Beef bourguignon

Name: Beef bourguignon
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 15 min
Yield: 6 persons
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 - 1,3 kg beef (stewing meat); 300 gram bacon lardons; 3 onions; 2 garlic cloves; about 60 gram dairy butter; pepper and salt to taste; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 250 gram mushrooms; 5 carrots; bouquet garni (few sprigs of thyme, few sprigs of rosemary and a few bay leaves); about 300 ml red wine (for the classic version, you'll need to use a Bourgogne wine); about 200 ml beef stock; optional: potatoes for serving

A classic French stew: beef bourguignon. A stew with beef, red wine, mushrooms, bacon, herbs and more. Can also be made in a crock pot.

Recipe beef bourguignon

Made by Véronique

Published at 2018-01-18, this recipe is for 6 persons and takes 4 hours 15 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2025-07-19

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Preparation time

15 minutes

Time cooking

4 hours

Total time

4 hours 15 minutes

Preparation - 15 minutes

Peel the onions and garlic cloves, finely chop the garlic and divide the onions into half rings. Peel the carrots, remove the ends and chop into slices.

Rinse the mushrooms using a brush or paper kitchen towel and chop them into slices. Divide the meat into bite-size pieces, not too big but also not too small.

Finishing the beef bourguignon - 4 hours

Heat a knob of butter in the heavy bottomed pan and sauté the onion and garlic for a few minutes. Also add the bacon and cook until they're crunchy.

Meanwhile coat the pieces of beef with pepper, salt and flour. Transfer the bacon, onion and garlic to a small bowl and heat a new knob of butter in the pan.

Cook the meat until it's beautiful brown on all sides and then add the carrots and mushroom slices and cook them a few minutes more. Add the bacon, onion and garlic again along with bouquet garni and deglaze with red wine.

Also pour in the beef stock, put on a lid and let it simmer for about 3 hours. Remove the lid and let it reduce until the sauce has the desired thickness.

Remove the herbs and season with pepper and salt. Serve with some potatoes if you like, enjoy!