Carne de Panela, under pressure: with cheap ingredients, a top French recipe, Bouef Bourguignon is a guaranteed success
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The classic Bouef Bourguignon, a French recipe, prepared in a simple way, under pressure, with vegetables and second choice meat (in this case, use the muscle). Proof that a “chic” dish can be made with cheap ingredients, in a simple and practical way. Prepare it for special occasions, such as Mother’s Day.
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- Total preparation time: 50 minutes + marinating time + resting time
- PORTION: two . To see the recipe for 4, 6 or 8 people, click HERE.
- TOOLS: 1 chopping board, 1 sieve, 1 bowl, 1 kettle, 1 frying pan.
- EQUIPMENT: conventional
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Ingredients Potted meat (Boeuf Bourguignon):
- 300 g of soft meat or muscle, cleaned and cut into cubes
- 2 glasses of dry red wine
- ½ cup whole-grain grape juice
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 thyme (chickens)
- ½ carrot, peeled and diced.
- 1 stalk of celery chopped
- ½ chopped onion
- 1 minced garlic clove
- 25 g bacon, cut into cubes
- ½ tablespoon wheat flour (optional)
- 2 cups of water (tea)
- oil
- salt and pepper
Ingredients Mushrooms and White Chives (Pearl):
- 100 g of fresh Parisian mushrooms
- 8 small onions
- 20 g of butter
- 1 cup of water (tea)
- salt
PRE-PREPARATION:
- Clean the meat and cut it into large cubes (about 3 cm).
- Marinate with wine, grape juice, bay leaf, thyme, salt and pepper in a bowl. Cover with a PVC film and let it rest for at least 1 hour, the ideal time for this marinade is at least 6 hours (if you use this longer time, keep it in the fridge).
- After the marinating time is up, set the other ingredients and recipe utensils aside.
- Wash and peel the carrot and cut it into cubes.
- Wash the celery and chop it.
- Wash and peel the onion and garlic and chop them.
- Discard the bacon skin and cut into cubes.
- Cook the boeuf bourguignon (see preparation).
- While the meat is cooking, clean the mushrooms and, if they are too big, cut them in half.
- Wash and peel the onions.
PREPARATION:
Potted meat, under pressure (Boeuf Bourguignon) – do this step during pre-preparation:
- If the marinade is in the refrigerator, remove it 1 hour before cooking to allow the meat to come to room temperature. This recipe will use the marinade in the making, don’t discard it.
- Heat a pressure cooker, greased with a drizzle of olive oil, over medium heat.
- Put the water to boil in a kettle.
- Add the bacon cubes and when they are golden, remove them with a slotted spoon and set them aside on absorbent paper.
- If necessary, spray the pan with a little more oil and add the cubes of meat without piling them up – depending on the large amount, do this step several times – and brown them on all sides.
- Continue removing them from the pan and reserving them on an auxiliary platter.
- When all the meat is browned, continue over medium heat, add the onion and garlic and saute until translucent.
- Add the carrot and celery and saute for another 1 minute.
- Return the cubes of meat to the pan and mix well.
- Add the flour (optional) and stir so all the meat cubes are coated.
- Drizzle with the reserved marinade and mix well to incorporate the flavor into the stew.
- Add boiling water (see quantity in ingredients).
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Cover the pressure cooker, increase the heat to high and when you get steam, turn the heat down again and cook for 25-30 minutes.
- Continue the pre-preparation (step 9).
Pearl mushrooms and chives:
- In a pan put the butter.
- Bring to a boil over medium heat until melted.
- Add the mushrooms, sauté and season with salt. Remove them and reserve on an auxiliary plate.
- Add the peeled onions, sauté for 5 minutes.
- Then, add the water (see amount in ingredients) and cook for 15-20 minutes or until soft – add a little more water during cooking if needed.
Potted meat, under pressure, the Boeuf Bourguignon:
- After the cooking time meat in pot, Turn off the pressure cooker and let out the steam.
- Remove the lid from the pan and check that the meat is cooked through.
- Discard the bay leaf and thyme.
- Continue over medium heat and add the porcini mushrooms and chives.
- Without covering the pan, cook for another 5 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and add the bacon cubes.
FINISHING AND ASSEMBLY:
- Place pressure cooker beef, boeuf bourguignon in a serving dish or, if you prefer, spread over the plates.
Source: Terra

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