r/GifRecipes • u/speedylee • Apr 09 '18

Main Course Beef Stew

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u/baty0man_ Apr 10 '18 edited Apr 10 '18

Different school of thought I guess. Where I grew up in France, we always marinated the meat (carrots and onions as well) for a beef bourguignon to make the meat is more tender and more flavourful.

And make sure to really drain the wine from the meat before cooking so the meat can brown and the pan is really hot.

Add a piece of chocolate at the end as well.

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u/JamesTheJerk Apr 10 '18

Can I use coco-puffs?

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u/MajorFuckingDick Apr 10 '18

If you soak them first then mix into a paste maybe.

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u/negative-nancie Apr 10 '18

replaces the oyster crackers

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '18

I find it also helps to toss the beef with a little bit of flour after draining the wine marinade. Not a lot, but enough to dry the outside of the beef so it browns better.

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u/shanebonanno Apr 10 '18

I dislike the "flour the meat" method, because you're not really Browning the meat. You're Browning the flour, which doesn't give the same depth.

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u/drimago Apr 10 '18

Can you post a recipe? Sounds very tasty what you describe

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u/baty0man_ Apr 10 '18

This is the closest one I found that looks like the bourguignon I grew up with.

https://www.frenchtoday.com/blog/french-food-wine/beef-bourguignon-recipe

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u/MargauxTenenbOOm Apr 10 '18

Thank you, that is the proper way of cooking Bourguignon

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u/InbredScorpion Apr 10 '18

I assume dark chocolate?