Jill & Julia’s Bison Bourguignon

Ingredients

• 2 pounds Wild Idea Buffalo Stew Meat
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 carrot, quartered
• 1 onion, quartered
• 1 celery stalk, quartered
• 1 ounce brandy
• 4 cups red wine (Bordeaux, Burgundy or Chianti)
• 1 cup Buffalo Broth, or organic beef or chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 teaspoon rosemary leaves, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon basil leaves
• 2 bay leaves
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon arrowroot or cornstarch, or more per your thickness preference
• ¼ - cup sherry
• ¼ - cup parsley, chopped fine
• 18 small white onions
• 1 ½ - tablespoons each butter & olive oil
• ¼ - cup buffalo or other stock
• ¼ - cup red wine
• 4 parsley sprigs
• 1 bay leaf
• ½ - teaspoon thyme
• 1 pound mushrooms, quartered
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil