Preparation of a Traditional French Beef Stew, "Le Boeuf Bourguignon"
Hello dear Hivers !
Today is a feast day, I'm making a dish that I'll cook for at least 7 hours during the day. Outside, it's raining hard and to top it all off, my partner is at home. Could I have better reasons for not going out all day ?
It says so in the title, but it's a meat dish. I have a somewhat complex relationship with the idea of eating animal flesh. On the one hand, I like to cook, I'm French, and I was brought up with complex or simple meat dishes. On the other hand, I am interested in Buddhism (yes, there are also Buddhists who eat meat, but they recommend that you only do so if you are able to live with the spirit of the animal and with the idea of its death). I read Peter Singer's Animal Liberation and it revolted me. I remain convinced that if one likes meat, one should be able to kill the animal from which that meat comes. In the country I have killed rabbits and chickens, but a beef or a pig is a different matter !
Perhaps my favorite story is the legend of the Ainu, the first inhabitants of Japan. For them, there were 4 kingdoms, the kingdom of the Men, the kingdom of the Deer, the kingdom of the Bear and finally the kingdom of the Salmon. The idea is that when people bring back an animal from the hunt, the spirit of the animal accompanies the journey of the body from the forest to the plate and so on. If we celebrate this moment, then the spirit returns to its realm and declares to its fellows "Humans have treated me well".
I know this may sound a bit simplistic to hardcore materialists, but I believe in the irrational, in instinct, in a kind of magic, and I can tell you that I thanked that ox as I should! We spent the day together, including listening to Mozart Concertos. The problem, in my opinion, is the disconnection of some people from Nature, the real thing, not a tree growing in concrete, and also the fact that some people want to eat it at every meal... Feel free to give me your opinion and feelings !
But with that introduction, let's get on with the recipe !
As ingredients you will need :
- A good cast-iron or other pot, at least for simmering.
- One or two tablespoons of flour.
- Butter and olive oil.
- Salt and pepper.
- A little vegetable bouillon.
- Herbs, thyme, bay leaves, oregano and rosemary.
- Vegetables, here carrots, potatoes and a yellow turnip.
- Garlic and two onions.
- About 600 grams of beef, more like chuck or heel.
I tried a new butcher's shop that a friend recommended to me and I must say I was not disappointed ! The meat is superb and the butcher gave me lots of advice.
- A bottle of red wine.
Well, it's possible to have a slightly less good wine, but I wanted to do it right. So yes, normally for a boeuf bourguignon, we take Burgundy wine, but I always take Bordeaux. It must be my stubborn side ^^ !
In your pot, put a base of olive oil with a little butter to heat gently.
Meanwhile, I gather my herbs in a reusable cotton canvas tea bag. This is the best technique I've found so that everything doesn't go everywhere. Afterwards, you can also tie it up, but my herbs are dry so it's not the most practical !
I cut the onions and put them in the oil and butter mixture. Always on medium heat.
Four split garlics to be added towards the end of the preparation.
After cutting the vegetables, neither too small nor too big, I open the wine to taste it :)
The onions are ready, I remove them from the pan and add the meat without changing the heat.
I sweat them and brown them for about ten minutes.
Add the two spoonfuls of white flour and stir well, scraping the bottom so that it does not stick.
Add the vegetables and garlic, then the wine. Usually, for the amount I make, the whole bottle goes in. I also added some vegetable stock to make the sauce longer. Everything needs to be well covered.
Finally, I put in my herbs and immerse them well. I turn the heat up to a light bubble and then I set it to a little more than the minimum. Put the lid on. Every hour, I go back to see, scrape the bottom a little and put the juices back into the sauce. This is very important !
This is what it looks like about 6 hours later...! You can accompany this dish with pasta, rice and of course, a good bottle of red wine !
I hope that this recipe has interested you and made you want to try it :)
Do not hesitate if you have any questions or requests for clarification. I would also be very interested in your testimonies about your similar recipes :)
Thank you for reading and visiting !
Bon appétit <3
Salut chers Hivers,
aujourd'hui c'est jour de fête, je me lance dans un plat que je laisse cuire au moins 7 heures dans la journée. Au dehors, il pleut violemment et pour couronner le tout, ma compagne est à la maison. Aurais-je meilleures raisons afin de ne pas sortir de la journée ?
