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Perfect boeuf bourguignon
Fruit and vegetables
1 large
onion
, finely chopped
2
garlic
cloves, crushed
3 bushy sprigs fresh
thyme
450g/1lb pearl
onions
, or 24 baby
onions
300g/10½oz
chestnut mushrooms
, wiped and halved or quartered if large
chopped fresh
parsley
, to garnish
Cooking ingredients
4–5 tbsp
sunflower oil
2 tbsp
tomato purée
1
beef stock
cube
2 large
bay leaves
2 heaped tbsp
cornflour
flaked sea salt and freshly ground
black pepper
Dairy, eggs and chilled
25g/1oz
butter
Meat, fish and poultry
1.6kg/3lb 8oz good-quality
braising steak
(chuck steak)
200g/7oz smoked bacon
lardons
or smoked streaky bacon, cut into 2cm/¾in pieces
Other
75cl bottle
red wine
2 tbsp cold water
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