Boeuf Bourguignon (Heathers fancy beef stew)

This is a good weekend recipe when you have plenty of time to cook and eat:)

6 slices of bacon

3lbs beef stew cubes

2 carrots

1 med onion

2 T flour

1 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

3 cups Chianti red wine

2 cups of beef stock

1 T tomato paste

2 garlic cloves diced

1/2 tsp thyme

1 bay leaf

• cook bacon remove from pan
• saute beef in same pan (dry beef before you brown)
• same pan saute carrots, onion then pour off fat
• place all in a deep cast iron dutch oven toss with flour salt pepper. Then place in oven 400 degrees for 4 min. Then remove and turn oven down to 350.
• stir in wine, stock, tomato paste, garlic, and herbs. bring to boil place lid put in oven on lower 1/3 of oven and simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• cook egg noodles toss w/ butter and fresh parsly