C'est indiqué dans le titre, mais c'est un plat à base de viande. J'ai une relation un peu complexe avec l'idée de manger de la chair animale. D'un côté, j'aime cuisiner, je suis français, et j'ai été élevé notamment avec des plats complexes ou simples composés de viande. De l'autre, je m'intéresse au bouddhisme (oui, il y a aussi des bouddhistes qui mangent de la viande, mais ceux-ci recommandent de ne le faire que si l'on est capable de vivre avec l'esprit de l'animal et avec l'idée de sa mort). J'ai lu la Libération Animale de Peter Singer et cela m'a révolté. Je reste convaincu que si on aime la viande, on devrait être capable de tuer l'animal dont cette chair provient. À la campagne, j'ai déjà tué des lapins ou des poules, mais un boeuf ou un cochon, c'est une toute autre affaire !
L'histoire que je préfère est peut-être cette légende des Aïnous, les premiers habitants du Japon. Pour eux, il y avait 4 royaumes, celui des Hommes, celui des Cerfs, celui des Ours et pour finir, celui des Saumons. L'idée est que lorsque les Hommes ramènent un animal de la chasse, l'esprit de celui-ci accompagne le trajet de son corps, de la forêt à l'assiette et ainsi de suite. Si l'on fait une fête de ce moment, alors l'esprit retourne dans son royaume et déclare à ses semblables "Les humains m'ont bien traité".
Je sais que cela peut paraître un peu simpliste pour des matérialistes invétérés, mais pour ma part, je crois à l'irrationnel, à l'instinct, à une sorte de magie et je peux vous dire que j'ai remercié ce boeuf comme il se doit ! Nous avons passés la journée ensemble, notamment à écouter des Concertos de Mozart. Le problème à mon avis, c'est surtout la déconnexion de certains d'avec la Nature, la vraie, pas un arbre qui pousse dans du béton et puis aussi le fait que certains veulent en manger à tous les repas... N'hésitez pas à me donner votre avis et sentiment !
Mais sur cette introduction, passons à la recette !
Comme ingrédients, il vous faudra :
- Une bonne marmite en fonte ou autre matériau, en tout cas pour faire mijoter.
- Une ou deux cuillères à soupe de farine.
- Du beurre et de l'huile d'olive.
- Du sel et du poivre.
- Un peu de bouillon de légumes.
- Des aromates, thym, laurier, origan et romarin.
- Des légumes, ici, carottes, pommes de terre et un navet jaune.
- De l'ail et deux oignons.
- Environ 600 grammes de boeuf, plutôt du paleron ou de la gîte.
J'ai essayé une nouvelle boucherie qu'un ami m'a conseillé et je dois dire que je n'ai pas été déçu ! La viande est superbe et le boucher m'a donné pleins de conseils.
- Une bouteille de vin rouge.
Bon, c'est possible de prendre un vin un peu moins bon, mais je voulais faire les choses bien. Alors oui, normalement pour un boeuf bourguignon, on prend du vin de Bourgogne, mais je prends toujours du Bordeaux. Ça doit être mon côté un peu têtu ^^ !
Dans votre marmite, mettez un fond d'huile d'olive avec un peu de beurre à chauffer doucement.
Pendant ce temps-là, je rassemble mes aromates dans un sachet de thé en toile de coton réutilisable. C'est la meilleure technique que j'ai trouvé pour que tout ne parte pas partout. Après, on peut aussi ficeler le tout, mais mes herbes sont sèches alors ce n'est pas le plus pratique !
Je coupe les oignons et les mets dans le mélange d'huile et de beurre. Toujours à feu moyen.
Quatre ails fendus dans la longueur à ajouter vers la fin de la préparation.
Après avoir coupé les légumes, ni trop petits ou trop gros, j'ouvre le vin pour le goûter :)
Les oignons sont prêts, je les retire de la casserole et j'ajoute la viande sans rien changer à la chaleur du feu.
Je les fait suer et dorés une petite dizaine de minutes.
Ajoutez les deux cuillères de farine blanche et bien remuer et grattant le fond pour que ça n'accroche pas.
Ajoutez les légumes et l'ail, puis le vin. Généralement, pour la quantité que je fait, la bouteille y passe intégralement. J'ai aussi rajouté du bouillon de légumes pour rallonger la sauce. Il faut que tout soit bien couvert.
Pour finir, je mets mes aromates que j'immerge bien. Je lance le feu jusqu'à un léger bouillonnement et puis je me règle sur un peu plus que le minimum. Toutes les heures, je retourne voir, racler un peu le fond et remettre les sucs dans la sauce. C'est très important !
Voilà, à quoi cela ressemble environ 6 heures plus tard..! Vous pouvez accompagner ce plat de pâtes, de riz et évidemment, d'une bonne bouteille de vin rouge !
J'espère que cette recette vous aura intéressé et donné envie :)
N'hésitez pas si vous avez des questions ou demandes de précisions. Je serai aussi très intéressé par vos témoignages à propos de vos recettes approchantes :)
Merci pour votre lecture et visite !
