Boeuf a la Bourguignonne Effortless but Sumptuous

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Boeuf a la Bourguignonne Effortless but Sumptuous

Recipe By : Ruth Mellinkoff
Serving Size : 10 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories :
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
5 tablespoons soy sauce
1 6 oz can tomato paste
5 pounds stew beef -- cut in 2" cubes
4 large onions, -- sliced
2 large carrots, -- sliced
1 cup sliced celery
2 cloves garlic -- mashed
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon thyme
2 bay leaves
2 1/2 cups dry red wine

Combine flour and soy sauce, then stir in tomato paste. Place the beef in a ve
ry large casserole, add the flour mixture and stir until beef cubes are coated.
Add all the remaining ingredients and stir again. Cover tightly, place in a
450°F oven, and bake 15 minutes, then reduce temperature to 250°F and
continue co
oking until the meat is just tender, about 2 to 3 hours. Taste for seasoning a
bout an hour before it is done; add more salt and pepper if needed. Remove fro
m oven and serve with one or more of the following vegetables. Either add them
to the stew and heat briefly, or serve them at the side on the dinner plates.
Choice of vegetables: fresh celery slices, cooked crisp-tender; freshly cooked
carrots; fresh or frozen peas; small onions, boiled; fresh mushrooms, sauteed;
fresh zucchini, sliced and briefly sauteed; fresh green beans, cooked crisp-te
nder; small new potatoes, boiled.
This is best done a day ahead, then reheated slowly in a 275°F oven, but it
can
be made several days ahead and it freezes well.

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NOTES : From "The Easy, Easier, Easiest Cookbook" by Ruth Mellinkoff.