir well. Reduce heat to low and simmer until beef is tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Stir onions into the skillet. Add mushrooms. Cook, stirring, until mushrooms are tender and sauce is thick and dark brown, about 30 minutes.

BOEUF EN DAUBE - CLASSIC FRENCH BEEF BURGUNDY STEW (BOURGUIGNON)

Steps:

• In a large non-reactive bowl, combine beef, Cognac, cloves, garlic, onions, carrots, celery, bay leaf, sage, thyme, parsley, 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper, orange peel, wine, and mushrooms. Cover and refrigerate overnight or for up to 2 days, stirring from time to time.
• Bring the meat and vegetables to room temperature. Drain, reserving the marinade.
• Blot the beef and veggies dry with paper towels.
• Preheat oven to 325F/175°C.
• In a large heavy oven proof dish (such as a cast iron dutch oven or Le Creuset), fry the bacon over medium heat until it renders its fat, about 3-5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove the bacon to paper towels and reserve.
• Working in batches so as not to overcrowd the pan, add the meat and vegetables to the fat in the pan, and brown them on all sides over medium heat, seasoning with salt and pepper as they brown, about 7 minutes per batch.
• Transfer to a platter. Add the marinade to the pot, and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce to medium heat and simmer until the liquid is reduced by one-third, about 8 minutes. Skim off the foam from the surface. Add the stock or consomme, and simmer another 8 minutes, until reduced again by one-third. Stir in the pinch of sugar and the tomato paste, (and add the diced tomatoes and green olives now, if using).
• Return the meat, vegetables and reserved bacon to the pot. Cover and bake in the oven until the meat is tender, 2 1/2-3 hours. -OR- alternately, at this stage you can cook in the crock-pot on LOW heat 8 to 10 hours, or on HIGH heat 4 to 6 hours.
• Serve with a rustic bread for mopping the juices, along with a green salad and a platter of cheeses.
• Freezes and reheats beautifully. Leftovers will make a lovely Cottage-Shepherd's Pie a la Provencale, see my recipe #355446.

BOEUF BOURGUIGNON

Steps:

• In a 6-to-8-quart saucepan with a tight-fitting lid, cook bacon uncovered over medium-low heat until browned, 10 to 15 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer bacon to a paper-towel-lined plate; set aside. Reserve bacon fat.
• Season beef generously with salt and pepper. In a large bowl, dredge beef in flour, shaking off excess. Raise heat to medium. Working in two batches, brown beef in bacon fat on all sides, without crowding, about 10 minutes per batch. Transfer each batch to a bowl.
• Pour 1/2 cup water into pan; bring to a boil. Cook, stirring, to loosen browned bits, until liquid has reduced to a few tablespoons, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring, until slightly softened, 3 minutes. Add tomato paste; cook 1 minute.
• Add carrots, meat (with juices), wine, thyme, and reserved bacon. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer over low, stirring occasionally, until meat is tender, but not falling apart, 3 to 3 1/2 hours.
• Skim fat off surface of stew; discard. Stir Roasted Mushrooms and Pearl Onions into beef; season with salt and pepper. Serve, or refrigerate, covered, up to overnight.

PRESSURE COOKER BOEUF BOURGUIGNON

Steps:

• Place beef in a large shallow dish; add wine, oil and seasonings. Turn beef to coat. Cover and refrigerate overnight. , Select saute setting on a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker and adjust for medium heat. Add bacon; cook until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard drippings, reserving 1 Tbsp. in pressure cooker., Add mushrooms and onions to drippings; cook and stir until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Press cancel., Drain beef, reserving marinade. Add beef to pressure cooker. Sprinkle beef with flour and salt; toss to coat. Top with bacon; add reserved marinade. , Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 20 minutes. Let pressure release naturally for 10 minutes; quick-release any remaining pressure. , Select saute setting and adjust for low heat. Simmer, uncovered, until sauce reaches desired thickness, 15-20 minutes. Remove bay leaf. If desired, serve stew with noodles.

