Venison Beef

Bourguignon

This recipe appears difficult but is actually fairly easy to make and tastes wonderful. It’s a great way to enjoy back strap with friends and family. I hope you all enjoy it as much as we have. A good Petite Syrah goes well with this dish. 

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon good olive oil

8 ounces Applewood smoked bacon, diced

2 1/2 pounds chuck venison back strap (you can substitute with top sirloin)cut into one-inch cubes

Texas Gourmet’s Riverbed Steak Seasoning

Freshly ground black pepper

1 pound carrots, sliced diagonally into 1-inch chunks 

2 yellow onions, sliced 

2 teaspoons chopped garlic (2 cloves) 

1/2 cup Cognac 

1 (750 ml.) bottle good dry red wine 

1 can (2 cups) beef broth 

1 tablespoon tomato paste 

1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves (1/2 teaspoon dried) 

4 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature, divided 

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 

1 pound fresh pearl onions 

1 pound fresh mushrooms stems discarded, caps thickly sliced 

For serving:

Country bread or Sour Dough, toasted or grilled and rubbed with garlic clove 

1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley, optional

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven. Add the bacon and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the bacon is lightly browned. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon to a large plate.

Dry the venison or beef cubes with paper towels and then sprinkle them with Texas Gourmet’s Riverbed Steak seasoning (or just salt and pepper if that is all you have). In batches in single layers, sear the beef in the hot oil for 3 to 5 minutes, turning to brown on all sides. Remove the seared cubes to the plate with the bacon and continue searing until all the beef is browned. Set aside.

Toss the carrots, and onions, 1 tablespoon of salt and 2 teaspoons of pepper into the fat in the pan and cook for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally until the onions are lightly browned.

Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the Cognac, stand back, and ignite with a match to burn off the alcohol. Put the meat and bacon back into the pot with the juices. Add the bottle of wine plus enough beef broth to almost cover the meat.

Add the tomato paste and thyme. Bring to a simmer, cover the pot with a tight-fitting lid and place it in the oven for about 1 1/4 hours or until the meat and vegetables are very tender when pierced with a fork.

Combine 2 tablespoons of butter and the flour with a fork and stir into the stew. Add the onions. Sauté the mushrooms in 2 tablespoons of butter for 10 minutes until lightly browned and then add to the stew. Bring the stew to a boil on top of the stove, then lower the heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

Season to taste.

To serve, toast the bread in the toaster or oven. Rub each slice on 1 side with a cut clove of garlic. For each serving, spoon the stew over a slice of bread and sprinkle with parsley.

Bon Appetit! 

Email Bryan Slaven at

bryan@thetexasgourmet.com

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