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Step 1
Heat the oven to 175°C. Brown the meat in butter in batches so that the pieces are nicely coloured all over.
Meat
Burgundy beef stew
A French classic in which beef slowly cooks in red wine and stock. Bacon, mushrooms, pickled onions and a bouquet of herbs give the stew its characteristic deep flavour.
YOU WILL NEED
Ingredients
- 1 kg beef stewing meat
- 2–3 tbsp butter for frying
- Salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 50 ml balsamic vinegar
- 200 ml veal stock
- 375 ml red wine or cooking wine
- 2 packs bacon (140 g each)
- 200 g button mushrooms
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 jar pickled pearl onions (275 g)
- About 1 tbsp butter for the mushroom mixture
- Herb bouquet: 1–2 sprigs thyme
- 1–2 sprigs parsley
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 piece of carrot
- To serve: boiled potatoes and chopped parsley, if desired
FROM THE KITCHEN TO THE PLATE
Method
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Step 2
Transfer the meat to an ovenproof casserole with a lid. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in the tomato purée and cook for a minute. Sprinkle over the flour and mix.
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Step 3
Pour in the balsamic vinegar and let it bubble for a couple of minutes. Add the veal stock and red wine and bring to a gentle simmer.
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Step 4
Cut the bacon into strips, quarter the mushrooms and roughly chop the garlic. Lightly brown the bacon, mushrooms and garlic in a frying pan with a little butter. Stir this mixture and the pickled onions into the casserole.
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Step 5
Tie the thyme, parsley and bay leaves into a small bouquet and secure it to the piece of carrot with kitchen string. Add to the casserole.
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Step 6
Cover and cook in the middle of the oven for about 1½ hours, or until the meat is tender. Remove the herb bouquet before serving.
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Step 7
Serve with boiled potatoes and, if desired, roughly chopped parsley.
A DELICIOUS FINISH
What should you serve with it?
Non-alcoholic
Cherry or blackcurrant juice
Dark berry notes complement the red-wine flavour and savoury bacon without becoming too sweet.
ALCOHOL-FREE OPTION
Cherry juice or blackcurrant juice
A delicious alternative that lets the food take centre stage.
These drink pairings are suggestions – choose what suits you and your guests.