Boeuf Bourguignon or beef Bourguignon — a traditional French dish which, like hugery, Coq AU VIN and escargot gave the world one of the most famous regions of France — Burgundy. The main" highlight " of the dish — a thick sauce based on red wine, of course, Burgundy.Classic recipe beef Bourguignon-roasted beef, which is stewed in wine sauce with mushrooms, onions, carrots and garlic. However, this is a very conditional ingredients, because there is no single recognized version of the preparation. Some cooks add tomato sauce, parsley and tomatoes to the dish.
Auguste Escoffier (1848-1935) introduced beef in Burgundy in the menu of "Haute cuisine" of France, and according to critics, this is one of the most delicious beef dishes, although the origin of the dish is folk. Before the beef a long time (over three hours) stewed in wine sauce in order to remove the stiffness of the meat. Today cooks use tender "marble" meat, veal and therefore in long preparation as it was done by the French peasants, there is no need.