How many of you tuned in for the Oscars? Did you throw big parties or just sit back with classy treats and enjoy Hollywood’s tribute to the movies this year? I’m not one to watch awards shows. I don’t watch enough TV or many new movies so they are rather lost on me. But I can’t help but get caught up in the roar of twitter, internet and old fashioned gossip about outfits, who’s with who, and general celebrity what nots.
Whether or not you like her, I’m an Angelina Jolie fan. I don’t care who picked who as far as the Brad thing goes, I’m not a fan of the football team of children, but I have always dug her assertive craziness. She hasn’t always chosen the best movies, but as I said earlier, I don’t watch a whole lot of new movies.
But even I saw the multiple clips of her jetting her leg out of that velvet dress and thought ‘what the box.’ Her poses were ridiculous and unnatural. The guys who went on after her totally made me giggle at their mocking of her, though I’m sure it was all in good fun. I can see why the twitter handle for her leg quickly had over 15k followers (now over 34k). There’s even a Pinterst board for it.
Burgundy Beef
Ingredients:
- 1 5 lb boneless beef chuck roast, trimmed and cut into 1 1/2 inch chunks
- Salt and Pepper
- 1 tbs vegetable oil
- 4 oz bacon (about 4 slices), minced
- 3 onions, minced
- 1 carrot, peeled and minced
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tbs minced fresh thyme
- 1/3 cup flour
- 2 1/2 cups Pinot Noir
- 1 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth, plus additional as needed
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 cups frozen pearl onions*
- 1/2 cup water
- 3 tbs unsalted butter
- 2 tbs sugar
- 1 lb cremini mushrooms, trimmed and halved if small or qurtered if large
Preparation:
Dry beef with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. Place half of beef in slow cooker. Heat oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Brown remaining beef well on all sides, 7-10 minutes; transfer to slow cooker.
Cook bacon in skillet over medium-high heat until crisp, about 5 minutes. Stir in onions, carrot, tomato paste, garlic, and thyme and cook until onions are softened and lightly browned, 8 – 10 minutes. Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute. Slowly whisk in 1 1/4 cups wine, scraping up any browned bits and smoothing out any lumps; transfer to slow cooker.
Stir broth, soy sauce, and bay leaves into slow cooker. Cover and cook until beef is tender, 9 to 11 hours on low or 5 to 7 hours on high.
About 20 minutes before serving, bring frozen pearl onions, water, butter, and sugar to boil in 12-inch skillet. Reduce to simmer, cover, and cook until onions are fully thawed and tender, 5 – 8 minutes. Uncover, bring to a boil, and cook until all liquid evaporates, 3 – 4 minutes. Stir in mushrooms and cook until vegetables are browned and glazed, 8 – 12 minutes; transfer to slow cooker.
Add remaining 1 1/4 cups wine to skillet and simmer until it has reduced by half 6 – 8 minutes; transfer to slow cooker. Let stew settle for 5 minutes, then remove fat from surface using a large spoon. Discard bay leaves. (Adjust stew consistency with additional hot broth as needed.) Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve over mashed potatoes or egg noodles.
*totally forgot those little suckers.
My name is Kita. I am a 20 something girl geek and website/graphic designer who can rock an apron like there is no tomorrow.
It’s hilarious there is a Twitter – hope she’s having a good laugh, too! This dish looks so flavorful and deep.
I hated the whole leg thing, too!!
This looks so good! I swear you could make a pile of rocks look delicious… you are fabulous! XO
Ha! I missed the Oscars and I really missed the Jolie leg thing, glad you filled me in, I’ll have to go check it out. This beef looks incredible! And the sauce all over the mashed potatoes mmmm…wish I was having this for dinner tonight!
Haha, yea I didn’t even know when the Oscars were. How bad is that?! I don’t watch any of those shows really. Love movies but I just don’t care about the celeb gossip and dresses and BLAH.
This beef looks so down to earth and comforting. Amazing meal for the wintertime!
I rarely watch award shows, obviously even less now that I don’t have cable (or a tv for that matter).
9-11 hours!! That’s how you make some cuts of beef taste outstanding. I love slow cooked meats like this, all dark and carmely (word?) This is totally one of my favorite meals along with the mash
Great post.
Interesting! I don’t own a slow cooker, but I’d love to try this. I see more and more points in favor of getting one, but just don’t have the space.
Anyways, looks like a delicious meal!
Hey, if I looked like Angelina, I would be sticking my leg out too.
Boeuf bourguignon was one of the first fancy-schmancy dishes I made for my husband when we were dating. I think this sounds a lot easier!
This looks delicious and the pose was crazy-weird. I didn’t get it and it still has me tilting my head to the side and saying, “Huh?”
the beef looks great kita!
Oh wow! This is totally my kind of meal… Love the gorgeous, rich color and all those mushrooms peeking through! Delicious! Sure its from all the slow cooking… I didn’t watch the Oscars and so I need to google this, but I know a lot of people who would follow a page dedicated to Angelina’s leg! Sad but true.
Mmmmmmm….this would be a hubby pleaser for sure! Gorgeous photos, Kita…I just want to reach in and grab a glistening mushroom!!!
Once again, I’m left drooling over your pictures =) I don’t frequently drool over beef, but this looks looks incredible, especially topped over mashed potatoes. I am featuring this post in today’s Friday Food Fetish roundup (with a link-back and attribution), so please let me know if you have any objections. It’s always a pleasure following your food…
Forget Brangolina. What I loved about the Oscars was remembering the fabulous night out with friends going to see ‘The Artist’ at a funky old movie house… first to a corner pub and then to the show. Your Burgundy Beef would have been a welcome addition. Cheers!
Burgundy Beef looks delicious:) Congratulations on food Buzz Top 9.
Stunning dish! I could just jump in the plate and eat it up until it’s all gone!:))) Really beautiful!
Congrats on Top9, Keets! Whoops, sorry. I tend to do that with peoples’ names but you gotta admit it’s cute … suits you. Tell me if you don’t like it or just delete this … it’s ok, I’m thick skinned
Hope you’re still not fretting over the dentist. It’ll be fine, just remember lots of ice cream or mash.
I love anything slow cooked and this looks fantastic! It’s the lazy in me … gives me time for other things … like making comments on blogs
I totally don’t mind. A few ppl call me Keets
Im looking forward to fancy ice cream!
Wow. I’ve learned a new word. That cracked me up. I hadn’t even realized i missed the oscars much less that I was missing a proper ‘legbombing.’
Awesome slowcooking heaven. Even without the pearl onions
I don’t really care about the Oscars themselves so much as I just like to see what everybody wore. I agree about the leg thing though, it was really weird and over-the-top.
This beef looks awesome! It looks so rich and flavorful! Definitely want to try this one!
This is looking so good right about now…yum. It’s suppose to rain in Cali tomorrow. Maybe this will be dinner!!!