BOEUF BOURGUIGNON SOUP

Steps:

• Season ribs with 1/2 teaspoon salt andsome pepper. Coat with cornstarch. Heat oilin a large heavy pot (preferably enameledcast iron) over medium-high heat. Lightlybrown ribs on all sides, about 6 minutes.Transfer to a plate.
• Add mushrooms to pot. Cook untilbrowned, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a bowl;add cubed carrot.
• Add shallots, celery, bacon, and choppedcarrots to pot. Cook until caramelized, about6 minutes. Stir in tomato paste.
• Return ribs with plate juices to pot. Addthyme and bay leaf. Raise heat to high.Add wine. Cook, scraping up brown bits witha wooden spoon, until slightly reduced,about 1 minute. Add stock and water. Bring toa boil. Reduce heat, and simmer, partiallycovered, until beef is tender, 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
• Remove ribs. Separate meat from bones;discard. Cut meat into bite-size pieces; returnto pot. Add reserved mushroom-carrotmixture. Bring to a simmer; cook untilcubed carrots are tender. Season with salt. Ladle soup over bowls of herbed egg noodles and serve with horseradish chive bread on the side.

BOEUF BOURGUIGNON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Place garlic on large piece of foil. Pour 2 tablespoons wine over garlic. Wrap foil around garlic to enclose. Roast garlic until soft, about 40 minutes. Cool. Press garlic between fingertips to release from skins; set aside.
• Cook bacon in large pot over medium heat until brown, about 10 minutes. Transfer to paper towels. Pour drippings into small bowl. Return 2 tablespoons to same pot; reserve remainder. Increase heat to high. Working in batches, add beef to pot and brown, about 7 minutes per batch. Using slotted spoon, transfer meat to large bowl.
• Reduce heat to medium-low. Add chopped onion and chopped carrot to pot; sauté 5 minutes. Mix in flour. Return beef and accumulated juices to pot. Stir in tomato paste. Add herb sprigs, bay leaves, roasted garlic and 2 cups wine; simmer 15 minutes. Add 3 cups broth. Cover; simmer 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Uncover; simmer until meat is tender, stirring occasionally, about 1 1/2 hours longer. Discard herb sprigs and bay leaves.
• Cook pearl onions in large saucepan of boiling salted water for 2 minutes. Using 4- to 5-inch-diameter strainer, transfer onions to medium bowl; cool slightly, then peel. Return water to boil. Add carrots and cook until tender, about 4 minutes. Drain. Transfer to bowl of ice water to cool. Drain. (Bacon, stew and vegetables can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover separately and refrigerate.)
• Heat 2 tablespoons reserved bacon drippings in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms; sauté until golden brown, about 6 minutes. Add pearl onions to mushrooms; sauté until onions are golden, about 4 minutes. Add carrots; cook until heated through, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Bring stew to simmer, thinning with more broth, if desired. Stir bacon and 2/3 of vegetables into stew. Transfer to large bowl. Top stew with remaining vegetables.

BOEUF BOURGUIGNON

Steps:

• Brown the bacon in a heavy 3 1/2-to-4-quart saucepan. When it has lightly browned, use a slotted spoon to transfer it to a medium bowl, leaving the fat in the pan.
• Pat the pieces of beef very dry with a paper towel, then season all over with salt and pepper. Add the olive oil to the pan, and when it's hot, brown half the pieces of beef over medium-high heat on all sides, about 5 minutes total. Transfer the meat to the bowl of bacon. Brown the remaining beef and add to the same bowl.
• Keep the pan over the heat and sauté the onion and carrot until lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Return the meats to the pot, sprinkle with the flour, season with a pinch of salt and pour in the wine and stock. Tuck the herb packet into the pot and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover and cook at a bare simmer until tender, 2 hours or more.
• Add the baby onions, baby carrots and potatoes, bring to a boil and simmer, covered, until tender when pierced with a fork, 20 to 25 minutes. Serve yourself 4 to 5 chunks of meat with all the vegetables and a good French bread to mop up the sauce. The dish benefits from sitting overnight in the refrigerator.

