Hearty Beef Bourguignon Recipes

Steps:

• For marinade: In a large bowl, combine the wine, cognac, onions, carrots, parsley, bay leaf, garlic, peppercorns and salt. Mix well and add the cubed beef. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 2 days.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• For Bourguignon: Strain the meat from the vegetables and marinade; reserve marinade. Dry meat with paper towels. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the meat and saute for 10 minutes, or until browned on all sides. Transfer meat to a separate medium bowl with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• In the same skillet, add the bacon and saute until lightly browned. Transfer the bacon to the bowl with the meat. Drain the skillet and return it to the heat. Pour a cup of marinade into the skillet to deglaze the skillet, scraping the bottom to loosen up all the little bits. Return this liquid to the reserved marinade.
• Heat the remaining oil in the skillet. Add the onion and carrot from the marinade, along with the additional onion that you've chopped, and saute for 5 minutes, or until tender. Transfer this mixture to the bowl with the meat and bacon, again using a slotted spoon, and return skillet to the heat. Add the flour to the skillet, combining with the oil and stir until well mixed and brown, about 2 minutes.
• Now add the tomato paste, garlic, beef broth, reserved marinade and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil and whisk to remove any flour lumps. Add this to the meat and vegetable mixture. Place entire mixture into a 9x13 baking dish.
• Bake at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for 3 hours, stirring occasionally and adding water as needed. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• About 15 minutes before meat is done baking, melt butter in the skillet over medium high heat. Add the mushrooms and saute for 5 to 10 minutes, or until lightly browned. When meat is done, add the mushrooms to the meat mixture, stir well and let sit for about 15 minutes.

Steps:

• Place beef in a large bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper. Sprinkle flour mixture over beef; toss to coat beef evenly.
• Heat a 12-inch heavy-bottom skillet over medium heat. Add about 1 tablespoon canola oil; swirl to coat bottom of skillet. Heat oil to just below smoking point. Test by placing one piece of beef in pan; it should sizzle the moment it touches the pan. If beef spits, sputters, and smokes, pan is too hot; remove it from the heat to cool. If beef does not sizzle, pan is not hot enough; wait a minute or two more. Brown beef in about 8 manageable batches: Arrange 1/8 of the meat in skillet so cubes do not touch. Cook until dark crust has formed and beef easily releases from pan when lifted with tongs, about 3 minutes. Brown all sides of each piece in this manner. Transfer first batch of browned beef to large Dutch oven. Return skillet to heat. Deglaze skillet: Pour in 1/8 of the wine (about 3 ounces); use a wooden spoon to loosen bits that have cooked onto skillet. Pour wine and deglazed juices into Dutch oven. Return skillet to heat. Quickly wipe out with paper towel. Add another tablepoon canola oil; repeat process of browning beef cubes and deglazing skillet.
• When last batch of beef is browned and skillet is deglazed, return skillet to medium-low heat. Add pancetta; cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 10 minutes. With slotted spoon, transfer pancetta to Dutch oven. Pour half the oil from skillet into a small bowl; set aside. In oil that remains in skillet, cook half the sliced onions, carrots, and parsnips, stirring often, until onions are transparent, and carrots and parsnips have softened, about 10 minutes. With slotted spoon, transfer to Dutch oven. Cook remaining half of vegetables in reserved oil from skillet; transfer to Dutch oven.
• Prepare bouquet garnish: Place bay leaf, thyme, parsley, and peppercorns on square of cheesecloth; tie with kitchen twine; add to Dutch oven. Pour enough water into Dutch oven to barely cover meat, about 2 quarts. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and gently simmer, partly covered, until beef is tender, about 2 1/2 hours.
• Meanwhile, place potatoes in a medium saucepan; cover with salted water, and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until tender. Warm cream in a small pan over medium heat. Drain potatoes; when cool enough to handle, press through ricer into medium bowl. Stir with a wooden spoon until smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Cut 1 stick butter into chunks; add to potatoes, and whisk to incorporate. Drizzle in hot cream, whisking constantly. Whisk in 2 teaspoons salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and the nutmeg. Set aside.
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter; add pearl onions, and saute until golden, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat; add to Dutch oven. Return skillet to heat; add remaining 2 tablespoons butter, and melt. Add mushrooms; cook just until mushrooms release liquid, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to Dutch oven. Continue to simmer stew until beef is very tender and pearl onions are very soft, about 30 minutes more. Remove bouquet garni; discard.
• Heat oven to 475 degrees. Spoon stew into individual ovenproof ramekins about 5 inches wide and 3 inches tall. Top each with large spoonful (about 1 cup) reserved mashed potatoes. Garnish each with oregano sprig. Place ramekins on baking sheet; bake until crust is golden, about 15 minutes. Serve hot.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit. Pat the roast dry with paper towels. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and lightly pat with flour on both sides. In a 4- to 6-quart Dutch oven or similar heavy stove-top and oven-proof pot, heat 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil to hot but not smoking. Add the beef to the pot and brown, turning several times, until well browned on both sides. add a little more oil if necessary to prevent burning. Add the wine, 3 cups beef broth, thyme, and bay leaf to the Dutch oven. Bring to a boil. Cover tightly. Transfer to the center oven rack. Reduce the heat to 375 degrees fahrneheit. Braise for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, or until the beef is tender when pierced in the center with a fork. Meanwhile, in a medium-large roasting pan, stir the beef bones with 1 1/2 tablespoons oil until coated. Roast the bones for 1 hour, or until very well browned. Discard the fat. Transfer the beef bones to the Dutch oven. Add the remaining 1/2 cup beef broth to the roasting pan. Using a wooden spoon, scrape up the browned bits from the bottom, then add the mixture to the Dutch oven. Continue cooking the roast, tightly covered. Meanwhile, stir together the vegetables, 1 1/2 tablespoons oil, and salt and pepper to taste in the roasting pan previously used. Roast, stirring occasionally, 50 to 60 minutes, or until the vegetables are just tender when tested with a fork. Set aside. When the pot roast is tender, arrange it and the vegetables in a large, deep, heat-proof serving dish or platter. Cover and return to the oven to stay warm. If the broth has not reduced to 3 cups or less, return the Dutch oven to the burner over medium-high heat. Cook briskly, uncovered, until the broth reduces to about 3 cups. (If the broth already measures less than 2 cups, add about 1/2 cup more canned beef broth or water to it.) Discard the bones. Place the broth in a 4-cup measure; let stand until the fat rises to the surface. Skim or pour off the fat. Pour the de-fatted broth over the pot roast and vegetables (reheat the broth to hot first, if necessary) and serve. The pot roast is also excellent reheated. It will keep, refrigerated, for up to 4 days.

