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Bœuf bourguignon · Burgundy-style beef stew
Beef slowly braised with red wine, carrots, mushrooms, and pearl onions. A glossy, deeply savory stew that rewards a little patience.
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A NOTE FROM THE KITCHEN
Use a braising cut and give it time.
Beef chuck becomes tender with slow, moist cooking. Lean quick-cooking steaks are not a useful substitute here. This version skips marinating and keeps the carrots in the finished sauce. It contains wine; braising does not ensure the dish is alcohol-free.
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BEHIND THE DISH · Burgundy, France
Bœuf bourguignon · Burgundy-style beef stewBeyond the plate.
A pot of beef and red wine becomes something rich and comforting through time rather than complicated finishing.
ORIGINS & EVOLUTION
Cooking in the Burgundian style.
Bœuf bourguignon is closely tied to Burgundy. Red wine is central to its sauce, and mushrooms, small onions, and bacon are familiar companions to the beef.
CULTURAL CONTEXT
A dish that gives inexpensive cuts time.
Braising suits cuts that need longer cooking to become tender. The dish offers a useful lesson in choosing meat for the method: a well-marbled piece of chuck behaves differently from a lean steak intended for quick searing.
AT THE TABLE
Our carrots stay in the pot.
This version keeps the vegetables in the sauce and skips a separate marinade. Browning the mushrooms outside the stew adds contrast, while the final simmer lets the sauce become as loose or concentrated as you prefer.
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