Retro party recipe for 4 people, takes only 15 mins; recipe has goose fat, shin beef, streaky bacon, shallot, chestnut mushroom, garlic clove, bouquet garni, tomato puree, red wine, celeriac, olive oil, rosemary, bay leaf and cardamom pod.
Beef bourguignon with celeriac mash
Course: Retro party
Servings
4
servings
Prep time
20 mins
Ingredients
- Red Wine: 750ml bottle red wine, Burgundy is good
- Garlic Clove: 2 garlic cloves, sliced
- Olive Oil: 2 tbsp olive oil, plus a glug
- Streaky Bacon: 100g smoked streaky bacon, sliced
- Bay Leaf: 2 bay leaves
- Tomato Puree: 1 tbsp tomato puree
- Shallot: 350g shallot or pearl onions, peeled
- Rosemary: 1 or 2 rosemary and thyme sprigs
- Celeriac: 600g (about 1) celeriac
- Chestnut Mushroom: 250g chestnut mushrooms (about 20)
- Cardamom Pod: 4 cardamom pods
- Goose Fat: 1 tbsp goose fat
- Shin Beef: 600g shin beef, cut into large chunks
- Bouquet Garni: 1 bouquet garni (See know-how below)
Directions
- Heat a largecasserole panand add 1 tbsp goose fat.
- Season 600g large chunks of shin beef and fry until golden brown, about 3-5 mins, then turn over and fry the other side until the meat is browned all over, adding more fat if necessary. Do this in 2-3 batches, transferring the meat to acolanderset over a bowl when browned.
- In the same pan, fry 100g sliced smoked streaky bacon, 350g peeled shallots or pearl onions, 250g chestnut mushrooms, 2 sliced garlic cloves and 1 bouquet garni until lightly browned.
- Mix in 1 tbsp tomato puree and cook for a few mins, stirring the mixture. This enriches the bourguignon and makes a great base for the stew. Then return the beef and any drained juices to the pan and stir through.
- Pour over 750ml bottle red wine and about 100ml water so the meat bobs up from the liquid, but isn't completely covered. Bring to the boil and use a spoon to scrape the caramelised cooking juices from the bottom of the pan - this will give the stew more flavour.
- Heat oven to 150C/fan 130C/gas 2. Make a cartouche: tear off a square of foil slightly larger than the casserole, arrange it in the pan so it covers the top of the stew and trim away any excess foil. Cook for 3 hrs.
- If the sauce looks watery, remove the beef and veg with a slotted spoon, and set aside. Cook the sauce over a high heat for a few mins until the sauce has thickened a little, then return the beef and vegetables to the pan.
- To make the celeriac mash,peel600g celeriac andcutinto cubes. Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a largefrying pan. Tip in the celeriac and fry for 5 mins until it turns golden. Season well with salt and pepper.
- Stir in 1 or 2 sprigs of rosemary and thyme, 2 bay leaves and 4 cardamom pods, then pour over 200ml water, enough to nearly cover the celeriac. Turn the heat to low, partially cover the pan and leave to simmer for 25-30 mins.
- After 25-30 mins, the celeriac should be soft and most of the water will have evaporated. Drain away any remaining water, then remove the herb sprigs, bay and cardamom pods.
- Lightly crush with a potato masher, then finish with a glug of olive oil and season to taste.
- Spoon the beef bourguignon into serving bowls and place a large spoonful of the celeriac mash on top. Garnish with one of the bay leaves, if you like.
