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Dave's Pressure Cooker Beef Bourguignon

1/13/2014

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This recipe, as concocted by David Palavi, is absolutely and totally delicious producing a bourguignon that is full of flavor with tender bite size morsels of beef.  The nice thing is that it reduces the cooking time from 1 and 1/2 to 2 hours down to a mere 20 to 40 minutes.  All you need to do is be comfortable using a pressure cooker.

  • 1 tablespoon good olive oil
    8 ounces dry cured center cut applewood smoked bacon, diced
    2 1/2 pounds chuck beef cut into 1-inch cubes
    Kosher salt
    Freshly ground black pepper
    1 pound carrots, sliced diagonally into 1-inch chunks
    2 yellow onions, sliced
    2 teaspoons chopped garlic (2 cloves)
    1/2 cup Cognac
    1 (750 ml.) bottle good dry red wine such as Cote du Rhone or Pinot Noir
    1 can (2 cups) beef broth
    1 tablespoon tomato paste
    1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves (1/2 teaspoon dried)
    4 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature, divided
    3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
    1 pound frozen whole onions
    1 pound fresh mushrooms stems discarded, caps thickly sliced

    Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven. Add the bacon and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the bacon is lightly browned. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon to a large plate.

    Dry the beef cubes with paper towels and then sprinkle them with salt and pepper. In batches in single layers, sear the beef in the hot oil for 3 to 5 minutes, turning to brown on all sides. Remove the seared cubes to the plate with the bacon and continue searing until all the beef is browned. Set aside.

    Toss the carrots, and onions, 1 tablespoon of salt and 2 teaspoons of pepper in the fat in the pan and cook for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions are lightly browned. Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute. Add the Cognac, stand back, and ignite with a match to burn off the alcohol. Put the meat and bacon back into the pot with the juices. Add the bottle of wine plus enough beef broth to almost cover the meat. Add the tomato paste and thyme. 

    At this point you securely cover the pressure cooker and bring it to the heat level that produces the steam to cook the ingredients.  Follow the best instructions for you pressure cooker
  • Cook for 20 minutes.
  • Rapidly reduce the heat and steam.
  • Combine 2 tablespoons of butter and the flour with a fork and stir into the stew. Add the frozen onions. Saute the mushrooms in 2 tablespoons of butter for 10 minutes until lightly browned and then add to the stew. Bring the stew to a boil on top of the stove, then lower the heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Season to taste.
  • Serve with buttered/parsley egg noodles


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Dave's Pressure Cooker version of Beef Bourguignon is ready to be served!
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