Crock Pot Beef Bourguignon

By rainmaker

Ingredients

• 6 slices bacon
• 3 pounds beef round steak, cut into cubes
• 1 large onion, peeled and sliced
• 2 to 3 carrots, peeled and sliced
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 (10 ounce) can beef broth
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 - 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 whole bay leaf
• 1 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1/2 cup Burgundy wine

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Cook bacon in large skillet until crisp. Remove from pan and drain.

Add beef cubes to the same pan and brown well. Place browned beef cubes in crock pot.
Add onion slices and carrots to skillet. Add tomato paste, thyme and minced garlic. Season to taste with salt and pepper; stir in flour. Add broth and mix well. Add this mixture to the crock pot over the beef. Add bay leaf.

Crumble cooked bacon and add to crock pot. Cover and cook on LOW for 8-10 hours.

Saute mushroom and add to crock pot with wine about 1 hour before serving.