📍 Dijon

Beef bourguignon

Name: Beef bourguignon
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 150 min
Total time: 175 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 800 g cubed beef chuck; 500 ml dry red wine; 250 ml beef stock; 150 g diced smoked bacon; 250 g mushrooms; 12 peeled pearl onions; 2 carrots and 2 garlic cloves; 2 tablespoons wheat flour; 1 tablespoon oil, 1 bay leaf, salt and pepper

· Lunch

Burgundian beef stew with red wine, mushrooms, carrots and pearl onions.

Editorial content by WorldBites · 2026-09-23 · Contact

⏱ 175 min🍽 6 servings📊 Intermediate🏷 Modern variant

Preparation: 25 min
Cooking: 150 min
Waiting and resting: 0 min

History

This dish is closely associated with Burgundy and the region's tradition of cooking meat in wine. Our home version uses cubed beef for a deeply flavored sauce with a shorter simmer.

Ingredients

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Preparation

1
Pat the beef dry and brown it in batches with oil in a casserole; set aside.
2
Brown the bacon, pearl onions and carrots. Add garlic and flour and stir to coat the vegetables.
3
Pour in wine and stock, scraping the pan. Return the beef and add the bay leaf; cover and simmer gently until tender.
4
Sauté the mushrooms separately, add them to the stew and let the sauce thicken gently.
5
Discard the bay leaf, season with salt and pepper and serve hot.