Beef Bourguignon

From Taste of Home

Ingredients

• 3 pounds beef stew meat
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon pepper
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1-1/2 cups beef broth
• 1-1/2 cups dry red wine or additional beef broth, divided
• 3/4 pound medium fresh mushrooms, quartered
• 1 large sweet onion, chopped
• 2 medium carrots, sliced
• 1 thick-sliced bacon strip, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons Italian tomato paste
• Hot cooked egg noodles

Directions

• Sprinkle beef with salt and pepper. In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, brown beef in batches. Remove with a slotted spoon to a 4- or 5-qt slow cooker. Add flour; toss to coat. Add broth and 1 cup wine.
• In the same skillet, add the mushrooms, onion, carrots and bacon; cook and stir over medium heat until carrots are tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add remaining wine, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan; stir in tomato paste. Transfer to slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until beef is tender. Serve with noodles. Yield: 6 servings.