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Serves Six
2 lbs/900 g “paleron” of beef or “chicken steak” (or same amount of shoulder or neck)
cut into 1½ inch pieces
salt and pepper
¼ cup/56 ml olive oil
4 onions, thinly sliced
2 tbsp/28 g all-purpose flour
1 cup /225 ml red Burgundy
6 carrots, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 bouquet garni
1 clove garlic
a little chopped parsley
Equipment
Dutch oven (or large, heavy-bottomed pot)
wooden spoon
large spoon or ladle
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Boeuf Bourgignon
Recipe by
chef Anthony Bourdain
Traditionally,
this dish is cooked entirely with red wine. And that’s fine,
just fine. But if you listened to me earlier, and keep a stash
of good, strong, demi-glace kicking around in your freezer,
a couple of spoons give the sauce a nice flavor boost. This
is one of the easiest dishes in this book — and also one of
the best.
Method
Stage One
Season the meat with salt and pepper. In a Dutch oven, heat
the oil over high heat until it is almost smoking. Add the meat,
in batches—not all at once!—and sear on all sides until it is
well-browned. You dump too much meat in the pot at the same
time and you’ll overcrowd it; cool the thing down and you won’t
get good color. Sear the meat a little at a time, removing it
and setting it aside as it finishes. When all the meat is a
nice, dark brown color and has been set aside, add the onions
to the pot. Lower the heat to medium-high until the onions are
soft and gold-en brown—about 10 minutes. Sprinkle the flour
over them. Continue to cook for about 4-5 minutes, stirring
occasionally, then add the red wine. Naturally, you want to
scrape up all that really good fond from the bot-tom of the
pot with your spoon. Bring the wine to a boil.
Stage Two
Return the meat to the pot and add the carrots, the garlic and
the bouquet garni. Add just enough water (and two big spoons
of demi-glace, if you have it) so that the liquid covers the
meat by 1/3 — meaning you want a ratio of 3 parts liquid to
2 parts meat. This is a stew, so you want plenty of liquid,
even after it cooks down and reduces. Bring to a boil, reduce
to a gentle simmer and let cook for about two hours, or until
the meat is tender (break-apart with a fork-tender).
You should pay attention to the dish, meaning check it every
15-20 minutes, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pot to
make sure the meat is not sticking or, God forbid, scorching.
You should also skim off any foam or scum or oil collecting
on the surface, using a large spoon or ladle. When done, remove
and discard the bouquet garni, add the chopped parsley to the
pot and serve.
Chef's Note
Personally, I think this dish is much better the second day.
Just cool the stew down in an ice bath, or on your counter top
(the Health Dept is unlikely to raid your kitchen). Refrigerate
overnight. When time, just bring it back up to heat and serve.
Goes well with a few boiled potatoes. But goes really well with
a bottle of Cote de Nuit Village Pommard.
Recipe
Excerpt From
Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook
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