Sunday, January 5, 2014

Beef Bourguignon

Weight Watchers PointPlus--12 pts/serving
(Points in parenthesis)

1.5 lbs chuck roast, trimmed of all hard fat, about 1.25 lbs, cubed (20)
4 slices bacon, roughly chopped (4)
2 medium onions, chopped (0)
2 T garlic, minced (0) 
10 carrots, scrubbed, ends trimmed, cut into 2" pieces (0)
2 cups baby bella mushrooms, stems removed, sliced 1/4" (0)
1 cup Italian parsley, roughly chopped (0) 
1 t. fresh thyme, minced or 1/2 t. dry (0) 
2 t. salt (0) 
2 t. pepper (0)

Follow directions above and set it all aside in bowls 
2 T safflower oil (8)
1 T tomato paste (1)
1 box, 32 oz (4 cups) beef stock (0)
15 oz of nice Pinot Noir (12)
1/8 cup gluten free flour (I used King Arthur) (2)
1/8 cup room temperature butter (I used goat butter) (6)
53 total points divided by 8=6.625 points, so 7 points per 1 cup serving

I found a 9 oz box of gluten free egg noodles by Jovial (x 2 if you are serving 8). 4 servings per box=5 points per 1 cup serving

Prep everything and set aside. Heat a large, heavy dutch oven on medium high. Pour 2 T oil in pan and let it get hot. Cook bacon until it's crispy, remove with a slotted spoon. Pat beef cubes dry, sprinkle with salt and pepper and place in dutch oven, turn until all sides are browned, remove with slotted spoon. 

Cook onions and mushrooms, until onions are lightly browned, about 10 minutes. add carrots. Add 2 T. garlic and sauté for 1 minute. Add 1 T. tomato paste and sauté for 1 minute. 

Return bacon and beef to pot, pour in the wine and the box of beef stock. Add 1 t. of thyme, 1 cup of parsley, 2 t. salt and 2 t. pepper. Stir and bring to simmer. Turn the heat down to low and let it simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally. 

Toward the end of the 2 hours, make a salad to go along with this heavy meal! :-) Get the water going for the pasta. 

After 2 hours, place softened butter in a small dish and add flour. Mix together with a fork and swirl into dutch oven. Cook another 5 minutes. 

Make pasta. Serve a cup of pasta with a cup of beef bourguignon on top. 


Instead of egg noodles (1 cup=5 points) you can substitute mashed potatoes (1 cup=6 points) or rice (1 cup=5 points)

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