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Beef Stew or Beef Bourguignon Recipe
by Annie Witkamp

Beef Stew or Beef Bourguignon

Classic beef stew in red wine with vegetables

Rating: 4.5/5
Avg. 4.5/5 6 votes
  France French
  Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp flour
  • hefty amount of salt and pepper
  • 5 lb. beef chuck, cut into 16 to 24 pieces (trim the fat)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 6 oz. tomato paste
  • 2 stalks of celery, cut into 3-inch lengths
  • 1 medium onion, cut into 8 pieces
  • 750 ml bottle red wine (good quality Pinot Noir or Syrah)
  • ½ cup beef broth (more for the days following as it will thicken)
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 8 to 10 carrots, peeled and cut into 3-inch pieces
  • 1½ lbs. turnips or potatoes, peeled and quartered
  • 12 to 24 oz. egg noodles
  • 4 to 6 tbsp salted butter
  • ½ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped-optional

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 325 and in a bowl, toss flour, salt/pepper and beef pieces. Heat the oil in a large pot (Dutch oven) over medium and (in batches) brown the beef, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer the beef to a plate. Add the tomato paste, celery, onion, wine, broth, bay leaves and 1½ cups of water to the pot. Return the beef to the pot and bring to a boil. Cover and transfer to the oven for 2 hours.
  2. Add the turnips (and/or potatoes) and carrots, cover and return to the oven for another 45 to 60 minutes, until the vegetables are tender. If the stew is too thin, simmer uncovered for 5 to 10 minutes, until thickened.
  3. Twenty minutes before the stew is finished, cook the egg noodles according to the package directions and then add salt, butter and parsley. I added these directly to the stew instead of keeping them separate. I also added more salt in the end but do so to your taste of course. Remember to remove the bay leaves. This is also great over mashed potatoes or with crusty bread.