Beef Bourgignon Recipe

  French Beef

Ingredients:
1 tablespoon oil
= lb./225 g Braising Steak
3 oz/80 g streaky Bacon chopped
2 tbs. plain Flour
= pt/300 ml Red Wine
Bouquet Garni
Salt and Pepper
1 oz/30 g Butter
4 oz/125 g small Onions, peeled
4 oz/125 g button Mushrooms
1-2 tsp. Brown Sugar

Directions:
Heat the oil in a saucepan and brown the meat on all sides. Add the bacon and cook for 2-3 minutes. Stir in the flour and cook for a further minute.

Pour in about two thirds of the red wine, add the bouquet garni, season to taste and bring to the boil.

Transfer to an oven proof casserole dish, cover and place in a pre-heated oven Gas 3 / 1600C / 325F for 2 hours.

Melt the butter in a saucepan, add the onions and mushrooms and cook for 3-4 minutes. Stir in the remaining red wine and brown sugar. Stir into the casserole and cook for a further 30 minutes until meat and onions are tender.

Beef Bourgignon
 

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