1 T olive oil
8 oz. dry, cured, center-cut applewood smoked bacon, diced
2 1/2 lbs. chuck beef, cut into 1-inch cubes
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 lb. carrots, sliced diagonally into 1-inch chunks
2 yellow onions, sliced
2 t garlic, chopped (2 cloves)
1/2 c Cognac
1 bottle dry red wine such as Pinot Noir
1 can beef broth
1 T tomato paste
1 t fresh thyme leaves or 1/2 teaspoon dried
4 T unsalted butter at room temperature, divided
3 T all-purpose flour
1 lb. frozen pearl onions
1 lb. fresh mushrooms, stems discarded, caps thickly sliced
Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven. Add the bacon and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the bacon is lightly browned. Removed the bacon with a slotted spoon to a large plate.
Dry the beef cubes with paper towels and then sprinkle with salt and pepper. In batches in single layers, sear the beef in the hot oil for 3 to 5 minutes, turning to brown on all sides. Remove the seared cubes to the plate with the bacon and continue searing until all the beef is browned. Set aside.
Toss the carrots and onion, 1 tablespoon of salt and 2 teaspoons of pepper in the fat in the pan and cook for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions are lightly browned. Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute. Add the Cognac, stand back and ignite with a match to burn off the alcohol. Put the meat and bacon back into the pot with the juices. Add the bottle of wine plus enough beef broth to almost cover to meat. Add the tomato paste and thyme. Bring to a simmer, cover the pot with a tight-fitting lid and place it in the oven for 1 1/4 hours or until the meat and vegetables are very tender when pierced with a fork.
Combine 2 tablespoons of butter and the flour with a fork and stir into the stew. Add the frozen onions. Saute the mushrooms in 2 tablespoons of butter for 10 minutes until lightly browned and then add to the stew. Bring the stew to a boil on top of the stove, then lower the heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Season to taste and serve.
Recipe courtesy of Ina Garten, Food Network
8 oz. dry, cured, center-cut applewood smoked bacon, diced
2 1/2 lbs. chuck beef, cut into 1-inch cubes
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 lb. carrots, sliced diagonally into 1-inch chunks
2 yellow onions, sliced
2 t garlic, chopped (2 cloves)
1/2 c Cognac
1 bottle dry red wine such as Pinot Noir
1 can beef broth
1 T tomato paste
1 t fresh thyme leaves or 1/2 teaspoon dried
4 T unsalted butter at room temperature, divided
3 T all-purpose flour
1 lb. frozen pearl onions
1 lb. fresh mushrooms, stems discarded, caps thickly sliced
Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven. Add the bacon and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the bacon is lightly browned. Removed the bacon with a slotted spoon to a large plate.
Dry the beef cubes with paper towels and then sprinkle with salt and pepper. In batches in single layers, sear the beef in the hot oil for 3 to 5 minutes, turning to brown on all sides. Remove the seared cubes to the plate with the bacon and continue searing until all the beef is browned. Set aside.
Toss the carrots and onion, 1 tablespoon of salt and 2 teaspoons of pepper in the fat in the pan and cook for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions are lightly browned. Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute. Add the Cognac, stand back and ignite with a match to burn off the alcohol. Put the meat and bacon back into the pot with the juices. Add the bottle of wine plus enough beef broth to almost cover to meat. Add the tomato paste and thyme. Bring to a simmer, cover the pot with a tight-fitting lid and place it in the oven for 1 1/4 hours or until the meat and vegetables are very tender when pierced with a fork.
Combine 2 tablespoons of butter and the flour with a fork and stir into the stew. Add the frozen onions. Saute the mushrooms in 2 tablespoons of butter for 10 minutes until lightly browned and then add to the stew. Bring the stew to a boil on top of the stove, then lower the heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Season to taste and serve.
Recipe courtesy of Ina Garten, Food Network
