Nº 13 · Dutch & European · serves 4
Boeuf Bourguignon with or without Wine
The French classic stew with tender beef, bacon, mushrooms and baby onions. With red wine or mosto tinto: both rich and mild.
Ingredients serves 4
Tick off what you already have at home.
Budget tip: pork shoulder (aguja) instead of beef (approx. €4)
CarniceríaMercadonaMAS
Aisle: carnicería. Ask for 'morcillo en tacos'; its gelatine makes the sauce rich and silky.
Any supermarket
Aisle: charcutería. Look for 'taquitos de bacon' or 'panceta en tacos' in the chilled deli section.
MercadonaCarrefourLidl
Aisle: frutería. Usually in small nets next to the onions; otherwise use a mild red onion.
Any supermarket
Aisle: frutería. Loose or in nets; purple garlic (ajo morado) is often the most aromatic.
Any supermarket
Aisle: conservas. Tubes or small tins; freeze leftovers in an ice-cube tray.
Any supermarket
Aisle: bebidas / vinos. 'Mosto tinto' is alcohol-free grape juice; find it with the juices.
Any supermarket
Aisle: caldos y sopas. Stock comes in cartons near the soups; compare salt levels.
To serve
Method
- 1
Fry the lardons in a frying pan until the fat runs and spoon them into the slow cooker. Dust the meat with flour, salt and pepper and brown it in batches.
- 2
Briefly fry the onions, carrot and garlic in the same fat, stir in the tomato purée and spoon everything in with the meat.
- 3
Pour the wine into the pan and let it boil hard for 5 minutes: alcohol barely evaporates in a closed slow cooker. Mosto tinto only needs warming.
- 4
Add the stock, bay leaves and thyme, scrape up the browned bits and pour everything over the meat. Cook for 8–9 hours on LOW or 5–6 hours on HIGH.
- 5
Fry the mushrooms (optional) until golden and stir them in for the last hour. Fish out the bay leaves and taste for salt and pepper.
Flavourful Cooking · slowcookerspain.com/en/recipes/boeuf-bourguignon-with-or-without-wine/