Burgundy Beef Stew
Equipment
- 4 Quart Gourmet Slow Cooker Set
- 9" Sauté Skillet
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Butter or Margarine
- 2 lbs. Beef Stew Meat cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 tbsps. Flour
- 1.5 cups Burgundy Red Wine
- 1.5 cups Water
- Fresh Thyme
- 2 Bay Leaves Fresh
- Parsley
- 3 strips Bacon chopped
- 1 cup Fresh Mushrooms sliced or 1 4-oz can mushrooms, drained
- 1 1- lb. jar Small Whole Onions drained
Instructions
- Preheat 4 Quart Stock Pot on range top over medium heat for 2 minutes. Melt 1/4 cup butter and brown stew meat. Stir in flour.
- Add wine, water, thyme, bay leaves and fresh parsley, stirring constantly. Place unit on Slow Cooker Base, cover and simmer on Setting #2 for 3 to 4 hours.
- Fry bacon in 9" Sauté Skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms and saute 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add the bacon and mushroom mixture to the stew. Add onions, cover and continue cooking for 45 minutes on Setting #2.
- Remove the stems of the thyme and parsley and both bay leaves. Keep warm for serving at Setting #1.