BEEF BOURGUIGNON - SLOW COOKER RECIPE

BEEF BOURGUIGNON - SLOW COOKER RECIPE image

Yield 8 people

Number Of Ingredients 16

6 strips bacon cut in 1/2" pieces
3 lbs beef rump or chuck cut in 1 1/2" cubes
1 large carrot peeled and cubed
1 medium onion cubed
3 T flour
10 oz can condensed beef broth
1 T tomato paste
2 cloves garlic minced
1 t whole thyme
1 whole bay leaf
1/2 lb white pearl onions peeled
1 lb mushrooms, sliced
2 T butter
1 1/2 t salt
1/8 t black pepper
1/2 cup red wine, preferably Burgundy or Cote du Rhone

Steps:

Cook bacon in large skillet until crips. Remove and drain. Add beef cubes and brown well. Placed browned beef cubes in Crock-Pot. Brown carrot and onion. Season with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Stir in flour. Add broth, mix well, and add to Crock-Pot. Add cooked bacon, thyme, tomato paste, garlic, bay leaf, and pearl onions. Cover and cook on low 8 to 10 hours. Saute mushrooms in 2 tablespoons butter and add to crock pot with wine about an hour before serving. To thicken gravy: Turn Crock-Pot to high. Cream 1/4 cup flour and 2 tablespoons butter. Roll into pea size balls and drop into Crock-Pot. Bring to boil and let thicken.