Bordeaux Beef Stew With Shiitake Mushrooms Recipe

ingredients

2 cups dry red Bordeaux
2 cups water
2 cubes beef bouillon
2 cloves garlic, sliced
1 pound beef for stewing, cut in 1 inch cubes
2 medium onions, cut into 8 even slices
1 carrot, cut into bite size pieces
3 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon flour
4 potatoes, cut into bite size pieces
7 ounces shiitake or other mushrooms
freshly ground pepper to taste

directions

Mix the water with wine, add 1 bouillon cube, garlic, beef, onions, and carrot. Marinate, refrigerated for 3 hours. Reserve the marinade.

Place 2 tbsp butter and the vegetable oil in a wok or large saute pan over high heat. Brown the beef, then place it in a stew pot. Add onions, carrot, garlic, flour, and pepper to taste into the wok and stir fry. Add remaining marinade mixture with remaining bouillon cube. Bring mixture to a boil briefly.

Pour contents into stew pot. Simmer for 1 hour, adding additional water as necessary. Add potatoes to pot. Simmer 30 minutes.

Clean mushrooms and remove stems. Slice and lightly stir fry with 1 tbsp butter. Add mushrooms to stew. Taste for pepper. Add salt only if necessary.

nutrition data

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