BOEUF BOURGUIGNON 101

Steps:

• Cut two 12-by-22-inch pieces of cheese-cloth; lay them on a clean work surface, overlapping each other perpendicularly in the center to form a cross. Pile the chopped onion, carrots, garlic cloves, parsley sprigs, thyme, rosemary, bay leaves, and peppercorns in the center.
• Gather the ends together to enclose contents completely, and tie the top with kitchen twine. Place in an 8-quart Dutch oven, and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add salt pork, and saute until brown and crisp, about 7 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer pork to Dutch oven, leaving rendered fat in skillet.
• Season beef cubes with salt and pepper. Working in two batches, place beef in skillet in a single layer; cook until dark brown on all sides, about 6 minutes total.
• Using tongs, transfer beef to Dutch oven, reserving fat in skillet.
• Whisk the flour into fat in the skillet. Slowly whisk in beef stock, and bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring frequently until thickened.
• Pour mixture into Dutch oven around cheesecloth bundle. Add wine and tomato paste, and season with salt and pepper; stir to combine. Bring to a boil over high heat. Cover; transfer to oven. Cook until beef is very tender, about 2 1/2 hours.
• Remove pot from oven, and transfer cheesecloth bundle to a large sieve set over a bowl. With a wooden spoon, press on bundle to release as much liquid as possible. Discard bundle, and pour accumulated juices into Dutch oven.
• Remove beef and pork from Dutch oven; reserve. Return liquid to a boil over high heat; reduce to 4 cups, about 10 minutes. Skim surface as needed with a large metal spoon. Reduce heat to low; return beef and pork to Dutch oven.
• While sauce is reducing further, set the skillet over high heat. Add the pearl onions, the water, butter, sugar, and a large pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, and reduce heat to medium; simmer until almost all the liquid evaporates, 5 to 8 minutes. Raise heat to medium-high, and add the mushrooms. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are browned and glazed, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Transfer contents to Dutch oven, and simmer over medium heat until heated through. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper as desired, and serve at once. Garnish each serving with chopped parsley.

BEEF BURGUNDY (BOEUF BOURGUIGNON) RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Slice the bacon into lardons (thin strips) and cook in a heavy bottomed skillet until crispy, on medium heat, to render the fat. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and set on a paper towel. There is no need to thaw the frozen onions; simply empty the bag into a mesh strainer and rinse with lukewarm water for a few minutes. Allow to drain and pat them dry. You can certainly buy fresh pearl onions, but to remove the skins you will need to blanch and shock them in ice water to slip them off. I find that frozen is just as good! On medium heat, add the onion and cook in the bacon fat (this is building flavor), shaking the pan until they are translucent and lightly golden brown (about five minutes). Add the minced garlic and stir until fragrant (about 30 seconds). Remove the onion/garlic mixture into a bowl and set aside. Be sure to wipe any remaining garlic residue from the skillet (garlic burns and becomes bitter) and add a little drizzle of olive oil. On medium heat, cook the chopped carrot for 2 to 3 minutes, just until softened. Remove and set aside. For the meat: Be sure that the meat is completely dry. Otherwise, you won't be able to get a crusty, brown sear, and this is essential to building flavor! I place the cut-up meat in a large bowl, and add about 2 to 3 teaspoons of coarse salt, 1 to 2 teaspoons of freshly ground pepper and about 1 tablespoon of flour. Toss the meat until it is evenly coated with flour and seasoning. Turn the heavy skillet to medium high and add enough olive oil to lightly coat the bottom. Add the meat, being careful not to crowd it, and allow it to sear until golden brown (3 to 4 minutes). Lift one piece of meat, and if it doesn't stick to the pan, it's ready for all the pieces to be turned over. Sear on both sides and set aside. You will, most likely, need to do this in 2 to 3 batches. Add a little more olive oil, as is necessary to coat the pan. Your skillet should be coated with a build-up for brown (maybe almost black) "crud". This is a good thing. Let's build the braising liquid! Leaving the skillet on medium-high heat, add the tomato paste and quickly stir it around to cook-- about 30 seconds. Add the red wine, whisk and stirring and loosening up the crust from the bottom. Add the carrots and the bacon to the skillet. Allow this mixture to reduce about to about 2/3, stirring it often-- about 5 minutes. Add the beef broth, and Worcestershire sauce. Your can now cook this French stew in a pressure cooker, in a Dutch oven or a slow cooker. The technique is all the same, but the cooking time is very different. For the pressure cooker: Add the meat, then pour the braising liquid on top. Tie the fresh herbs with kitchen string and settle into the liquid. Pressure cook on high for 40 minutes. For a Dutch oven, set in the oven at 275°F for 2 1/2 to 3 hours. For a slow cooker, cook on low for 6 to 8 hours. (see why pressure cooking is so easy?) Meanwhile prepare the mushrooms: Clean the same skillet, and on medium heat, melt the butter and oil until bubbling. Add the cleaned and dry mushrooms and saute the mushrooms for about 5 minutes-- shaking the skillet intermittently until the mushrooms are lightly golden (about 7 minutes total). Remove from the skillet and set aside. Once the stew has finished cooking, it's time to add the onion and mushrooms. Release the pressure (if using a pressure cooker, obviously). Remove the herb bundle and bay leaf, then add the onions and mushrooms. Pressure cook for 5 minutes. If using a Dutch oven, allow to cook for about 10 minutes more. For a slow cooker, allow 15 to 20 minutes, depending on how hot the stew is. NOTE: If the sauce seems to thin for your liking (I like mine a bit thick) make a cornstarch slurry. I use about 2 Tablespoons cornstarch and whisk about 1/2 cup water until it is lump-free. Add in small amounts and wait a minute or so, until the sauce has thickened. Don't add the slurry all at once, or you might end up with concrete! If you do, thin with beef broth. Add a generous handful of fresh parsley and serve immediately. Traditionally, this dish is served with steamed potatoes. You can serve it with mashed potatoes or buttered noodles. I chose to make homemade egg noodles. This dish tastes even better the following day.

