Beef Bourguignon - Crock Pot

By debrcovey

Ingredients

• 1 lb. bacon, cooked, reserve grease
• 3 lbs. beef, cubed
• 1 bottle red wine
• 1 lb. onion, chopped
• 1 lb. celery
• 1 lb. carrots, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• Chopped shallots (optional)
• 1 bay leaf
• Salt & pepper
• Flour

Preparation

Step 1

Slowly cook bacon in large baking pan; remove. Dredge beef cubes in flour, brown in bacon fat. Transfer meat from skilllet to heated platter. Saute vegetables and garlic in bacon fat; remove. Drain fat from pan. Gently combine beef, vegetables, bacon and half the wine. Add bay leaf and salt and pepper to taste. Bake in 300 degree oven for 4 to 6 hours OR put in crock pot on low 8 to 12 hours or high 6 hours.