Boeuf Bourguignonne

INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

The tremendous success of this Beef Burgundy depends primaily on three
things: The cut of meat used; The long, slow baking time; The quality of
wine used. The meat needs to be extremely lean and durable enough to last
through several hours of baking. Round or rump is perfect for the purpose.
The long baking time at low temperature brings out the wonderful richness
of the dish. Finally, the choice of wine. To put it bluntly, a cheap, bad,
or wrongly chosen wine will ruin the dish. Bordeaux wines, though they have
the right quality, are too delicate to add the richness the dish needs.
White wines (other than a white burgundy) are too thin. The best wine is a
full, rich French burgundy, or its California counterpart.
Chateauneuf-du-Pape is a great choice. So is a white burgundy, if the
desired result is a less intense wine flavor. In any event, there are many
good French and California burgundies that would work very well, without
costing an arm and a leg. Just don't use a two dollar bottle of wine,
unless you want a two dollar beef burgundy.
Heat 4T olive oil and 1/2 c butter in a large skillet. Dredge the meat in
flour to coat, and brown in the skillet. Flame with the warmed cognac. When
the flames have gone out, place the meat in an oven proof pot. Use a
slotted spoon.
Saute the diced salt pork until very crisp. Put in the pot with the
meat.
Mince the large onion and the garlic. Slice the carrots, leeks, and
shallots. Add all to the skillet and saute until tender and browned. Place
in the baking pot with the meats. Add salt and fresh ground pepper.
Finally, add enough burgundy to completely immerse the ingredients, making
sure to reserve enough wine to later on cook the boiling onions (about 4T
for six servings). Cover pot and bake in oven 1 1/2 - 2 hours at 260 to 300
degrees.
butter and 2T flour. Add the flour slowly to prevent lumping. Continue
baking for about 2 hours longer.
One hour before the dish is done:
Saute until almost tender the boiling onions, in about 1T butter,
with a few pinches of sugar and the remaining 4T or so of the wine. Reserve
and keep warm.
Saute til lightly browned the mushroom caps in the remaining 1T
butter, 1T olive oil, and a little lemon juice (about 1/2 lemon for 6
servings). Reserve and keep warm.
Final assembly: About 1/2 hour before the beef burgundy is done,
gently stir in the boiling onions and the mushroom caps, along with their
collected juices. When the dish is done, garnish with the minced parsley.
Wonderful with garlic bread and more of the burgundy used in the
recipe.
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