Beef Burgundy Stew

Technically this was not what was on the menu for today but since I forgot to get the stakes for the ...stakes... >.> I had to move things around a bit. But that is OK because I've been home all day and the stew takes a while. Better to not be ruched. So today was Stew and Cesar Salad. The stew recipe came out of a Weight Watcher cookbook 2011 Annual Recipes for Success.


Beef Burgundy Stew


***Cook time 1 hour at min.***
3 Cups frozen stew veggies
2 bacon slices (I'm using apple wood bacon)
1 1/2 lb beef sirloin, cut into pieces (I'm using already cut up beef for Kebabs)
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
2 Tbs H2O
1 (8 oz) pack of sliced mushrooms
2 Tbs all-purpose flour
1 cup H2O
1 1/2 Burgundy or other dry red wine
** 1 wine glass** (this is for you to enjoy while cooking)

Proper way to cook with wine

1. pour yourself a small glass of wine to enjoy while cooking. Why the hell not?
2. Place veggies in colander and rinse with cold water until thawed. Drain well.
3. while veggies drain, cook bacon over medium- high heat until crisp. Remove bacon but save drippings in the pan. Set bacon aside.
4. Sprinkle beef with salt and pepper, add to dripping in pan. Saute 8 min. until browned. Remove and keep warm (i recommend sticking it in the microwave).
5. Stir in 2 Tbs water and mushrooms, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Cook 4 min. until mushrooms are browned, stirring often.
6. Return bacon and beef to pan.Gradually stir in flour, add veggies, 1 cup water and wine. Bring this to a boil; cover reduce heat and simmer 45 min. or until stew is thickened and veggies are tender.

Cesar Salad
romaine lettuce
Parmesan cheese
croutons
Cesar dressing

I'm lazy so I'm just throwing the salad together and NOT making my own dressing. Who wants to do that? then you have to get those nasty little fish and sometimes it is better if people don't know what is in things that taste good.

So this was a nice quick and easy stew and it didn't make a lot of dishes which I of course like. My dad gave this another 8 and said that there was just something missing like more salt and pepper or garlic or something. my mom and sister liked it and I absolutely LOVED the mushrooms.
You have to simmer the stew for 45 min. so make sure you don't make rolls or the salad too early.
So like I said the mushrooms are the best part and I would make mushrooms in burgundy alone.

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