BOEUF BOURGUIGNON FOR THE CROCK POT

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot. Add the bacon and cook over medium heat for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the bacon is lightly browned. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon to a plate.
• Dry the beef cubes with paper towels and then sprinkle them with salt and pepper. In batches, in single layers, sear the beef in the hot oil for 3 to 5 minutes, turning to brown on all sides. Remove seared cubes to the plate with the bacon and continue searing until all of the beef is browned. Set aside.
• Toss the carrots, sliced onions, 1 tablespoon salt and 2 tablespoons pepper into the fat in the pot and cook over medium heat for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions are lightly browned. Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute. Add the cognac (stand back and ignite with a match to burn off the alcohol).
• Put the meat and the bacon back into the pot with any juices that have accumulated on the plate. Add the wine. Bring to a boil, then add tomato paste and thyme, boil for 2-3 minutes.
• Transfer everything from the pot into the crock pot, then add the hot beef broth. Stir once, then cover and let cook on high for 3 hours.
• Meanwhile, thaw the frozen onions.
• After 3 hours, saute the mushrooms in 2 tablespoons butter until lightly browned. Set aside.
• In the remaining 2 tablespoons butter saute the thawed onions until translucent, then add the flour, stir well, and add the sauted mushrooms.
• Add onions and mushrooms to the crock pot, stir well to combine, then continue cooking for another 45 minutes. Season to taste, if necessary.
• For serving, rub each slice of bread on one side with the garlic. For each serving, spoon the stew over a slice of bread and sprinkle with parsley.
• If sauce is too thin, dissolve one teaspoon to one tablespoon in some cold water and stir into still simmering stew.

BOEUF BOURGUIGNON

Steps:

• Combine the meat and the red wine. Cover and refrigerate overnight. The next morning, remove the meat from the red wine and pat dry. Reserve wine. Toss meat in the flour, shaking off any excess. In a large casserole over high heat, add the bacon and render. Add the butter to the bacon fat and melt. Add the beef and brown on all sides. Remove the meat as it browns to a plate. Add the carrots, onions, and garlic and cook until the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the beef back to the pot with the reserved wine, veal stock, bay leaves, thyme, and parsley. Cover and cook for 2 hours over a low heat, until the meat is very tender. Add the mushrooms and cook for another 15 minutes. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Serve with boiled potatoes.

BOEUF BOURGUIGNON (WEIGHT WATCHERS)

Steps:

• Toss beef and flour in medium bowl until evenly coated. Heat oil in large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add beef, in batches if necessary, and cook, turning occasionally, until browned, about 6 minutes. Transfer to medium with slotted spoon.
• Add broth, wine, onions, mushrooms, tomato paste, garlic, thyme, bay leaf, salt and pepper; bring to boil, scraping up browned bits from bottom of pot. Stir in beef and reduce heat. Cover and simmer 1 hour. Stir in carrots, Cover and simmer until beef and vegetables are fork-tender, about 30 minutes. Serve sprinkled with parsley.

