🇫🇷 France
Boeuf Bourguignon, made with supermarket ingredients
The authentic flavor in three easy steps with what any supermarket sells, in metric, for students and anyone cooking far from home (serves 2).
160 min2 to wash
3 lazy steps
- 1
Sear beef in oil and butter until browned, then remove and cook onion, carrots, and bacon in the same pot.
- 2
Return beef to pot, add flour, tomato paste, garlic, herbs, wine, and broth, then simmer covered for 2 hours.
- 3
Add mushrooms and pearl onions, then simmer uncovered for 30 minutes until beef is tender and sauce thickens.
🇫🇷 How it's eaten in France
In France, it is traditional to serve this dish over buttered egg noodles, mashed potatoes, or with crusty French bread.
Ingredients (serves 2)
- beef chuck, 4 cm cubes700 g
- bacon, chopped110 g
Swap: 110 g bacon bits(No chopping required)
- yellow onion, chopped1
Swap: 250 ml frozen chopped onions(Saves prep time)
- carrots, sliced2
Swap: 250 ml baby carrots(No peeling or chopping)
- button mushrooms, halved250 g
- frozen pearl onions250 g
Swap: 250 ml chopped yellow onion(Cheaper and easier)
- garlic, minced2 cloves
- tomato paste1 tbsp
- all-purpose flour2 tbsp
- dry red wine (Pinot Noir)500 ml
- beef broth500 ml
- dried thyme1 tsp
- bay leaf1
- butter2 tbsp
- olive oil1 tbsp
Authentic ingredients in France
- beef chuck, cubed900 g
- lardons110 g
- yellow onion, chopped1
- carrots, sliced2
- flour2 tbsp
- tomato paste1 tbsp
- garlic, minced2 cloves
- bouquet garni (thyme, parsley, bay leaf)1
- Red Burgundy wine700 ml
- beef stock500 ml
- pearl onions250 g
- Paris mushrooms250 g
Optional authentic touch
Browning pearl onions and mushrooms separately in butter before adding them yields a richer flavor and better texture.
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