Beef Bourguignonne Potpie Food

BEEF BOURGUIGNON POTPIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Coat a 3-quart rectangular baking dish with cooking spray; set aside.
• In a large skillet heat 3 tablespoons of the butter over medium heat until melted. Add carrots, celery, onions, and pepper. Cook for 7 to 9 minutes or just until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally. Remove skillet from heat. Add mushrooms, Burgundy, mustard, garlic, rosemary, and thyme. Return skillet to heat. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Stir in beef with gravy and broth; heat through. Cover and keep warm.
• In a small microwave-safe bowl microwave the remaining 1 tablespoon butter on 70 percent power (medium-high) about 30 seconds or until melted. Brush cut sides of croissants with melted butter; cube croissants. Transfer hot meat mixture to the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with cubed croissants. Bake, uncovered, for 20 to 25 minutes or until filling is bubbly and croissants are golden.

BEEF BOURGUIGNONNE POT PIE

Steps:

• Place a rack in lower third of oven; preheat to 400°. Heat oil in a large heavy pot over medium-high. Season 1/2 cup flour with salt and pepper. Add beef and toss to coat; shake off excess. Working in batches as needed to avoid steaming meat, cook beef, turning often, until browned all over, 8-10 minutes per batch. Transfer to a plate.
• Cook bacon in same pot, stirring often, until brown and crisp. Add 1/4 cup water and cook, scraping up browned bits, then add onion, leek, and carrot and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are starting to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and parsley and return beef to pot. Add brandy and simmer until liquid is almost completely evaporated, about 1 minute. Add thyme leaves, bay leaf, star anise, broth, and wine and season with salt and pepper; bring to a simmer.
• Mix 1 tablespoon flour and 1 tablespoon butter in a small bowl until smooth; stir into meat mixture. Cover pot and braise in oven until beef is very tender, 1 - 1 1/2 hours.
• Melt remaining 4 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and pearl onions and cook, stirring, until browned, 8-10 minutes. Stir in lemon juice; season with salt and pepper. Add mushrooms and onions to stew, cover pot, and return to oven. Cook until onions are very tender, 25-30 minutes. Let stew cool.
• Meanwhile, working with one at a time, roll out pastry sheets on a lightly floured surface until about 4" larger than baking dish (use a 2-qt. oval or an 8" square). Place 1 sheet on a parchment-lined baking sheet and chill. Transfer remaining sheet to baking dish. Lift up edge and let dough slump down into dish. Trim, leaving about 1" overhang. Transfer stew to baking dish. Brush edge of pastry with egg.
• Using a cutter, punch out a circle in the center of chilled pastry. Drape pastry over filling and trim to a 1" overhang. Press edges of dough together to seal and fold overhang under. Crimp edge, then brush top of pastry with egg.
• Bake until crust is deep golden brown, 30-35 minutes. Let pie cool slightly.
• Do ahead: Stew can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and chill.

BEEF BOURGUIGNONNE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Heat a 6-to-8-quart Dutch oven over medium-high heat; add the bacon and cook until lightly browned. Remove with a slotted spoon to a large plate, leaving the drippings in the pot.
• Pat the beef dry with paper towels; season with salt and pepper. Add the beef to the pot in a single layer (do this in batches); sear for 3 to 5 minutes, turning to brown all over. Transfer with a slotted spoon to the plate with the bacon.
• Add the carrots and onions to the pot and cook until softened and slightly browned, 7 to 8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Meanwhile, make a "bouquet garni": Tie the thyme, bay leaf, garlic, parsley and celery together with twine (nestle the garlic in the celery stalk).
• Return the bacon and beef to the pot. Add the flour and stir for a few minutes until the meat is coated. Stir in the tomato paste. Add the brandy and cook until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Add the red wine; cook until reduced by half again, about 10 more minutes. Add the stock and bouquet garni; bring to a low boil. Stir gently, then cover and transfer to the oven; cook until the meat is tender and cooked through, stirring occasionally, about 1 hour 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the pearl onions and cook until slightly softened, about 2 minutes. Add the sugar and 1/4 cup water; cook until the water evaporates and the onions are browned, about 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms; cook until slightly softened and golden, 3 to 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper; set the skillet aside.
• Remove the meat from the pot with a slotted spoon. Let the sauce sit for a few minutes, then skim off the fat and discard. Return the meat to the pot. Add the pearl onions and mushrooms; heat through. Season with salt and pepper and garnish with parsley. (For better flavor, make the dish a day ahead.)

