Learn how to make the very best beef Bourguignon you will find online. I made this version with beef short ribs slowly simmered in a rich red wine sauce until they fell off the bone.
Boeuf a la Bourguignonne is perhaps Burgundy’s most iconic dish. It is a rich beef stew made infamous in America by Julia Child, prepared from marinated beef slowly simmered in local red wine with a calves foot, pearl onions, bacon lardons, herbs, and button mushrooms.
Beef Bourguignon undoubtedly started life as a humble, peasant dish used to cook tougher pieces of beef. I have seen a few websites claiming its first appearance is in an Escoffier book, but I would argue the recipe is timeless and has been published several times prior without the word ‘bourguignonne’ attached to the title.
Most of the older French recipes mention larding the beef and adding a calves’ foot to the pot to provide a certain unctuousness. Larding, or inserting strips of pork fat into cubes of beef, is the proper way to take tough cooks of beef and render them tender.
Author’s note: I certainly would advise adding a calf’s foot if you can find one; try looking in ethnic Asian or Mexican markets where they have a better selection of animal parts than typical mainstream grocery stores.
Read the entire story about beef Bourguignon AND get 3 different recipes for this classic French dish.
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