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Gordon Ramsay's Beef bourguignon

Beef Bourguignon Recipe by Gordon Ramsay

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours 15 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 3 tsp goose fat
  • 600g shin beef, cut into large chunks
  • 100g smoked streaky bacon, sliced
  • 350g shallots or pearl onions, peeled
  • 250g chestnut mushrooms (about 20)
  • 2 garlic cloves, sliced
  • 1 bouquet garni (See know-how below)
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée
  • 750ml bottle dark wine, Burgundy is good
  • For the celeriac mash
  • 600g (about 1) celeriac
  • 2 tbsp essential olive oil
  • rosemary and thyme sprigs
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 4 cardamom pod

Instructions
 

  • Heat a considerable casserole pan and add 1 tbsp goose fat. Season the beef and fry until golden brown, about 3-5 mins, then income and fry lack of until the meat is browned around, adding more fat as appropriate. Do this in 2-3 batches, transferring the meat to your colander set more than a bowl when browned.
  • In the identical pan, fry the bacon, shallots or pearl onions, mushrooms, garlic and bouquet garni until lightly browned. Mix inside tomato purée and cook for a couple of mins, stirring to the mixture. This enriches the bourguignon and produces a great base for your stew. Then return the beef as well as any drained juices to your pan and stir through.
  • Pour on the wine and approximately 100ml water therefore, the meat bobs up through the liquid, but isn’t completely covered. Bring on the boil and employ a spoon to scrape the caramelised cooking juices from your bottom from the pan – this can give the stew more flavour.