BEEF BOURGUIGNON

Steps:

• Tip 1.6kg braising steak, cut into large chunks, into a large bowl with 3 bay leaves, a small bunch of thyme, 2 bottles cheap red wine and some pepper, then cover and leave in the fridge overnight.
• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.
• Place a colander over another large bowl and strain the marinated meat, keeping the wine.
• Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large frying pan, then brown the meat in batches, transferring to a plate once browned. When all the meat is browned, pour a little wine into the now-empty frying pan and bubble to release any caramelised bits from the pan.
• Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large casserole and fry 3 large or 6 normal carrots, cut into large chunks, and 2 roughly chopped onions until they start to colour. Stir in 3 tbsp plain flour for 1 min, then add 1 tbsp tomato purée.
• Add the beef and any juices, the wine from the frying pan and the rest of the wine and herbs. Season and bring to a simmer. Give everything a good stir, then cover.
• Transfer to the oven and bake for 2 hrs until the meat is really tender. Cool. Will freeze for up to 3 months.
• To serve, defrost completely overnight in the fridge if frozen, then place on a low heat to warm through.
• Meanwhile, heat a small knob of butter in a frying pan and add 300g bacon lardons and 500g peeled pearl onions or small shallots. Sizzle for about 10 mins until the bacon starts to crisp and the onions soften and colour.
• Add 400g halved mushrooms and fry for another 5 mins, then stir everything into the stew and heat for 10 mins more. Serve scattered with chopped parsley.

MUSHROOM BOURGUIGNONNE POT PIE

Steps:

• Coat the bottom of a large pot with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and place it over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the mushrooms, placing them in as even a layer as possible. Cook until the mushrooms begin to brown, about 5 minutes. Flip and cook 5 minutes more, until browned on the other side. Remove the mushrooms from the pot and transfer to a plate.
• Recoat the bottom of the pot with the remaining tablespoon of olive oil. Once the oil is hot, add the onion, carrots and leek. Sauté until the onions are soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute more. Add the whiskey and parsley, stir to incorporate and simmer until most of the whiskey has evaporated, 1-2 minutes. Add 1 cup of red wine and bring to a simmer.
• Add the flour, one tablespoon at a time, stirring constantly, until the flour forms a smooth paste with cooking liquid. Return mushrooms to the pot and add the remaining wine, broth, pearl onions, thyme and bay leaf. Stir a few times to incorporate.
• Raise heat and bring to a slow boil, then lower heat and simmer until the liquid is thick and the carrots are fork tender, about 30 minutes. Remove from heat. Discard the bay leaf and season with liquid smoke, salt and pepper to taste.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray an 8x8-inch baking dish with an oil mister or cooking spray.
• Roll one sheet of puff pastry until it's large enough to cover the bottom and sides of dish, with about an inch overhang. Place the puff pastry into the baking dish and allow the center to fall into the dish, pressing very gently until the sheet conforms to the inside. Pour the mushroom stew into the dish, over the puff pastry sheet.
• Roll the other puff pastry sheet until it's large enough to cover the dish. Place this sheet over the top of the dish, covering the stew completely. Pinch the edges of the top and bottom puff pastry sheets together and trim any edges that hang more than an inch or so below the top edges of the dish. Cut a few slits into the top sheet of puff pastry to vent steam.
• Bake until the crust is puffy and lightly browned, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to sit for about 5 minutes before serving.

BEEF BOURGUIGNON POT PIE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• First saute the mushrooms and onions. In a skillet over medium heat, melt butter and olive oil together and then add mushrooms and pearl onions, stirring so everything is coated with the butter.
• Next, add the herbs (leaving whole is fine), red wine and season with salt and pepper and cook until onions are just about tender, 10-15 minutes. Once done, set aside.
• In a large pot or dutch oven, drizzle with olive oil and add chopped bacon. Cook until fat has rendered, then remove bacon to a plate and set aside.
• Next, dredge the cubed beef lightly in flour, shaking off any excess and add the beef cubes to the same pot, searing on all sides. You may have to do this in several batches to not overcrowd the pot.
• Once all the beef is seared (it will be under-cooked in the middle), remove to a plate and set aside.
• In the same pot, add the sliced carrot, leeks and shallot and saute for about 2-3 minutes until the leeks and shallot begin to soften. You may have to add a bit more oil if it's too dry.
• Then stir in 1 Tb tomato paste, chopped garlic and chopped herbs and saute for another minute.
• De-glaze by pouring in 1 cup of beef stock and using a wooden spoon to scrape all the bits off the bottom of the pot.
• Add back the bacon and cubed beef to the pot. Pour in 3 cups of red wine and 2-3 cups of beef stock until just barely covering everything. Add in 2 bay leaves and gently stir everything together.
• Cover the dutch oven with a tight fitting lid and bake for 2-21/2 hours, or until the meat is tender.
• While stew is cooking, you can prep the puff pastry.
• On a floured surface, roll out the puff pastry to it's a bit thinner, about 1/8th of an inch but not too thin to tear.
• Use your pot pie dishes as a guide to cut circles, leaving about 1 inch overhang.
• Once stew is done, remove from the oven and add the mushrooms and onions and gently stir everything together. Allow to cool slightly.
• Then ladle the stew into preferred baking dishes and cover with puff pastry. Cut a small hole into the crust and brush with egg wash.
• Place pot pies on a baking sheet and bake for about 20-25 minutes or until the crust is golden brown.
• Once done, remove from oven and allow to cool for 5-10 minutes before serving.

