Beef Bourguignon: Succulent Beef Stewed in Cheap Merlot

Name: Beef Bourguignon: Succulent Beef Stewed in Cheap Merlot Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 180 min
Total time: 210 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 1/2 lbs beef chuck roast cut in 2-inch cubes; salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste; 1 onion chopped; 1 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp flour; 2 carrots cut in 1-inch pieces; 2 ribs celery cut in 1/2-inch pieces; 1 bay leaf; 4 springs fresh thyme; 2 cups merlot or other red wine; 2 cups beef broth; Try Horseradish mashed potatos

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Minutes to Prepare: 30
Minutes to Cook: 180

Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

2 tbsp vegetable oil2 1/2 lbs beef chuck roast, cut in 2-inch cubessalt and fresh ground black pepper to taste1 onion, chopped1 tbsp butter2 tbsp flour2 carrots, cut in 1-inch pieces2 ribs celery, cut in 1/2-inch pieces1 bay leaf4 springs fresh thyme2 cups merlot, or other red wine2 cups beef brothTry Horseradish mashed potatos

Directions

Brown the meat in vegetable oil. Don't buy stew meat, buy a chuck roast & cut it up. Remove meat from pan. Add the onions, salt and 1 T butter 2 T flour, cook 3-4 minutes. Add 1/2 bottle red wine. Reduce by 1/2, takes about 10 minutes. Add 2 chopped carrots, celery and beef (with all the juices), Bay leaf and tied up thyme, beef broth. Cover. Simmer 1 & 1/2 hours. Uncover and simmer 1/2 hour more. Taste and adjust seasoning. Serve over mashed potatoes, do not add the potatoes to the stew.

Try this over the Horseradish Smashed Potatoes.

Serving Size: Don't know yet how I am going to divide this

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CORGIRUNNER.

Servings Per Recipe: 12

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 425.1
Total Fat: 12.5 g
Cholesterol: 30.2 mg
Sodium: 453.2 mg
Total Carbs: 57.4 g
Dietary Fiber: 16.8 g
Protein: 18.7 g

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Member Reviews

ZRIE014
great - 4/20/18
MCNIFFER
Thus was excellent! I used about 1 c cooking wine (from grocery store) and 1 c water plus 2 c worth of beef broth (I use "better than boullion" concentrate); also 1 tsp dried thyme because I didn't have fresh. It was exactly what I was looking for, thanks! - 5/5/15