It has been raining here – a cold, steady rain – for two days. It is the kind of rain that seeps into your bones and keeps you from being able to warm up, no matter how many socks and sweaters you put on.
On Sunday, I made Beef Burgundy, a nice warm comfort meal. Here’s my recipe:
Beef Burgundy
Ingredients:
3 slices bacon, cut into ½ inch pieces
3 pounds boneless beef chuck, cut into 1 to 2 inch chunks
6 carrots, cut into chunks
3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 large onions, cut into chunks
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons tomato paste
salt, pepper
2 cups dry red wine
1 cup chicken stock
1 pkg. fresh mushrooms, cut into quarters
½ teaspoon thyme (or fresh, if you have it)
½ cup fresh chopped parsley.
Directions:
In a 5 quart Dutch oven, cook bacon until browned. Transfer bacon to bowl.
Add beef to bacon drippings and cook over medium-high heat until browned on all sides (about 5 minutes). Transfer to bowl with the bacon. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Add carrots, garlic, onion to remaining drippings and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes (vegetables should be browned and tender).
Add flour, tomato paste, salt and pepper and cook for 2 minutes, stirring. Add wine and chicken stock and heat to boiling, stirring to loosen the browned bits from the bottom of your pot.
Add the meat and their juices. Add mushrooms and thyme and heat to boiling. Cover and bake for 1 ½ to 2 hours.
Sprinkle with parsley to serve.
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- Brown choped bacon.
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- Brown beef chunks.
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- Cook carrots and onions until lightly browned.
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- Add flour, tomato paste, salt and pepper.
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- Bring mixture to a light boil before popping in the oven.
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- Serve over mashed potatoes or egg noodles if you prefer!
Well, hearing from my two sisters, I must put in my two cents. On the recipe, it sounds and looks delish, I will have KENNY make it. Secondly, I also have little shopping done this year. Well, I still have one week to go. Cin, I love your sister thing idea for next Christmas. Sounds like a plan.
Miss you all so very very much. Remember the olden days when we had to split up at dinner with some of us eating off the coffee table and some in the kitchen, others on Nanny’s dining room table. I believe Grandma Speicher ate in the kitchen. What fond memories.
Love to all and have a Merry, Merry Christmas and have the greatest New Year.
Love you all, Carrie and Steve, Jason and Klangyai (sp) and children, Shani and John and Kara. I have the greatest nieces and nephews.
Bon, kisses and hugs to you!
We love you, Aunt Bonnie!
That looks and sounds so delicious! I would leave out the flour and potatoes/ noodles to make it low carb friendly, but I am gonna give this one a try!
Maija, so you are still doing the low-carb diet! Good for you! Are you losing any weight? On the recipe, if you aren’t going to use flour, leave out the chicken broth! You could serve it over spaghetti squash or mashed cauliflower! Let me know how it turns out for you!
P.S. I’m still planning on going on low-carb after the holidays!
I read your blog the other day at around 4:30 am. I had to be at work at 6:30. The receipe sounds wonderful and I will try it soon. I’m working more hours due to the holidays. I don’t have time to do much of anything… plus I still have to do my own shopping!! I’m homesick for all of you… wish we could be together at this time of year.
I must be getting really, really old…I’ve been cold and I never (used to) get cold, ever!
I know! I’ve been cold for days! Go figure! Maybe we sisters need to plan a sister vacation next Christmas so we can all be together then! A cruise to someplace very warm sounds nice!
I see you decided on green beans…nice!
Green beans was all I had out here in nowhere land! Strong green vegetables would be good with this meal – like Brussels sprouts, or spinach salad. Certainly, add a teaspoon of horseradish or garlic cloves to your mashed potatoes for this meal, too! Yummy!
Talk about being cold. We had a week of snow and weather that peaked at 9 – 17 degrees and low’s that were minus 15. It was cold and dreary and even though temps are up to 45 degrees I’m still cold. I truly hate winter and the shorter days. Makes you want to go to bed at 7 pm. Anyway, the meal looks good and I’ll make a copy of it and try it. I’ll let you know what we think. I’m making meatloaf tonight and Jason and family are sharing it with us. I have Jeremiah today so it’s hard to get things done. He’s sleeping right now. He’s been fussy with a cold which makes it harder than usual. Talk with you soon sis, I miss you.
Pam, yes I miss you, too. That’s first! Two, well you are colder than us, but I suppose it doesn’t really matter the temp – once that cold get into your bones….