Beef Bourguignon with Red Wine

By bunny

Ingredients

• 1 * 1 lb. bacon, cooked, reserve grease
• 3 * 3 lbs. beef, cubed
• * flour
• 1 1/2 * 1 1/2 cups red wine
• 1/2 * 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 2 * 2 ribs celery, sliced
• 2 * 2 carrots, diced
• 4 to 8 * 4 to 8 ounces sliced mushrooms
• 2 * 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 * 1 bay leaf
• * salt and pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Slowly cook bacon in large skillet; remove to crockpot. Dredge beef cubes in flour, brown in bacon fat. Transfer meat from skillet to crockpot. Saute vegetables and garlic in bacon fat; remove to crockpot. Gently stir beef, vegetables, bacon and wine. Add bay leaf and salt and pepper to taste. Cook on low 7 to 9 hours.