BOEUF BOURGUIGNON WITH MUSHROOM COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Trim and cut the beef into 1 1/2-by-1/2-inch pieces. In a paper or plastic bag, combine the flour, salt, and pepper. Add the beef to the bag, and shake to coat. Set aside.
• Cube the salt pork. In a heavy, medium non-reactive pan over medium-high heat, cook until browned, 6 to 8 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer to a small bowl and set aside.
• To the same pan, add the carrots and half of the diced onions. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer them to a small bowl and set aside.
• To the same pan over medium-high heat, add 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Cook the beef in batches, until browned on all sides, 6 to 8 minutes. Return the beef to the pan. Add the wine, 2 1/4 cups of the beef broth, the bay leaves, garlic, celery, and herbes de Provence. Reduce heat to medium. Cover and cook until the beef is tender, 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours. Do not allow the liquid to cook away. Add additional broth, if necessary.
• Meanwhile, in a small saucepan filled with boiling water, blanch the pearl onions for 1 minute. Drain and let cool. Peel the onions and set aside.
• Cut the caps off of 12 mushrooms and set aside. Finely dice the stems along with the remaining mushrooms. Set aside.
• When the beef is tender, add the reserved salt pork, pearl onions, and mushroom caps. Cook until the mushroom caps are tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Discard the bay leaves. Keep the stew warm until ready to serve.
• In a medium skillet over medium-high heat, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Cook the remaining diced onion and the bell pepper, stirring occasionally, until the onion turns golden, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the diced mushrooms, and cook until tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Season with additional salt and pepper. Set aside.
• To prepare the couscous, in a medium saucepan over medium heat, bring the remaining cup of beef broth and tablespoon of olive oil to a boil. Add the couscous in a stream. Stir once. Remove from the heat. Cover and let stand until couscous is tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Combine the couscous with the mushroom-vegetable mixture.
• Lightly oil a 6-cup light mold. Spoon the couscous into the mold and pat down firmly. Invert the mold onto a large serving platter. With a slotted spoon, transfer the beef to the center of the ring. Spoon half of the wine sauce over the beef. Arrange the pearl onions and mushroom caps around the base of the ring. Garnish with parsley. Serve with the remaining sauce on the side.

BOEUF BOURGUIGNON SOUP

Steps:

• Directions 1. Season ribs with 1/2 teaspoon salt and some pepper. Coat with cornstarch. Heat oil in a large heavy pot (preferably enameled cast iron) over medium-high heat. Lightly brown ribs on all sides, about 6 minutes. Transfer to a plate. 2. Add mushrooms to pot. Cook until browned, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a bowl; add cubed carrot. 3. Add shallots, celery, bacon, and chopped carrots to pot. Cook until caramelized, about 6 minutes. Stir in tomato paste. 4. Return ribs with plate juices to pot. Add thyme and bay leaf. Raise heat to high. Add wine. Cook, scraping up brown bits with a wooden spoon, until slightly reduced, about 1 minute. Add stock and water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer, partially covered, until beef is tender, 2 to 2 1/2 hours. 5. Remove ribs. Separate meat from bones; discard. Cut meat into bite-size pieces; return to pot. Add reserved mushroom-carrot mixture. Bring to a simmer; cook until cubed carrots are tender. Season with salt. Ladle soup over bowls of herbed egg noodles Serve with horseradish chive bread on the side. Pre-heat oven to 375. Mash 1 stick room-temperature unsalted butter with 2 tbls. prepared horseradish and 2 tbls. chopped fresh chives until smooth. Season with coarse salt. slice 1 lg. french bread loaf. generously spread butter mixture onto each piece and wrap loaf in foil. Bake 15 min.

SHORTCUT BOEUF (BEEF) BOURGUIGNON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F Either use a large stockpot that can go in the oven or transfer the food from the pot to a casserole dish for step 4.
• Pan-fry bacon in heavy stockpot over medium heat until lightly browned. Remove bacon; set aside. Saute onion and mushrooms in bacon fat until just browned. Remove vegetables and set aside with bacon.
• In same pot, brown beef in two batches, adding some oil if necessary. Sprinkle flour over browned meat. Add garlic, wine, broth, bay leaf, thyme, salt and pepper.
• Cook, covered, in oven for 2 hours. Add reserved bacon, onion and mushrooms; cook 30 minutes longer.

