Cooking My Dad’s Boeuf Bourguignon Recipe (It’s Incredible!)

red wine

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic wine

💰Cheaper: beef broth

Non-alcoholic wine maintains flavor without alcohol.

beef chuck

🥗Healthier: sirloin

💰Cheaper: round steak

Sirloin is leaner while round steak is more economical.

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: smoked pork belly

Turkey bacon reduces fat while maintaining smokiness.

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with bouillon

Vegetable broth offers a lighter option.

Chop up some carrots and onions.

Remove the fat from the smok bacon to keep calories down.

Add chopped carrots, onions, and bacon to an oven-proof dish.

Bung in some mushrooms as well.

Cook until the onions start to turn brown, the bacon starts to crisp up, and everything smells delicious.

Add minced garlic and fry for a further 30 seconds.

Add red wine and reduce it down by about a third to burn off the alcohol.

Add beef gravy to the mixture.

Stir in oregano, corn flour, and tomato puree.

Season the mixture.

Do not brown the beef beforehand; just add it all in.

Cover the dish and pop it in the oven for about 3 hours at 160°C.

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