Beef in Claret
Historically, there has been a long "French Connection" between Scotland and France. As a result, there has always been a fair amount of gastronomic interplay between the two countries. In particular, French wine, especially claret, was imported and used in cooking as well as being consumed in large quantities. Here is a recipe combining home produced beef with French claret.
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INGREDIENTS
NutritionIngredients for the trimmings
- 5ounces lean bacon
- 6 -8small young onions
- 2cups chopped button mushrooms
Ingredients for the meat
- 3lbs stewing steak
- 4tablespoons oil
- 5
- 2tablespoons flour
- 1
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1teaspoon sugar
- 1bunch fresh herb
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DIRECTIONS
- Cook the bacon in a frying pan until it is lightly brown.
- Add the onions and cook uncovered for roughly ten minutes.
- Then add the mushrooms, stir, cover and cook gently for a further ten minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 300F/150C/Gas Mark 2.
- Cut the stewing steak into cubes roughly 1½" square.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan and brown the cubes of meat.
- Place in a casserole, add the garlic and sprinkle the flour over the meat.
- Place in the oven uncovered for 15 minutes to continue the browning process.
- Stir from time to time.
- Add the wine, light seasoning and herbs.
- Cover and simmer for 3 hours or until the meat is tender.
- Remove from the oven and stir in the trimmings.
- Heat for a further five minutes and serve with boiled potatoes sprinkled with chopped parsley.
- If you have another bottle of Burgundy or Beaujolais to drink with the meal- so much the better!
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