Name: Beef Vegetable Medley
Yield: 6 portions
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons dried thyme leaves; 2 tablespoons red currant jelly; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1½ cups Burgundy; 6 ripe plum tomatoes, seeded and coarsely chopped; ½ cup Chopped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley; 8 small red new potatoes, halved; 6 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 pounds boneless beef chuck, cut into 1-inch cubes; Freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 6 thick slices bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces; 6 carrots, peeled and cut into 3-inch lengths; 10 small leeks (white part and 2 inches green), well rinsed; 6 parsnips, peeled and cut into 3-inch lengths; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1½ cups homemade beef stock or canned broth

Preparation info

6
portions

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

About

Parsnips, new potatoes, leeks, carrots, and tomatoes lighten this robust beef stew to make a contemporary classic. Be sure to use a good, “drinkable” Burgundy, and the aroma will have everyone in the kitchen long before dinnertime. Serve it with buttered noodles.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
6 thick slices bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
2 pounds

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet. Add the bacon, and cook over medium heat until fat is rendered, 4 to 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to a heavy flameproof casserole.
Brown the beef in the

Get instant online access via ckbk

Access this title via ckbk for one-off payment of the eBook price
ckbk includes hundreds of the world's best cookbooks
150,000+ recipes, with thousands more added each month
Powerful search filters to match your tastes
Create collections and add reviews or private notes to any recipe
Swipe to browse each cookbook from cover-to-cover

Already a member?

This à la carte title is available to ckbk members for a one-off payment of

$14.99

Join ckbk to get started

'Brilliant app for foodies'

'Spotify of cookbooks'

No reviews for this recipe

Ingredients

Method

Get instant online access via ckbk

Part of