Main Dishes

Beef Bourguignon

6 strips bacon, cut into 1- to 2-inch pieces 3 pounds beef rump, cut into 1-inch cubes 1 large carrot, peeled and sliced

1 medium onion, sliced

1 teaspoon salt

½teaspoon pepper

3 tablespoons flour

1 10-ounce can condensed beef broth

2 cups red or Burgundy wine

1 tablespoon tomato paste

2 cloves garlic, minced

½teaspoon whole thyme

1 whole bay leaf

½pound small white onions, peeled

1 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced

1.Sauté bacon in VersaWare™ stoneware on stovetop over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon and set aside.

2.Add beef cubes to stoneware and brown well. Remove meat and set aside.

3.Brown carrot and onion in stoneware. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in flour, add broth, and mix well.

4.Add beef and bacon back to stoneware, mix, and place in slow cooker heating base.

5.Add wine, tomato paste, garlic, bay leaf, thyme, onions, and mushrooms. Cover; cook on Low for 10-12 hours or on High for 5-6 hours.

Serves 6-8

Easy Swiss Steak

1 3-pound to 4-pound top round or flank steak

¼cup + 2 tablespoons flour

1 teaspoon salt

⅛ teaspoon pepper Olive oil

1 pound (16 ounces) cherry tomatoes, halved ½ cup sliced yellow or white onion

¼cup sliced celery

1 tablespoons steak sauce

1.Cut steak into 1-inch x 1-inch cubes. Mix 1/4 cup of flour, salt, and pepper together. Toss the steak cubes in the flour mixture to coat.

2.Coat bottom of VersaWare™ stoneware with oil and heat on stovetop set to medium heat. Sear steak on all sides. Remove from stovetop, drain and place stoneware in slow cooker heating base.

3.Add tomatoes onion, celery, and steak sauce. Cover and cook on Low for 6-8 hours or on High for 3-4 hours.

4.To thicken sauce, mix 2 tablespoons flour with 1/8 cup of water, then add to stoneware and mix well to thicken, and cook for and additional 15 minutes.

Serves 8

 

Note: when using an electric stovetop, the heat diffuser

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MUST ALWAYS be used with the VersaWare™ stoneware.

Note: when using an electric stovetop, the heat diffuser

 

MUST ALWAYS be used with the VersaWare™ stoneware.

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