Breville BSC500 manual Beef Bourguignon, Beef Preparation

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BEEF

BEEF BOURGUIGNON

Serves 8

Ingredients

2 stems sage leaves

6 stems fresh thyme leaves

1.8kg gravy beef, cut into 3cm cubes 2 Tablespoons plain flour

Salt and freshly ground black pepper 20g butter

2 Tablespoons oil

10 small pickling onions, peeled

4 cloves garlic, finely chopped

150g speck or slab bacon, diced

360g button mushrooms, trimmed

20g tomato paste

2 cups/500ml red wine

113 cups/335ml beef stock

2 bay leaves

METHOD

Beef Preparation

1.Tie sage and thyme stems together firmly with cooking string.

2.Coat beef cubes in flour, salt and pepper.

Searing on the Stovetop with

EasySear™ pan

3.Place EasySear™ pan onto stovetop and preheat for 3 minutes, add half the butter and 1 Tablespoon of the oil, heat a further 1 minute or until butter is melted.

4.Add a quarter of the beef cubes and cook until golden brown, remove from pan and set aside. Add a little more of the oil and butter if necessary and repeat until all beef is browned. Remove from pan.

5.Add 1 Tablespoon oil to EasySear™ pan, add onions, garlic and speck or bacon and cook for about 4 to 5 minutes or until garlic is softened slightly and onions are lightly browned, stirring occasionally.

6.Add mushrooms and tomato paste and cook for 1 minute, stirring occasionally.

Slow Cooking

7.Place EasySear™ pan back into slow cooker base.

8.Stir in red wine, stock, beef, sage and thyme bundle and bay leaves, mix well.

9.Cover with lid, turn the Temperature Control Dial to ‘AUTO’ setting and cook for 5 to 6 hours or until beef is tender. Remove bay leaves, sage and thyme bundle and discard. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

10.Serve with Potato or Parsnip Mash.

Setting Variation: Use the Low setting and cook for 7 to 8 hours or High setting for

4 to 4½ hours.

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