Crockpot Keeper...

Nov. 11, 2012

The temps are dropping and the holidays are around the corner, so a crockpot comfort food dish is just what the chef ordered.  Here is an easier version (but just as good) that I found online of Julia Child's famous Boeuf Bourguignon.... Bon Appétit!

Crockpot Beef Bourguignon with Red Wine

Total Preparation Time: 15 to 30 minutes
Ingredients: Beef
Actual Cooking Time: More than 2 hours
Number of Servings: 6
Special Features: Crock Pot

Ingredients

1 lb. Bacon, cut up and cooked, reserve grease
3 lbs. Beef, cubed
Flour
1 1/2 cups Red wine (I used more... nearly a whole bottle.  Remember to use a GOOD red wine... never cook with anything that you wouldn't drink!  Add 1 1/2 cup to begin and then add more as the dish cooks.)
1/2 cup Chopped onion (I used pearl onions because that's what Julia used and they look so much nicer.)
2 Ribs celery, sliced
2 Carrots, diced
4 to 8 ounces Sliced mushrooms
2 cloves Garlic, chopped
1 Bay leaf
Salt and pepper

Preparation

Slowly cook bacon in large skillet; remove to crockpot. Dredge beef cubes in flour, brown in bacon fat. Transfer meat from skillet to crockpot. Saute vegetables and garlic in bacon fat; remove to crockpot. Gently stir beef, vegetables, bacon and wine. Add bay leaf and salt and pepper to taste. Cook on low 7 to 9 hours.