Country French Beef Stew Recipe
This country french beef stew is a flavorful beef stew prepared with mushrooms and carrots. Cooked with cubed beef and bacon to taste, the country french beef stew has red wine in it. Prepared with added soup mix of choice, this french beef stew is savory and filling.
Ingredients
| 2 pounds boneless beef, cut into 1-inch cubes | ||
| All purpose flour | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 2 slices bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces | ||
| Oil | 3 Tablespoon | |
| Cognac | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 1 envelope Onion, Beefy Onion, Onion-Mushroom or Beefy Mushroom Recipe Soup Mix | ||
| Water | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Dry red wine | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 2 tablespoons Dijon-style prepared mustard | ||
| Carrots | 3 , thinly sliced | |
| Mushrooms | 1/2 pound, halved | |
| Egg noodles package | 1 | |
Directions
Lightly toss beef with flour; set aside.
In Dutch oven, cook bacon until crisp; remove.
Reserve drippings.
Heat oil with reserved dripping$ and brown beef, in three batches, overmedium-high heat; remove beef and set aside.
Into Dutch oven, add Cognac and cook 1 minute or until only a thin glaze of liquid remains.
Stir in onion recipe soup mix blended with water, wine and mustard; bring to a boil.
Add beef and bacon and simmer covered, stirring occasionally, 1 1/2 hours or until beef is almost tender.
Stir in carrots and simmer covered 25 minutes.
Add mushrooms and simmer covered an additional 5 minutes or until beef and vegetables are tender.
Meanwhile, cook noodles according to package directions.
In Dutch oven, cook bacon until crisp; remove.
Reserve drippings.
Heat oil with reserved dripping$ and brown beef, in three batches, overmedium-high heat; remove beef and set aside.
Into Dutch oven, add Cognac and cook 1 minute or until only a thin glaze of liquid remains.
Stir in onion recipe soup mix blended with water, wine and mustard; bring to a boil.
Add beef and bacon and simmer covered, stirring occasionally, 1 1/2 hours or until beef is almost tender.
Stir in carrots and simmer covered 25 minutes.
Add mushrooms and simmer covered an additional 5 minutes or until beef and vegetables are tender.
Meanwhile, cook noodles according to package directions.
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