Beef Bourguignon (Beef Burgundy) Dinner Main Print this recipe Details Serves: 5Number of ingredients: 15To prep: 4 hours 10 minutesTo cook: 1 hour 30 minutesDifficulty: Easy Nutrition per servingKilojoules: 2300Calories: 548Protein: 51.4gFat: 18.5gSaturated Fat: 5.3gCarbohydrates: 17gCarbohydrates per 100g: 2.67gFiber : 10.4gSodium : 337mgPotassium: 1,636mg Ingredients Bouquet Garni: 2 bay leaves, 6 sprigs of fresh flat-leaf parsley and 4 sprigs of thyme tied together tightly with kitchen string听 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped听听 1 kg lean chuck steak, trimmed of all excess fat and cubed听 2陆 cups red wine听 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil听听 300g shallots or pickling onions听 2 rashers short-cut lean bacon rashers, cut into strips听 200g small button mushrooms (cut mushrooms in half if you can鈥檛 get small ones)听 2 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks听 1 onion, chopped听 2 Tbsp plain flour听 戮 cup water听 Chopped fresh thyme for garnish听听 500g green beans, steamed听听 Method Place the bouquet garni, garlic, beef and wine in a large glass bowl. Marinate for 4 hours (or overnight if you have the time).听听 Remove the beef from the marinade using a slotted spoon and set aside. Strain the remaining liquid and reserve the marinade.听 Preheat the oven to 170掳C. Heat a large, heavy-based casserole dish over medium heat with the 1 Tbsp of the olive oil. Cook the shallots and bacon for about 5 minutes until the shallots are browned and bacon is crispy.听听 Add the mushrooms and cook for a further 3 minutes. Remove from the dish and set aside. Add the remaining olive oil to the dish and cook the chopped carrot and onions for 2 minutes until transparent.听 On a high heat, add the beef and cook for about 3 minutes until well browned. Reduce the heat to medium and add the flour, tossing well to coat the beef. Add the reserved marinade, bouquet garni and water. Bring to the boil, stirring well.听 Place the lid on the dish and place into the oven. Cook for approximately 1录 hours, stirring mixture several times during the cooking process.听听 Return the bacon, mushrooms and shallots to the casserole dish, and cook for 30 minutes or until the meat is very tender.听听 Discard the bouquet garni and season with cracked black pepper. Garnish with chopped fresh thyme.听 For a low carb meal, serve with steamed green beans or cauliflower mash. Alternatively, serve with lower GI potato (Carisma).听 听
