By popular demand (and by “popular”, I mean “Mary Jane”), here is my* beef burgundy recipe, which is divine, esp. Day Two, and is best served with whipped potatoes.
*Adapted from a diabetic cookbook of the 1990s, if I recall. My father-in-law Max made the same recipe, with his own twists.
Beef Burgundy
5-6 slices of bacon
2+ cups onions, coarsely chopped
2 lbs (1 kg) lean stewing beef
2 tbsp flour
1 tsp salt
½ tsp each of thyme, marjoram, and herbes de provence
¼ tsp each ground pepper, garlic powder
1 ½ cups red wine (hearty, like a cabernet sauvignon)
1 ½ cups beef broth
Beef bovril to taste (for beefier taste)
1 tbsp tomato paste
½ lb+ mushrooms, coarsely chopped
Steps:
1. Fry bacon slices in heavy and deep sauté pan until crisp. (Mary Jane and I favour our Le Creuset French oven)
2. Remove bacon from pan when crisp – towel off grease & crumble. Put aside.
3. Fry chopped onions in bacon grease until tender. Remove to another bowl and set aside.
4. Brown stewing beef (in 1 inch cubes). When brown, add flour, herbs, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Stir fry for 1 minute.
5. Return bacon to pan. Stir in wine, beef broth and tomato paste.
6. Simmer, loosely covered, for 2 hours; stir occasionally. Liquid should almost (not quite) completely reduce – should be enough to coat mushrooms and onions (next step).
7. Add mushrooms and onions and continue to simmer for 20 more minutes.
