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== Description ==
[[Image:Beef Burgundy.jpg|thumb|300px|Beef Burgundy]]
This is a great winter dish. I find that it is very rich but feels nourishing, and of course means you can drink the rest of the bottle. If by chance, you cannot get button [[Mushroom]]s or they are too expensive, simply substitute big field [[Mushroom]]s but quarter them, so they are about the same size as buttons.

I serve this with [[bread]] or [[pasta]], it really depends but I prefer fresh [[French bread]] with this.

== Ingredients ==
* 3 tablespoons [[butter]]
* 3 tablespoons [[olive oil]]
* 500 g [[beef]]
* 2 cloves [[garlic]], chopped
* 1 slice [[bacon]], chopped roughly
* 8 [[pearl onion|pickling onion]]s, peeled and left whole
* 350 g [[button mushroom]]s, whole or cut in half if they are large
* 125 ml [[tomato paste]]
* 250 ml [[red wine]] (whatever you prefer, I usually use a blend)
* 125 ml [[beef stock]]
* [[salt]] and [[pepper]]
* 1 teaspoon fresh [[thyme]]

== Procedures ==
# First prepare the [[beef]], cut any excess fat off and cut into roughly 2 cm cubes.
# Melt one tablespoon of the [[butter]] and [[olive oil]] over a fairly high heat.
# Sauté the meat in batches, constantly moving it around the pan. It should be well and truly sealed but not cooked through.
# Remove and drain on paper towels.
# Repeat with remaining [[beef]], using an additional tablespoon of [[butter]] and [[oil]] if you need it.
# Add the last tablespoons of [[oil]] and [[butter]] to the pan with the [[mushroom]]s, [[onion]]s, [[bacon]], [[garlic]] and [[thyme]].
# Stir until the [[onion]]s gain a little colour.
# Add the liquids and [[tomato]] paste to the pan, scrape up all the black bits.
# Now stir in the meat.
# Lightly season. You may need to readjust this at the end turn the heat down to low and simmer covered for two to three hours.
# Towards the end you may wish to remove the lid to thicken up the sauce. Alternatively you could use the slow cooker at this point, but you'd have two things to wash up.

[[Category:Bacon Recipes]]
[[Category:Beef Recipes]]
[[Category:Beef stock and broth Recipes]]
[[Category:French cuisine]]
[[Category:Meat Recipes]]
[[Category:White mushroom Recipes]]
[[Category:Pearl onion Recipes]]
[[Category:Red wine Recipes]]
[[Category:Tomato paste Recipes]]