Bon appétit <3
it looks really delicious
It was indeed ! Thanks you for your visit :D
Oh la la !
Haha ! It was really excellent :)
I hope you're doing well, and in advance, I wish you some happy end of year celebrations !
Thank you, wishing the same for you too !
Thanks 😊 !
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Nooo... I thought it was for drinking so the cooking process is more enjoyable :p
I remember this recipe from a movie about Julia Child.
One for me, one for the pot, One for me, one for the pot, One for me, one for the pot 🤣
At that stage I wouldn't even know what pot you are talking about 😂
Haha, I had an other bottle opened but it was on the side ^^ !
Never seen that movie, will search a bit for it :D
Now you are talking :D
Its in the girly category I would say. But I do like Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci in it.
This is the movie
Hehe 😏 Wouldn’t prepare such a recipe without some encouragement ^^
Thanks you for the share, I’ll improve a bit my girly culture !
Exacty how I do it! Would you do same with venison? I have some roadkill venison in freezer gifted by a friend. I agree and align with everything you say about eating meat. I was totally vegetarian til 28 but for last twenty years I have eaten meat. But I like to think I do so consciously and respectfully. If we all did that the world would be a different place. Our roadkill venison is okay by us because it's not going to waste. Not farmed or in the supermarket chain. And I'm good with local meat especially if it's a swap with someone I know who raises cows ethically. I only eat meat about once a month so it's usually a special event!!! Being connected to nature and aware of the lives of animals as they are treated in this world is important. Also, enviro reasons are HUGE.
Yeah definitely ! Maybe would just soak the meat in the wine a night or so to make it tender..
Yes, it's all about making it special, because it really is, and then doing it consciously. I respect all opinions, as long as the other person's opinion doesn't get in the way of mine, but I often think that even lettuce, to caricature a bit, itself grows from animals and corpses. So it's either meat that grows from salad, or the other way round !
But yes, the worst is the way they are born, "live" and are killed !
I didn't comment at the time (why ?), but I laughed and smiled a lot this morning when I saw your article, seems you had a good time at Mermaid Pools !
Ca ressemblerait presque à de la carbonade non ? Si on remplace la farine par du pain à la moutarde et qu'on y glisse une petite bière brune ?
C'est malin, j'ai de nouveau faim ...
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Haha ! J'espère que tu n'es pas trop allé te resservir par ma faute ^^
Alors je connais de nom bien-sûr, mais honte à moi, je n'y ai jamais goûté, lors de mon prochain passage en Belgique, je n'y manquerai pas !
Bonne soirée à toi, du coup ce soir, c'est légumes vapeurs pour équilibrer ;-)
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I liked your recipe because I don't know much about french recipes.
I liked that you used butter I like it a lot for cooking.
Also I liked the bag to put the spices,is a diferent way to cook a stew.
I have to try it. Thanks for share it!
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This Traditional French stew looks appetizing.
The wine touch is the perfect idea congratulations.👍
Oh, it's in the traditional recipe ! One of those French stews based on red wines...
Thanks you for your visit <3
Lovely recipe! I notice you are of the "no tomato, no mushrooms" school ;) I think they add some depth, but then I usually cook this with calf meat, which has a thinner flavour.
Thanks you ;)
You’re right, I sometimes add mushrooms but for the tomatoes, it’s more in summer and in other preparations or stews..! Mmh, would be curious to know you’re recipe with calf meat :D
More or less the same. No carrots. 1-2 tbsp tomato paste. At least 250g mushrooms, pre-fried in a dry frying pan to get the moisture out and concentrate the flavour, 1-2 tbsp of ground dried mushrooms, light and dark soy instead of salt. Finely chopped stems of fresh herbs or greens (parsley, cilantro, spinach) included in the herb bag, or sometimes directly in the stew if they're tender enough. Oh, and bite-size chunks of meat, so cut the cooking time by a couple of hours. That's mostly because I don't like cutlery though, I eat almost everything with chop sticks or a spoon, and have a book in the other hand 😹
Didn't forgot to answer you about your version which seems awesome..! Thanks you very much :D I'll try it for sure...just will let the period of Christmas pass haha ^^
I hope you had some nice family gathering ! I'm totally in the chop sticks / spoon reading team ✌️
One of my favourite French dishes and simply perfect for the cold winter nights.
I like to see you put a healthy dose of red wine, these people who just put in a splash, hehe what's the point!
Yes, I also like the version with more spices in the aromatics... but as you say, there was already quite a bit of red wine to flavor haha ! And then I had another one to accompany me during the preparation ^^
Have a great Christmas season !