Crock Pot Beef Bourguignon

Total Time: 8 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 slices bacon
• 3 lbs beef round steak, cut into cubes
• 1 large onion, peeled and sliced
• 1 carrot, 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
• 1/2 lb pearl onion, peeled
• 1 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1/2 cup burgundy wine

Recipe

• 1 cook bacon in large skillet until crisp.
• 2 remove from pan and drain.
• 3 add beef cubes to the same pan and brown well.
• 4 place browned beef cubes in crock pot.
• 5 add onion slices and carrot slices to skillet.
• 6 add tomato paste, thyme and minced garlic.
• 7 season to taste with salt and pepper; stir in flour.
• 8 add broth and mix well.
• 9 add this mixture to the crock pot over the beef.
• 10 add bay leaf and pearl onions.
• 11 crumble cooked bacon and add to crock pot.
• 12 cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours.
• 13 saute mushrooms and add to crock pot with wine about 1 hour before serving.