Description
This easy recipe is a firm favorite in my family for years now.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds lean stew beef
- 1 cup red wine
- 4 sprigs fresh parsley
- 1 sprig fresh thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- ΒΌ cup beef broth
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 4 ounces bacon, chopped
- 12 small onions
- 4 ounces button mushrooms, sliced
Instructions
- In a medium bowl
- combine beef
- wine
- parsley
- thyme and bay leaf. Let marinate for 3 hours.
- Remove beef; strain and reserve marinade. Heat 4 tablespoons butter in a large heavy saucepan over medium high heat. Saute the sliced onion until tender. Stir in beef
- and cook until evenly brown. Remove beef and onion; set aside. Add flour to pan
- and cook
- stirring
- until brown. Slowly stir in beef broth
- then the reserved marinade. Return the beef mixture to the pan. Cover
- and simmer for 3 hours.
- Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a medium skillet over medium high heat
- Stir in the bacon and small onions
- and saute until onions are tender. Add mushrooms
- and continue cooking until mushrooms are golden brown. Serve as a garnish.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 3 hrs 30 mins
Total Time: 7 hrs
Servings: 6