Oven Baked Beef Bourguignon Recipe | Beef Bourguignonne Stew

Ingredients

• 4 pounds beef rump roast (or beef chuck, cut into 1" cubes)
• 1/3 cup cognac (warm )
• 2 onions (whole, each stuck with 2 cloves garlic)
• 2 carrots (sliced)
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1/2 bay leaf
• 4 cups dry red wine
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper (freshly ground)
• 8 ounces mushrooms (small, whole or cut)
• 1 slice orange
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 18 pearl onions (peeled, or two onions chopped)