Beef and Barley Stew a la Bourguignon
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Cooking:
30 min.
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Servings per container:
8
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Ingredients for - Beef and Barley Stew a la Bourguignon

1. Beef stew meat, cut into 1/2-inch cubes - 2 pounds
2. Salt, divided - 2 teaspoons
3. All-purpose flour - 1 cup
4. Thick-cut applewood-smoked bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces - ½ (1 pound) package
5. Thickly sliced celery - 2 cups
6. Chopped onion - 1 cup
7. Chopped carrot - 1 cup
8. Garlic, crushed - 5 cloves
9. Red pepper flakes - ½ teaspoon
10. Red wine - 1 ½ cups
11. Cognac - 2 fluid ounces
12. Stewed tomatoes, crushed - 2 (14.5 ounce) cans
13. Reduced-sodium beef broth - 3 cups
14. Beef consomme - 2 ½ cups
15. Balsamic Vinegar - 2 tablespoons
16. Tomato paste - 1 tablespoon
17. Ground thyme - 2 teaspoons
18. Bay leaves - 4
19. Freshly ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon
20. Pearl barley - ⅔ cup
21. Frozen pearl onions, thawed - 1 (8 ounce) package
22. White sugar - 1 pinch
23. Frozen peas - 1 (16 ounce) package
24. Butter - 3 tablespoons
25. Crimini mushrooms, quartered - 1 pound
26. Cornstarch - 2 tablespoons
27. Cold water - ¼ cup
28. Minced fresh Italian parsley - ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Beef and Barley Stew a la Bourguignon

1. Stage

Place beef in a bowl; sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt. Toss with flour to coat, shaking off excess flour.

2. Stage

Place bacon in a skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer bacon to a large stock pot, reserving 2 tablespoons bacon fat in the skillet.

3. Stage

Place the floured beef cubes in the still-hot skillet; cook in batches until browned on all sides, 8 to 12 minutes. Transfer beef to the pot with the bacon. Combine the remaining 1 teaspoon salt, celery, chopped onion, carrot, garlic, and red pepper flakes in the skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until tender and lightly browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer vegetables to the pot.

4. Stage

Remove the skillet from heat. Pour in red wine and cognac. Return the skillet to heat; light the liquid on fire with a long match or lighter to burn off the alcohol. Transfer the liquid to the pot once the flame has died out.

5. Stage

Heat the pot over medium-high heat. Stir in stewed tomatoes, beef broth, consomme, vinegar, tomato paste, thyme, bay leaves, and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer, stirring stew occasionally, until flavors combine, about 1 hour. Add barley; continue cooking until tender, about 1 hour more.

6. Stage

Place pearl onions in the previously used skillet with water to cover; boil until tender, about 5 minutes. Drain, reserving about 1 inch water in the skillet. Return onions to the skillet; sprinkle with sugar. Cook over high heat, stirring frequently, until water evaporates and onions are browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Add to the stew; add peas.

7. Stage

Melt butter in a separate skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms; saute until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add to the stew; remove and discard bay leaves.

8. Stage

Mix cornstarch and cold water together in a small bowl to make a slurry. Add slurry, 1 1/2 teaspoons at a time, to the stew, bringing to a boil after each addition until desired thickness is reached, 10 to 15 minutes. Garnish stew with parsley.