• Amidst the cold weather there’s no better picker upper than a hearty meal to keep you warm. This delectable beef bourguignon is the perfect recipe to enjoy the weekend with its amazing flavour.

    Beef bourguignon

    Serves: 6
    Total Time: 2 hour 20 min + overnight marinating

    Ingredients

    • Beef marinade
    • 800 grams chuck beef cut into cubes
    • 2 large carrots
    • 6-10 shallots, cut in half
    • 2 bay leaves
    • 3 sprigs thyme
    • 750ml pinot noir
    • The stew
    • Olive oil for frying
    • Salt and pepper
    • 150 grams diced bacon
    • 200 grams white button mushrooms, cut in half
    • 2 tbsp butter
    • 2 garlic cloves, minced
    • 2 tbsp tomato paste
    • ⅓ cup flour
    • 3 tsp beef stock powder
    • 3 cups boiling water

    Instructions

    1

    PLACE the Beef Marinade ingredients in a large ziplock bag. Marinate overnight in the fridge for 12 hours-24 hours.

    2

    STRAIN the liquid into a bowl and reserve half of the marinade liquid. Separate the beef, carrots and onion.

    The stew

    3

    HEAT the oil in a flameproof casserole pan. Pat the beef pieces dry. Season well and cook in batches until browned. Remove and set aside.

    4

    ADD the bacon to the same pan and cook for 5 minutes until golden brown. Remove it and add it to the beef.

    5

    ADD mushrooms to the pot and cook for 5 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the pot and set aside.

    6

    HEAT a bit more oil in a pan and add the onions from the marinade. Cook until golden brown. Add in butter, garlic and carrots from the marinade. Cook for a further 3 minutes.

    7

    ADD in the tomato paste and cook for 1 minute and stir in flour. Cook for 1 minute. Add stock powder and slowly pour in boiling water. Add the marinade wine. Add in the beef, bacon, thyme and bay leaf. Bring to a simmer and transfer to the oven for 1 hour.

    8

    AFTER 1 hour add in the mushrooms. Cover with the lid and return to the oven for 1 hour or until the beef is falling apart tender.

    Notes

    This recipe goes perfectly with mashed potatoes

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