Beef Burgundy
Tags: Beef Crock Pot Dinner French Morning Prep
Yield: 4
- 2 lb boneless beef chuck pot roast, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 3 medium onions, chopped (1 1/2 cups)
- 4 medium carrots, cut into 3/4 inch pieces
- 2 cups frozen small whole onions
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca, crushed
- 1 cup Burgundy wine or lower-sodium beef broth
- 1/2 cup lower-sodium beef broth
- 1/4 cup brandy or lower-sodium beef broth
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp dried thyme, crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 tsp olive oil
- mashed potato flakes
- In a large non-stick skillet brown half of the beef in 1 teaspoon of the oil over medium-high heat; remove from skillet. Repeat with remaining beef and 1 tsp oil.
- In a 3 1/2 or 4 qt slow cooker place onions, carrots, and garlic. Sprinkle with tapioca. Place beef on top of vegetables in cooker. in a medium bowl, whisk together wine, broth, brandy, tomato paste, dried thyme, rosemary, and pepper. Pour over all in cooker. Add bay leaves, tucking them down into the liquid.
- Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours. Discard the bay leaves.