Beef Bourguignon (a la Julia Childs)

OK so on Sunday i did my version on the Julia Child's "Beef Bourguignon" I did stay true to the basic of the recipe but i put my own twist on how long i cooked it for and so on.

Started with 2 1/2 pounds of Rump roast cut into chunks

1 pound of whole Mushrooms

14 0z of Pearl onions- i used frozen

8 to 10 carrots peeled and cut up

6 Large Garlic cloves minced

2 bunches of fresh thyme

4 Cups of Pinot Noir wine

3 Cups of Beef stalk or broth

1 to 2 tbsp of Bacon fat !! Yes you'll need this don't skip it!!

and Salt & Pepper to taste

1/4 cup of fresh leaf parsley to garnish

Directions- Cut beef into large chunks " on the bias" Place in to a large pan on medium heat to brown.

in another sauce pan put 2 tablespoons of bacon fat and add the Garlic and Thyme move around to to create an infusion of the flavors. turn off the heat under the pan. and pour about 1/2 cup of the wine in to the pan to cool the ingredients down.

Now some recipes say pour the infusion mixture ( i removed the big parts of the thyme) after it was all infused. Over the top of the beef in it's pot and add more wine to submerge 75 % of the beef and refrigerate over night ! But i did all this but the over night part ! I decided i didn't have time for this step so i started to cook it over a medium heat for about 3 hours and here is where i added the 3 cups of beef stalk and Onions,Mushrooms,carrots ans Salt & Peppered it covered for 3 hours and when it was done i made a Slurry ( Equal parts cornstarch and water ) to thicken up the stew. I severed it over Mashed Potatoes and garnished it with fresh parsley. It was rich and full of flavor i think next time i will sever it over Noodles or rice because the stew is full of body and flavor i felt the potatoes made for a heavy dish and noodles might lighten it up a bit!

(above is pic is of the beef ready to start cooking)

Finished product ! So yes this was my first Julia recipe but not my last i just order her cook book Mastering the art of French cooking and my life in France on amazon.com (click on title for link)