Burgundy Beef Stew

Burgundy Beef Stew is a French beef stew country recipe utilizing the traditional French Trinity of chopped onions, celery and carrots.

Burgundy Beef Stew is not really classified as a Cajun recipe, but I can sure see Cajuns making and eating this dish.

Ingredients for Burgundy Beef Stew

2 pounds lean beef stew meat
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
4 slices of bacon cut into 1-inch pieces
2 tablespoons canola oil
2 cups Cajun Trinity (onion, celery, bell pepper)
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 large carrot (diced)
4 large mushrooms (sliced)
3 cups Burgundy wine or any red cooking wine.
(We chose a California red wine)
1 tablespoon tomato paste
4 cups beef stock
Ground thyme
Egg noodles or rice

Cooking Directions for Burgundy Beef Stew

Place stew meat in a large mixing bowl.

Season with salt, Tony’s Creole Seasoning, and garlic powder.

Toss in the all-purpose flour to coat the stew meat.

Mix well until all meat is covered in the flour.

In a large 6-quart pot or Dutch oven, heat 2 tablespoons oil on medium heat (#6).

Place bacon pieces in the hot oil and brown. Remove from heat into a separate bowl.

In the same pot, brown the stew meat in 2-3 batches.

Brown the meat on all sides to sear in the juices and the browning creates a nice gravy.

Remove from from heat after each batch and reserve in a separate clean bowl.

Next, saute’ 2 cups Cajun Trinity (onion, bell pepper, and celery) and 1 tablespoon minced garlic.

Add diced carrots. Cook 5 minutes.

Toss in sliced mushrooms.

Add 3 cups red wine, 1 tablespoon tomato paste, and 4 cups beef stock. Stir well to blend.

Mix the stew meat and bacon bits back into the liquid mixture.

Sprinkle the beef stew with a dash of ground thyme.

Cover and let simmer on low heat (#3) for 1 1/2 hours stirring occasionally.

Cook egg noodles according to package direction and number of servings needed.

Serving Suggestions for Burgundy Beef Stew

Serve the Burgundy Beef Stew over the egg noodles.

Man this dish was so good. The gravy was thick and rich. You could taste the wine just a bit and the meat was super tender. This stew would also serve well with rice or mashed potatoes.