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Gordon's boeuf bourguignon
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Gordon's boeuf bourguignon

16 ingredients 30 min Serves 6 openrecipes
Gordon's boeuf bourguignon

Gordon uses 'forgotten cuts', beef cheeks or shin, in his rich, dark version of the French classic

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1184
Calories
78g
Protein
61g
Fat
76g
Carbs

Counts 17 of 19 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 17 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Chestnut not in our table 0
Veal not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3 or 4 beef cheeks, or shin of beef in one long piece, about 1kg
  • olive oil
  • 100g smoked streaky bacon , cut into lardons
  • 350g shallots , peeled and left whole
  • 1 carrot , finely chopped
  • 1 onion , finely chopped
  • 1 small celery stick, finely chopped
  • 250g chestnut mushrooms , quartered
  • 1 bouquet garni of 1 thyme sprig, bay leaf and a few parsley stalks tied together
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée
  • 750ml red wine
  • 600ml veal or dark chicken stock
  • 1½kg potatoes , such as desirée or maris piper
  • 100g butter , cut into cubes
  • 300ml full-fat milk
  • 6 tbsp double cream

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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