Julia Child's Boeuf Bourguignon

Julia Child's Boeuf Bourguignon is a main course that serves 8. One serving contains 746 calories, 61g of protein, and 28g of fat. For $5.57 per serving, this recipe covers 49% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 2 people were glad they tried this recipe. A mixture of red wine, pearl onions, beef broth, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 3 hours. It is brought to you by Foodista. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 84%, which is awesome. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Beef Bourguignon, My Birthday with Julia Child and @ManPans Giveaway, Julia Child's Beef Bourguignon, and Julia Child's Beef Bourguignon.

Servings: 8

Preparation duration: -1 minutes

Cooking duration: -1 minutes

 

Ingredients:

6 oz bacon

4 lbs trimmed beef chuck

1 medium bouquet garnic

2 Tbsp butter

2 cups beef stock or canned beef broth

1 cup sliced carrots

2 cups chicken stock

1 1/2 pounds of button or cremini mushrooms, quartered

3 Tbsp flour

2 to 3 Tbsp olive oil

2 cups sliced onions

20 pearl onions, peeled, or 1 large yellow onion, sliced

2 cups red wine (pinot noir, burgundy, or zinfandel)

Salt and pepper to taste

1 cup chopped tomatoes, fresh or canned

Equipment:

casserole dish

paper towels

dutch oven

frying pan

stove

oven

colander

sauce pan

whisk

Cooking instruction summary:

  1. Blanch the bacon to remove its smoky taste. Drop bacon slices into 2 quarts of cold water, bring to a boil, and simmer 6 to 8 minutes. Drain, rinse in cold water, and dry on paper towels.
  2. In a large frying pan, saut the blanched bacon to brown slightly in a little oil; set them aside and add later to simmer with the beef, using the rendered fat in browning. Brown the chunks of beef on all sides in the bacon fat and olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and put them into a heavy-bottomed Dutch oven or covered casserole pan. Cut the bacon into 1-inch pieces and add to the pan.
  3. Remove all but a little fat from the frying pan, add the sliced vegetables and brown them, and add to the meat. Deglaze the pan with wine, pouring it into the casserole along with enough stock to almost cover the meat. Stir in the tomatoes and add the herb bouquet. Bring to a simmer, cover, and simmer slowly on the lowest heat possible, either on the stove or in a preheated 325F oven, until the meat is tender, about 1 to 2 hours.
  4. While the stew is cooking, prepare the onions. Blanch the onions in boiling water for 1 minute. Drain and rinse in cold water to stop the cooking. Slice the end tips off of the onions, peel the onions and score the root end with 1/4 inch cuts. Saut onions in a single layer in a tablespoon or two of butter until lightly browned. Add chicken stock or water half way up the sides of the onions. Add a teaspoon of sugar, and season with salt and pepper. Cover and simmer slowly for 25 minutes or until tender. The onions should absorb most of the water. If there is water remaining after cooking, drain the excess. Set aside.
  5. Prepare the mushrooms a few minutes before serving the stew. Saut quartered mushrooms in a few tablespoons of butter and olive oil until browned and cooked through.
  6. When the stew meat has cooked sufficiently, remove all solids from the sauce (except the beef) by draining through a colander set over a saucepan. Return the beef to the casserole. Press juices out of the residue into the cooking liquid, then remove any visible fat and boil down the liquid to 3 cups. Off heat, whisk in the beurre mani, then simmer for 2 minutes as the sauce thickens lightly. Correct seasoning and pour over the meat, folding in the onions and mushrooms. To serve, bring to a simmer, basting meat and vegetables with the sauce for several minutes until hot throughout.

 

Step by step:


1. Blanch the bacon to remove its smoky taste. Drop bacon slices into 2 quarts of cold water, bring to a boil, and simmer 6 to 8 minutes.

2. Drain, rinse in cold water, and dry on paper towels.In a large frying pan, saut the blanched bacon to brown slightly in a little oil; set them aside and add later to simmer with the beef, using the rendered fat in browning. Brown the chunks of beef on all sides in the bacon fat and olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and put them into a heavy-bottomed Dutch oven or covered casserole pan.

3. Cut the bacon into 1-inch pieces and add to the pan.

4. Remove all but a little fat from the frying pan, add the sliced vegetables and brown them, and add to the meat. Deglaze the pan with wine, pouring it into the casserole along with enough stock to almost cover the meat. Stir in the tomatoes and add the herb bouquet. Bring to a simmer, cover, and simmer slowly on the lowest heat possible, either on the stove or in a preheated 325F oven, until the meat is tender, about 1 to 2 hours.While the stew is cooking, prepare the onions. Blanch the onions in boiling water for 1 minute.

5. Drain and rinse in cold water to stop the cooking. Slice the end tips off of the onions, peel the onions and score the root end with 1/4 inch cuts. Saut onions in a single layer in a tablespoon or two of butter until lightly browned.

6. Add chicken stock or water half way up the sides of the onions.

7. Add a teaspoon of sugar, and season with salt and pepper. Cover and simmer slowly for 25 minutes or until tender. The onions should absorb most of the water. If there is water remaining after cooking, drain the excess. Set aside.Prepare the mushrooms a few minutes before serving the stew. Saut quartered mushrooms in a few tablespoons of butter and olive oil until browned and cooked through.When the stew meat has cooked sufficiently, remove all solids from the sauce (except the beef) by draining through a colander set over a saucepan. Return the beef to the casserole. Press juices out of the residue into the cooking liquid, then remove any visible fat and boil down the liquid to 3 cups. Off heat, whisk in the beurre mani, then simmer for 2 minutes as the sauce thickens lightly. Correct seasoning and pour over the meat, folding in the onions and mushrooms. To serve, bring to a simmer, basting meat and vegetables with the sauce for several minutes until hot throughout.


Nutrition Information:

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745 Calories
61g Protein
27g Total Fat
53g Carbs
56% Health Score
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Calories
745k
37%

Fat
27g
43%

  Saturated Fat
10g
67%

Carbohydrates
53g
18%

  Sugar
22g
25%

Cholesterol
164mg
55%

Sodium
890mg
39%

Alcohol
6g
34%

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Protein
61g
123%

Selenium
70µg
101%

Vitamin B3
19mg
96%

Zinc
13mg
92%

Vitamin B12
5µg
89%

Vitamin B6
1mg
83%

Phosphorus
750mg
75%

Vitamin B2
1mg
60%

Vitamin A
2985IU
60%

Potassium
2079mg
59%

Iron
8mg
50%

Copper
0.89mg
44%

Manganese
0.88mg
44%

Vitamin C
35mg
43%

Fiber
9g
37%

Vitamin B5
3mg
35%

Vitamin B1
0.51mg
34%

Folate
132µg
33%

Magnesium
119mg
30%

Calcium
189mg
19%

Vitamin K
19µg
18%

Vitamin E
1mg
13%

Vitamin D
0.4µg
3%

covered percent of daily need
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