BEEF BOURGUIGNONNE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine thyme, salt and black pepper.
• Add beef and toss to coat.
• In a large pot, heat oil over medium heat.
• Add half of the beef and cook 10 minutes, or until browned, stirring occasionally.
• Transfer beef to bowl.
• Repeat with remaining beef, then return the already browned beef to the pot.
• Stir in broth, wine, and garlic.
• Reduce heat to low, cover tightly and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• Add carrots, potatoes, mushrooms and onions.
• Cover and cook 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• In a small bowl, combine water and flour; gradually stir into the stew.
• Cook, uncovered, 10 minutes, or until stew is slightly thickened, stirring occasionally.

BEEF BOURGUIGNON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
• Heat the oil in a large dutch oven or heavy based pot. Sauté the bacon over medium heat for about 3 minutes, until crisp and browned. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a large dish and set aside.
• Pat dry beef with paper towel; sear in batches in the hot oil/bacon fat until browned on all sides. Remove to the dish with the bacon.
• In the remaining oil/bacon fat, sauté the carrots and diced onions until softened, (about 3 minutes), then add 4 cloves minced garlic and cook for 1 minute. Drain excess fat (leave about 1 tablespoon in the pan) and return the bacon and beef back into the pot; season with 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt and 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper. Sprinkle with flour, toss well and cook for 4-5 minutes to brown.
• Add the pearl onions, wine and enough stock so that the meat is barely covered. Then add the tomato paste, bullion and herbs. Bring to a simmer on the stove.
• Cover, transfer to lower part of the oven and simmer for 2 to 3 hours, or until the meat is fall apart tender (adjust the heat so that the liquid simmers very slowly).
• In the last 5 minutes of cooking time, prepare your mushrooms:Heat the butter in a medium-sized skillet/pan over heat. When the foam subsides, add the remaining 2 cloves garlic and cook until fragrant (about 30 seconds), then add in the mushrooms. Cook for about 5 minutes, while shaking the pan occasionally to coat with the butter. Season with salt and pepper, if desired. Once they are browned, set aside.
• Place a colander over a large pot (I do this in my clean kitchen sink). Remove the casserole from the oven and carefully empty its contents into the colander (you want to collect the sauce only). Discard the herbs
• Return the beef mixture back into the dutch oven or pot. Add the mushrooms over the meat.
• Remove any fat off the sauce( if any) and simmer for a minute or two, skimming off any additional fat which rises to the surface.
• You should be left with about 2 1/2 cups of sauce thick enough to coat the back of a spoon lightly. If the sauce is too thick, add a few tablespoons of stock. If the sauce is too thin, boil it over medium heat for about 10 minutes, or until reduced to the right consistency.
• Taste for seasoning and adjust salt and pepper, if desired. Pour the sauce over the meat and vegetables.
• If you are serving immediately, simmer the beef bourguignon for 2 to 3 minutes to heat through.Garnish with parsley and serve with mashed potatoes, rice or noodles.
• To serve the following day, allow the casserole to cool completely, cover and refrigerate.The day of serving, remove from refrigerator for at least an hour before reheating. Place over medium-low heat and let simmer gently for about 10 minutes, basting the meat and vegetables with the sauce.

BEEF BOURGUIGNONNE

Steps:

• With a sharp knife, cut the fillet crosswise into 1-inch-thick slices.
• Salt and pepper the fillets on both sides.
• In a large, heavy-bottomed pan on medium-high heat, saute the slices of beef in batches with 2 to 3 tablespoons oil until browned on the outside and very rare inside, about 2 to 3 minutes on each side.
• Remove the fillets from the pan and set aside on a platter.
• In the same pan, saute the bacon on medium-low heat for 5 minutes, until browned and crisp.
• Remove the bacon and set it aside.
• Drain all the fat, except 2 tablespoons, from the pan.
• Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
• Deglaze the pan with the red wine and cook on high heat for 1 minute, scraping the bottom of the pan.
• Add the beef stock, tomato paste, thyme, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
• Bring to a boil and cook uncovered on medium-high heat for 10 minutes.
• Strain the sauce and return it to the pan.
• Add the onions and carrots and simmer uncovered for 20 to 30 minutes, until the sauce is reduced and the vegetables are cooked.
• With a fork mash 2 tablespoons butter and the flour into a paste and whisk it gently into the sauce.
• Simmer for 2 minutes to thicken.
• Meanwhile, saute the mushrooms separately in 1 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon oil for about 10 minutes, until browned and tender.
• Add the fillet of beef slices, the mushrooms, and the bacon to the pan with the vegetables and sauce.
• Cover and reheat gently for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Do not over cook. Season, to taste, and serve immediately.

