Sublime Beef Stew with Red Wine.
To cook Sublime Beef Stew with Red Wine you need 11 ingredients and just 16 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients
- You need of to 600 grams Beef shank.
- Prepare of Onions.
- You need of the same amount as the amount of water indicated on the roux box Red wine.
- Prepare of to 4 leaves Bay leaf.
- Prepare of pack Raw mushrooms (or canned).
- It's of Commercial beef stew roux of your choice.
- It's of Side vegetables (you can simmer them in the stew of course).
- Prepare of Carrot.
- Prepare of Potatoes.
- You need of Broccoli.
- You need of Fresh cream (optional).
Sublime Beef Stew with Red Wine method
- Leave the beef shanks in large pieces, and brown them in a little oil. Transfer the beef to a pan, and add the red wine..
- Add a little oil to the frying pan where you browned the beef, and sauté the sliced onions (They don't need to be caramelized)..
- Add the sautéed onion and the bay leaves to the pan with the beef with wine. Start cooking over high heat, and skim off the scum diligently..
- This is the red wine I used this time. It's a box wine that contains 3 liters..
- When no more scum is rising to the surface, add the mushrooms and turn the heat down to low. Simmer until the beef is tender (2.5 to 3 hours)..
- If the liquid in the pan reduces too much, add water. You can add wine of course! Be sure to keep the heat low!.
- Cut the vegetables to serve with the stew. (If you're simmering the vegetables in the stew, don't add them at the start or they'll dissolve. Add them 30 minutes before)..
- I haven't added the roux yet, but the stew already looks like this just from the red wine..
- The meat sinks to the bottom of the pan, so lift it up carefully and check its doneness with a bamboo skewer! If it's OK, dissolve the roux. (Whatever you do, don't stir the stew up from the bottom! ).
- When the roux has dissolved, simmer for an additional 5 minutes. Microwave the vegetables (if you didn't simmer them in the stew) and serve on the side. Drizzle on a little fresh cream to finish..
- Wine tip 1: You can use any kind of wine you like. If you're not using box wine, use 1 whole bottle (750 ml) plus water as needed..
- Wine tip 2: The flavor changes depending on the wine you use. That lets you enjoy different versions of the stew and is delicious..
- Wine tip 3: This depends on what you prefer, but I recommend using a light or medium-bodied wine..
- If using a pressure cooker: Add the red wine, bring to a boil, and skim off the scum before closing the lid and pressure-cooking the stew (20 minutes)..
- If using a pressure cooker (continued): This stew may exceed the maximum liquid level in some pressure cooker pans..
- If using a pressure cooker (cont.): If that's the case, add the rest of the wine after the pressure cooking phase, and simmer the stew for a while longer..