The Best Beef Bourguignon Recipe - Food.com

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 8 ounces dry cured center cut applewood smoked bacon, diced
• 2 1/2 lbs beef chuck, cut into 1 inch cubes
• kosher salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 lb carrot, sliced diagonally into 1 inch chunks
• 2 yellow onions, sliced
• 2 teaspoons chopped garlic (2 cloves)
• 1/2 cup cognac
• 1 (750 ml) bottle good dry red wine, such as cote du rhone or 1 (750 ml) bottle pinot noir wine
• 1 (2 cup) can beef broth
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leave (1/2 teaspoon dried)
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature divided
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 lb frozen small whole onions
• 1 lb fresh mushrooms, stems discarded caps thickly sliced