Country Dijon Beef Stew Food

DIJON AND COGNAC BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Place salt pork in a Dutch oven over low heat, and cook until fat is rendered. Remove solid pieces with a slotted spoon, and discard. Raise heat, and add onion and shallots. Cook until softened but not browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer to a large bowl.
• If necessary, add 2 tablespoons butter to the pot to augment fat. Dust beef cubes with flour, and season with salt and pepper. Shake off excess flour, and place half the cubes in the pot. Cook over medium-high heat until well browned, almost crusty, on all sides, then transfer to a bowl with onions. Repeat with remaining beef.
• Add Cognac to the empty pot, and cook, stirring, until the bottom is deglazed and the crust comes loose. Add stock, Dijon mustard and 1 tablespoon Pommery mustard. Whisk to blend, then return meat and onion mixture to pot. Lower heat, partly cover, and simmer gently until meat is very tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Add carrots, and continue simmering for 30 minutes, or until slices are tender. As they cook, heat 2 tablespoons butter in a medium skillet over medium-high, and sauté mushrooms until browned.
• Stir mushrooms into stew along with remaining mustard and red wine. Simmer 5 minutes, then taste, and adjust seasoning. Serve hot.

FRENCH BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Combine meat and flour in a large plastic food storage bag and toss to coat evenly.
• In a 6 quart saucepan brown meat in hot vegetable oil. Season with salt and pepper, if desired.
• Add diced tomatoes, beef broth, carrots, potatoes and thyme. Bring to boil; reduce heat to medium-low, cover; and simmer for 1 hour or until beef is tender.
• Blend in mustard and serve.

COUNTRY DIJON BEEF STEW

Steps:

• 1. Heat butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and mushrooms and cook 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
• 2. Meanwhile, toss beef with 3 tablespoons of the flour. Add 1 tablespoon of the oil to the pot and increase heat to mediumhigh. Add half the beef and cook 2 minutes, browning on all sides. Transfer to bowl with onions and mushrooms. Add remaining tablespoon oil and second half of beef to pot. Cook 2 minutes, browning on all sides. Transfer to bowl; reduce heat to medium.
• 3. Add 3/4 cup of the beef broth to the pot. Whisk in Worcestershire and mustard, scraping up any brown bits on bottom of the pan. Add mixture from bowl back to the pot along with the remaining beef broth. Cover and simmer on low for 15 minutes.
• 4. Uncover and stir in carrots. Cover and cook an additional 45 minutes.
• 5. In small bowl, stir together 2 tablespoons water, the remaining tablespoon flour, rosemary, salt and pepper. Stir into stew and cook 3 minutes, until thickened. Serve with noodles, if desired.noodles, if desired. 7 points per serving (not including egg noodles)

FRENCH COUNTRY BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Combine meat and flour in plastic bag; toss to coat evenly.
• Brown meat in oil in 6-quart pot. Season with salt and pepper, if desired.
• Add remaining ingredients, except mustard.
• Bring to boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 1 hour or until beef is tender. Blend in mustard.
• Garnish with chopped parsley and serve with warm crusty French bread, if desired.

COUNTRY DIJON BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Heat butter in a large pot over medium. Add onions and mushrooms, cook 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
• Toss beef with 3 tablespoons flour. Add 1 tablespoon oil to the pot, increasing heat to medium-high. Brown half the beef for 2 minutes. Repeat oil and beef browning with remaining meat. Transfer to the onion bowl.
• Reduce heat to medium. Whisk 1/2 can of beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, and mustard in the pot, scraping up brown bits. Add the mixture from the bowl back to the pot along with remaining broth and optional red wine. Cover and simmer on low for 15 minutes.
• Uncover and stir in carrots. Cover and cook 45 minutes more.
• In a small bowl, stir together 2 tablespoons water and remaining 1 tablespoon flour, along with rosemary, salt, and pepper. Stir into stew and cook 3 minutes until thickened.
• Serve over noodles if desired.