BEEF AND HERBED BISCUIT POT PIE

Steps:

• For the filling:Preheat oven to 375ºF (190ºC). In a large skillet or soup pot, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion, celery, and carrots and stir. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 10-15 minutes. Add garlic, flour, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir and cook for 2 minutes. Whisk in beef broth and cream. Bring to a boil. Stir in parsley, peas, and beef. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed. Pour everything into a 13x9-inch pan.For the biscuits:Place flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pepper, thyme, rosemary, and parsley in a food processor fitted with the blade attachment. Pulse until well combined. Scatter the butter pieces over the flour mixture. Pulse until butter is in pea-sized pieces. This can also be done by hand.Transfer to a mixing bowl. Pour the buttermilk over the dry ingredients and gently mix with a fork until evenly moistened, adding more buttermilk if necessary. Turn dough out onto a floured work surface. Gently roll into an elongated rectangle and fold the dough into thirds, bringing each shorter end towards the middle. Repeat 2 more times. Finally, roll the dough into a rectangle that's slightly smaller than 13x9 inches.Cut the dough into squares and place on top of the filling in the pan. Bake in preheated oven until filling is bubbly and the biscuits are golden, about 25-30 minutes. Allow to cool in pan for 5-10 minutes and serve with butter.Recipe for pot pie filling adapted from my Chicken and Biscuit Pot Pie recipe. Recipe for biscuits adapted from Jovial Foods.Note: I used einkorn flour to make the biscuits. If you don't have any einkorn flour on hand, simply use your favorite buttermilk biscuit recipe that yields about 12 biscuits and add cracked pepper, rosemary, parsley, and thyme to the dry ingredients. Einkorn flour doesn't substitute 1:1, so make sure to use a recipe that's designed for wheat flour.

BEEF BOURGUIGNON

Steps:

• Heat the oil over a medium heat in your pressure cooker and brown the beef in batches. Removing from the pan as they are coloured.
• After you've browned the beef and the pan is empty (apart from the beef bits stuck to the pan - keep these!) pop in the bacon pieces and fry on a high heat until starting to go brown and crispy.
• Add in the garlic, onions, carrots and mushrooms and fry for a couple of minutes until just starting to colour.
• Put the browned beef back into the pan, along with the red wine, beef stock, dried thyme, tomato puree and plenty of salt and pepper. Give everything a good stir.
• Lock on the lid of the pressure cooker, turn the pressure to II (or whichever regular setting your pressure cooker uses), wait for the pressure indicator to show you that it has reached pressure and then reduce the heat until it reaches a low, regular hiss.
• Cook for 45 minutes and when the time is up, quick release the pressure (making sure it's away from your face/hand).
• Spoon a ladle or two of cooking juice out of the pan into a small bowl and whisk in the cornflour to make a smooth paste with no lumps. Add back into the pressure cooker and stir well.
• Allow this to bubble for 5 minutes to thicken and serve.
• (NOTE: PLEASE CONSULT THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR OWN PRESSURE COOKER AS THEY MAY DIFFER AND THOSE INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD TAKE PRECEDENCE!)

BURGUNDY BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Put a large, heavy-bottomed, ovenproof pot over medium heat and add the bacon. Cook until crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove the bacon from the pot and reserve for serving.
• Pat the beef dry and season it with salt and pepper. Turn up the heat under the pot to medium high and brown the beef on all sides in batches, 4 to 5 minutes per batch. Remove the meat from the pot and set aside. If there is a lot of oil left, pour off all but 2 tablespoons.
• Add the onion, celery and finely chopped carrot to the pot and cook until the vegetables begin to wilt, 5 to 6 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste, flour and garlic and cook for another minute or 2. Pour in the wine, whisking to combine, and bring to a boil. Add the mushrooms, pearl onions and 1-inch carrot pieces. Return the beef to the pot. Pour in enough broth to just cover the meat and bring to a simmer. Cover and put into the oven. Cook until the beef is tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Skim off any excess fat from the top of the stew and serve garnished with parsley and the reserved bacon.