Beef Stew with Red Wine
(5)
2 hours 30 min
The beef in this stew is meltingly tender. It comes from stewing the meat with red wine, bacon, mushrooms and carrots for 2 hours. It's the perfect food for the cold winter months.
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16 people made this
Ingredients
Serves: 8
- 1 (750ml) bottle red wine
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 250g bacon, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 500g button mushrooms
- 750g diced beef stewing steak
- 750g carrots, sliced
- 1 bouquet garni (parsley, bay leaf and thyme)
Method
Prep:15min ›
Cook:2hr15min ›
Ready in:2hr30min
- In a large cast iron saucepan, cook the bacon over medium heat for 5 minutes.
- Add the onion and garlic and saute for a few minutes. Then add beef, saute for 5 minutes.
- Add red wine, mushrooms, carrots and bouquet garni. Cover and simmer over very low heat for 2 hours.
- If required, remove the lid and reduce the sauce until it's thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Serve
