Easy beef Bourguignon

Name: Easy beef Bourguignon
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 bay leaves; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 12 small mushrooms, halved; 2 tablespoons tomato purée; 8 sprigs fresh parsley, chopped, to serve; 1 tablespoon plain flour; 125 g smoked bacon pieces; 300 ml red wine (see tips); 150 ml water; 1 beef stock cube (see tips); 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 4 tablespoons classic onion base; 500 g stewing steak

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 45

Appears in

Lucy's Food

By Lucy Cufflin

Published 2013

About

The bit I dislike about making a stew is browning the meat as it can be smoky and smelly. In this recipe I don’t – bon appétit!

Ingredients

4 tablespoons classic onion base
500 g stewing steak
1

Method

Follow the method and cook the classic onion base in a large saucepan. Remove and put to one side.
Cut the meat into mouth-sized chunks and toss in the flour.
Fry the bacon for a few minutes in the saucepan then add all the other ingredients. Bring to the boil and season with salt and pepper. Turn into the roasting t