Tuesday, 1 April 2008

A Beef Bourguignon recipe from our Rembrandt Chef

Ingredients: 1.5 kg diced chuck steak
1 large carrot diced
1 large onion diced
2 sticks of celery diced
2 sprigs of fresh thyme
2 bay leaves
2 cloves of garlic
3 tbsp of olive oil
2 tbsp tomato puree
0.25 Lt Beef stock
1lt of burgundy wine
2tbsp plain flour
2oz of butter

For garnish:
500g of small shallots
500g of button mushrooms
250g of smoked bacon
Chopped flat parsley
Heart shaped fried bread

Method
1) Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a large sauce pan. Add the vegetables, thyme, garlic and bay leaves and sweat for 2-3 min, add the wine and bring to the boil. Take off the heat and allow cooling down.
2) Place the beef in a large bowl and poor over the wine marinade. Cover and place in the fridge over night.
3) Pre heat the oven to 150C or 300F. Drain the beef in a colander and reserve the marinade.
4) Heat the rest of the oil in a frying pan until Smokey hot, add the beef and seal until brown. Add the flour and the tomato puree and stir for 2 min. Add the stock slowly and the wine marinade. Bring to the boil. Transfer to a suitable deep oven dish, cover and put in the oven for 1.5-2 hours.
5) Heat the butter in a frying pan. Add the smoked bacon cut into small baton, and then add the shallots and mushrooms. Toss until cooked, and then add the chopped parsley.
6) Take the beef out, and put onto a serving dish. Arrange the garnish neatly in the centre of the beef and the shaped bread on the side of the dish.

Total preparation time: over night + cooking time = 1.5 hours
Serves: 8
Submitted by Said Serroukh, Head Chef at The Rembrandt Hotel

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