Americas Test Kitchen Slow Cooker Beef Burgundy Food

TODAY SHOW BEEF BURGUNDY (SLOW COOKER)

Steps:

• Place potatoes in bottom of slow cooker.
• Season beef with salt and pepper, dust with flour and set aside.
• Cook bacon in large skillet over medium-high heat until most of the fat is rendered. Remove with slotted spoon to slow cooker.
• Brown meat in bacon fat, working in batches if necessary. Remove meat to slow cooker.
• Heat olive oil in skillet. Add onions and saute until translucent and fragrant, approximately 5 minutes. Add garlic, sauté for 1 minute. Add carrots and sauté for 5 more minutes. Transfer entire contents of skillet to slow cooker.
• Optional: Deglaze pan with wine and add to slow cooker.
• Add all remaining ingredients to slow cooker except mushrooms, pearl onions and parsley. Turn slow cooker to low cooking setting. Cook for 6-7 hours.
• Add mushrooms and pearl onions. Season. Turn cooking setting to high and allow to cook for 1 hour.
• Season to taste and transfer to serving dishes. Garnish with fresh chopped parsley.

GLAZED BEEF BURGUNDY

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a heavy 4 qrt Dutch oven or large saucepan over medium heat until crisp.
• Transfer bacon with slotted spoon to a medium bowl; set aside.
• Brown meat with garlic, transferring it to a plate.
• Sprinkle evenly with salt and pepper.
• Add mushrooms to drippings in pan; cook 3- 4 minutes or until mushrooms are browned, stirring frequently.
• Transfer mushrooms to bowl with bacon.
• Set aside.
• Return meat with any juices to pan; add onions, broth, wine, and thyme.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low.
• Cover; simmer 1 hour.
• Combine flour and water, mixing until smooth.
• Stir into meat mixture.
• Stir in reserved mushroom mixture.
• Bring to a boil; reduce heat.
• Simmer, uncovered, 34- 40 minutes or until meat is tender and sauce thickens, stirring occasionally.
• Remove thyme sprig if fresh thyme was used.
• Serve over noodles, rice or potatoes, if desired.

SLOW COOKER BEEF BOURGUIGNON

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the flour, salt and ground black pepper.
• Coat the beef cubes with this mixture.
• Melt the butter in cast iron pot over medium high heat. (Or if not worried about fat fry 3 bacon slices till browned remove and use the fat in place or with the butter).
• Add the meat and brown well on all sides.
• Add the onion, carrots, mushrooms, red pepper, and garlic to it.
• Saute for 5 to 10 minutes, or until onion is tender.
• Add the wine, bay leaf, parsley, and thyme.
• Transfer the ingredients from the skillet to the crock pot.
• Stir once and then cover with crock pot lid.
• Cook on low for 6-8 hours.
• Garnish with parsley and crumbled bacon.
• Serve with crusty French bread and enjoy!

SLOW COOKER BEEF BURGUNDY

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Use a slotted spoon to remove to paper towels. In the drippings, brown the beef; drain. , Place beef and bacon in a 5-qt. slow cooker, Add the broth, onion, carrot, butter, tomato paste, garlic, thyme, salt, pepper and bay leaf. Cover and cook on low until meat is tender, 7-8 hours., Add mushrooms and wine. Combine flour and water until smooth; gradually stir into slow cooker. Cover and cook on high until thickened, 30-45 minutes. Discard bay leaf. If desired, serve with noodles and parsley.

CROCK POT BEEF BURGUNDY

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crisp; drain, and crumble.
• Place beef, bacon, carrots, and onions in the bottom of the crock pot.
• Whisk together flour, marjoram, garlic, and pepper with broth, wine and Worcestershire sauce.
• Pour mixture into crockpot.
• Cook on high for 1 hour.
• Reduce to low and cook for 5-6 hours.
• Add mushrooms to crock pot.
• Cook on high for 30 minutes or until mushrooms are cooked to your liking.
• While mushrooms are cooking, prepare noodles according to package directions.
• Serve beef over noodles garnished with parsley, if desired.

SLOW COOKER BEEF BURGUNDY

Steps:

• In a large bowl or plastic food bag,combine flour, salt, pepper and beef; mix well then put into a 3 1/2 or 4-quart slow cooker, larger if you are using extra vegetables.
• Add all remaining ingredients; mix well.
• Cover; cook on LOW setting for 10 to 12 hours or until carrots and beef are tender; garnish with oregano.