# Boeuf Bourguignon

Julia Child's most famous dish, it took hours to make but it's worth every minute.

- Cuisine: French
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- bacon
- shoulder roast
- salt
- porcini mushrooms
- sliced onion
- carrots
- flour
- mushroom powder
- Sicilian tomato paste
- red wine
- beef stock
- bay leaves
- fresh thyme
- sautéed mushrooms
- wine-braised pearl onions
- garlic
- parsley

## Instructions

1. Put bacon in a cold pan to render the fat on low heat.
2. Season shoulder roast with salt.
3. Make porcini mushroom powder in a spice and nut grinder.
4. Cook bacon until crispy, remove it from the pan.
5. Crank up the heat and brown off the beef, letting it get a nice crust and sear.
6. Remove the browned beef.
7. Brown the sliced onion and carrots in the pan, scraping the flavor from the bottom.
8. Cook the vegetables for 3 or 4 minutes until caramelized.
9. Add the bacon back into the pan.
10. Add the meat back into the pan.
11. Coat with flour and mix.
12. Put the pan into a 450-degree oven for about 10 minutes to crisp up the flour.
13. Sprinkle some mushroom powder over the meat and vegetables.
14. Add the Sicilian tomato paste (mixed with water) to the pan.
15. Add red wine to the pan.
16. Add beef stock to the pan.
17. Add a couple of bay leaves and a bundle of fresh thyme.
18. Bring to a boil.
19. Cover the pan.
20. Cook at 325 degrees in the oven for 2.5 hours.
21. Add sautéed mushrooms to the pot.
22. Add wine-braised pearl onions to the pot.
23. Reduce the dish on the stovetop.
24. Reduce the dish for about 10 minutes.
25. Add some parsley and mix.
26. Serve the dish. Typically over egg noodles, but it can be served on its own.
27. Finish with a little more parsley.

## Equipment

- pan
- spice and nut grinder
- oven

## Tips

- Julia Child's recipe cooks onions and mushrooms separately for improved flavor.

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSDttE3Ln/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/92a1cb0b-9a78-4c20-a840-95b45d8103a1
- Extracted: 2025-09-28

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