5 boeuf a la bourguignon Recipes

dry red wine, beef stock, brandy, onion, quartered with the root end attached, carrots , cut into 3-inch pieces, garlic cloves, sliced, fresh parsley, dried thyme, dried rosemary, black peppercorns, allspice berries, bay leaf, well-marbled beef chuck , cut into 2 1/2-inch pieces, thick slab bacon, unsalted butter , plus, softened unsalted butter, olive oil, kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper, all-purpose flour , for dredging, plus, all-purpose flour, tomato paste, white pearl onion, blanched and carefully peeled, sugar, cremini mushrooms or 1 lb button mushroom, flour

lean beef, cleaned and cut into 1 cubes (top sirloin s good), red wine (a burgundy is fine, but any merlot also works), onions or 1 large onion, finely chopped, carrots, peeled , cut lengthwise and sliced, celery ribs, washed and chopped into 1/4-inch pieces, garlic cloves, minced, bacon, sliced into 1/4 pieces, olive oil, flour, salt, pepper, fines herbes, fresh rosemary, chopped, other spices or herbs, to your taste, big brown italian mushrooms, cleaned and sliced (cremini!), garlic powder, parsley, chopped, for garnish

dry red wine, beef stock or canned broth, marc de bourgogne or good-quality brandy, onion, chopped, carrots, chopped, garlic cloves, sliced, dried thyme, dried rosemary, peppercorns, parsley stems, allspice berries, bay leaf, beef chuck , cut into 2-inch pieces, salt and pepper, slab bacon (rind removed and reserved) sliced lengthwise 1/4-inch thick, crosswise into pieces 1/2-inch wide, butter, oil, tomato paste, pearl onions, butter, sugar, button mushrooms, beurre manie (equal parts flour and softened butter, mixed together, about 1 tbsp each)

dry red wine, beef stock, brandy, onion, quartered with the root end attached, carrots , cut into 3-inch pieces, garlic, sliced, parsley, dried thyme, dried rosemary, black peppercorns, allspice berries, bay leaf, well-marbled beef chuck , cut into 2 1/2-inch pieces, slab bacon, unsalted butter, plus 1 tbsp softened, olive oil, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, all-purpose flour , for dredging, plus 1 tbsp, tomato paste, pearl onions, blanched and carefully peeled, sugar, cremini or button mushrooms, flour, parsley-rimmed croutons , recipe follows, firm white bread, crusts removed , cut into 6 circles, melted unsalted butter, very finely minced fresh parsley leaves