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fork-tender browned beef cubes with halved mushrooms, small red potatoes and carrot pieces in a dark red-wine sauce in one ordinary shallow bowl, with no bacon, noodles or garnish
Melissa Hart

Crockpot Beef Bourguignon

Lean beef round can make a satisfying bourguignon when it gets a long braise and enough mushrooms to give the sauce body. Browning the cubes first matters more here than adding bacon. Count the wine in the ingredient budget instead of assuming every calorie disappears during cooking. The potatoes cook right in the sauce, so the serving estimate includes the starchy part of dinner without needing an unlisted bowl of buttered noodles. Estimated calories: about 410 per serving, including everything listed.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours 20 minutes
Total Time 8 hours 45 minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs lean beef bottom round trimmed and cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 1 cup dry red wine
  • 1 cup low-sodium beef broth
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 12 oz cremini mushrooms halved
  • 1 lb small red potatoes halved
  • 2 medium carrots cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 medium yellow onion chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tsp fine salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 2 tbsp cold water

Method
 

  1. Pat beef dry and season with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and brown beef in 2 batches for about 8 minutes total; transfer to a 6-quart slow cooker.
  2. Pour wine into the skillet, scrape up browned bits and simmer for 3 minutes. Stir in broth and tomato paste, then pour over beef.
  3. Add mushrooms, potatoes, carrots, onion, garlic, thyme and bay leaf. Cover and cook on low for about 8 hours until beef reaches at least 145°F and both beef and potatoes are fork-tender.
  4. Remove bay leaf. Stir cornstarch with cold water and mix into the cooker.
  5. Cover and cook on high for 10 to 15 minutes until the sauce lightly thickens.
  6. Divide beef, vegetables and sauce among 6 shallow bowls.