WEATHER REPORT: WIND ~ SLEET ~ SNOW "Carefully done, and perfectly flavored, it is certainly one of the most delicious beef dishes concocted by man, and can well be the main course for a buffet dinner." ~ Julia Child __________________ BEEF BOURGUIGNON 3 pounds chuck or sirloin tip cut into large cubes 1/2 pound diced bacon 1/3 cup flour 5 Tbsp. butter 3 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil salt & cracked black pepper 1 coarsely chopped onion 3 cloves coarsely chopped garlic 1/4 cup cognac 2 diagonally sliced carrots 1 pound sliced mushrooms or small mushroom caps 1 heaping tsp. thyme 1 heaping tsp. marjoram 24 small pearl onions 3-4 cups good Burgundy wine juice of 1 lemon 1 bay leaf freshly chopped parsley Brown diced bacon. Remove with slotted spoon and set aside. Toss and coat beef with flour, salt & pepper. Brown in batches in butter and olive oil and bacon drippings. Remove and set aside. Sauté onion and garlic. Deglaze pan with cognac, scraping down browned bits. Ad...
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