Steps:

• Toss together beef pieces, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl; set aside.
• Cook bacon in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat until fat is rendered and bacon is beginning to brown, 7 to 8 minutes. Add seasoned beef to bacon and cook, stirring often, until well browned, 7 to 8 minutes. Add onion and cook, stirring often, until beginning to soften, 2 to 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
• Add mushrooms and tomato paste to mixture and cook, stirring occasionally, for 4 minutes. Stir in broth, wine, and carrots and bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Cover and cook for 40 to 45 minutes or until beef is fork-tender.
• Uncover and remove 1/2 cup broth to a 1-cup glass measuring cup. Whisk in flour until completely combined and smooth. Stir flour mixture back into beef mixture and stir constantly until thickened slightly, 4 to 5 minutes. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve immediately.

Steps:

• cook bacon in fry-pan, remove and drain most of the grease out of the pan. While bacon is cooking, prep your onion and carrots and set aside.
• 2. add beef cubes to same pan used for bacon and brown well. Placed browned beef cubes in crock-pot that has been coated with cooking spray.
• 3. add chopped cooked bacon, thyme, tomato paste, garlic, bay leaf, and pearl onions to crock-pot on top of beef (no need to stir). Brown carrot, and cubed onion in same pan as meat and season with 1 teaspoons salt and pepper and add to crock-pot.
• 4. cook mushrooms and 1 tsp salt in same pan (use cooking spray if needed). Stir in flour (or corn starch). Add broth, mix well until you get a thick mushroom gravy and add as top layer in crock-pot. Cover and cook on low 7 hours.
• 5. add wine about an hour before serving (at 6 hours of cooking in crock-pot) and stir. Continue cooking. Serve alone with crusty bread or with noodles.
• tip for thicker gravy: in a small pot, mix 1 tbsp corn starch with 2 tbsp water (1 tbsp butter optional) add to crock pot, stir well and cover on high for 10 minutes.