SIRLOIN BEEF BURGUNDY: BOEUF BOURGUIGNON

Steps:

• Heat a large deep skillet with a heavy bottom and a lid over medium-high heat. Add bacon to the pan and brown. Remove crisp bacon bits with slotted spoon. Add 1 1/2 tablespoons butter to the pan and melt into bacon drippings. Add mushrooms to the pan and turn to coat evenly with butter and bacon drippings. Season the mushroom slices with salt and pepper. Saute mushrooms 2 to 3 minutes and add onions to the pan. Continue cooking onions and mushrooms 2 to 3 minutes longer, then transfer to a plate and return pan to the heat. Add remaining butter to the pan and melt it, then add meat to very hot pan and brown evenly on all sides, keeping the meat moving. Add flour to browned meat in the pan and cook the flour 2 minutes. Add wine to the pan slowly while stirring. When the wine comes up to a bubble and you have scraped up the pan drippings, add the stock and bouquet of fresh sage and thyme sprigs to the pot. Cover the pan. When the liquid boils, reduce heat to medium. Cook covered 5 minutes, remove lid and add mushrooms, onions and bacon back to the pot. Simmer with the cover off until sauce thickens a bit. Adjust seasoning and remove herb bouquet.
• Toss hot egg noodles with butter and herbs. Place a bed of noodles in a shallow bowl and pour beef burgundy over the noodles and serve.

BEEF BURGUNDY AKA BOEUF BOURGUIGNON A LA IVO

Steps:

• In a large pot, cook the bacon pieces at medium-low heat, stirring occasionally until the pieces are completely crispy and are swimming in bacon fat. Scoop out the bacon and set aside.
• Put the flour into a large zip lock bag with about a tsp of salt and ditto of pepper. Mix well. Coat the meat cubes in this mixture in 4 batches, removing each batch as it's coated.
• Increase the heat under the pot to high, and brown the meat in batches. If the bacon fat mysteriously disappears, replace with olive oil, or vegetable oil if you want. I know you're not supposed to heat olive oil but it didn't do me any harm, and vegetable oil sometimes forms a nasty-tasting slick on the surface of this dish -- Set the browned meat aside in a bowl.
• Once all the meat is browned, add oil if needed and put the onion, carrot and celery in the pan. Stir over medium-high heat until thoroughly softened. Season to taste with salt and pepper if you like, then add the minced garlic and the meat back in along with its juices. Stir, then add the whole bottle of wine to the pan.
• A word about spices. Before you start simmering, I like adding the herbs at this stage. Lots of fine herbs, definitely some fresh, chopped rosemary, but the truth is, I sort of make it up as I go along at this point. Cover and simmer over low heat for at least 4-5 hours.
• During the final half-hour of simmering, sprinkle the mushrooms with garlic powder and fry until crispy. Set aside.
• Taste the stew. Add salt, pepper and spices where needed. Another flying-by-ear operation! Guilty secret: last time I made this, I added 2 tbsp of Emeril's Essence to the stew and that worked beautifully!
• Serve in a big bowl and sprinkle with the fried mushrooms and parsley. Serve with (or over) potatoes or pasta.

BOEUF BOURGUIGNON

Steps:

• Brown the bacon in a heavy pot, fairly deep but not too large. When it has released its fat and is lightly browned, remove it to a dish, leaving the fat in the pan. Pat the pieces of beef dry with a paper towel. Pour the oil into the pot, and when it is hot, brown half the pieces of beef on all sides. Remove to the plate with the bacon, and brown the remaining pieces. Now sauté the onion and the carrot until they are lightly browned. Return the meats to the pot, sprinkle on the flour and some salt, and pour the wine and beef stock in. Tuck the herb packet into the pot, and bring to a boil; then reduce the heat, cover, and cook at a lively simmer for about 1 hour or more, depending on the cut of the meat. Bite into a piece to determine if it is almost done (it will get another 20 minutes or so of cooking with the vegetables).
• When the time is right, add all the vegetables, cover, and cook at a lively simmer again for 20-25 minutes-pierce the veggies to see if they are tender. Serve yourself four or five chunks of meat, with all the vegetables, and a good French bread to mop up the sauce.
• Second Round
• Use three or four pieces and some of the remaining sauce to make a quick Beef and Kidney Pie (page 34) later in the week. The recipe follows Veal Kidneys in Mustard Sauce because you want to use the leftover kidneys to put this dish together.
• Third Round
• Use what remains to make a meaty pasta sauce for one, breaking up the meat and adding three or four squeezed San Marzano plum tomatoes. Simmer the sauce as the pasta cooks.