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lean stewing beef bacon carrots sweet onions fresh mushrooms full-bodied red wine flour beef stock tomato paste garlic thyme bay leaf salt pepper olive oil
Viewed: 19 - Published at: 2 years agoIngredients
- 3 lbs lean stewing beef (cut into 1-inch cubes, either purchase a lean roast and cut it up, or have your butcher cut some fre)
- 5 slices bacon, chopped in 1-inch pieces (thick cut)
- 3 carrots (chopped)
- 2 medium sweet onions (chopped)
- 1 lb fresh mushrooms, quartered, sauteed in butter (I like "baby bellas")
- 3 cups full-bodied red wine, such as Cabernet Sauvignon
- 2 tablespoons flour (approximately)
- 2 -3 cups beef stock or 2 -3 cups broth
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 garlic cloves, mashed
- 12 teaspoon thyme
- 1 bay leaf, crumbled
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 14 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Method
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Saute the bacon in 1 tablespoon of olive oil until just browned.
- Remove bacon from pan with a slotted spoon and put it in a large oven-proof casserole dish.
- Keep the oil and bacon grease in the pan.
- Cut up and dry the beef using paper towels -- it will not brown if it is damp.
- Dredge the beef in the flour, then brown in small batches in the saute pan, using the oil and bacon grease.
- Add more olive oil while browning meat, if needed.
- Add browned meat to the casserole dish.
- In the same fat, saute the carrots and onion until tender and lightly browned.
- Add to the casserole dish.
- Add salt and pepper to casserole dish and toss lightly to combine all ingredients.
- Pour wine into casserole dish.
- Add enough of the beef stock so that the contents are just covered.
- Stir in the tomato paste, garlic and herbs.
- Bring to a simmer on the stove.
- Then cover the casserole and set in the lower third of the preheated oven.
- The liquid should gently simmer during cooking time, 2.5 to 3 hours.
- The meat is done when a fork pierces it easily.
- While the beef is cooking, prepare the mushrooms: Saute the onions in butter, using great care to cook them in small batches and keep them separated.
- The mushrooms will not brown if they are crowded.
- Set aside when browned.
- When the casserole is done, remove it from the oven and stir in the mushrooms.
- Taste the liquid and adjust seasonings as needed.
- Enjoy!
