Boeuf Bourguignon for the Crock Pot

Name: Boeuf Bourguignon for the Crock Pot
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 4 h
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil, extra virgin; 8 ounces 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 garlic, chopped (2 cloves); 1/2 cup cognac (or a good brandy); 750 ml dry red wine (1 bottle, pick a good drinking wine like Burgundy); 2 -2 1/2 cups beef broth (hot); 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leave; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature, divided; 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1 lb small onion, frozen; 1 lb mushroom, stems discarded, caps thickly sliced; crusty bread (toasted or grilled); 1 garlic clove, cut in half; 1/2 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped (optional)

Boeuf Bourguignon for the Crock Pot was pinched from <a href="http://www.food.com/recipe/boeuf-bourguignon-for-the-crock-pot-484002" target="_blank">www.food.com.</a>

"This is my adaptation of LifeIsGood's Boeuf Bourguignon #483151 for making in the crock pot, for A French Love Affair challenge of ZWT 8 / France. I haven't changed the ingredients, only the preparation is adapted for making in a crock pot...."

INGREDIENTS

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1 tablespoon olive oil, extra virgin

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8 ounces bacon, diced

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2 1/2 lbs beef chuck, cut into 1-inch cubes

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kosher salt

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fresh ground black pepper

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1 lb carrot, sliced diagonally into 1-inch chunks

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2 yellow onions, sliced

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2 teaspoons garlic, chopped (2 cloves)

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1/2 cup cognac (or a good brandy)

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750 ml dry red wine (1 bottle, pick a good drinking wine like Burgundy)

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2 -2 1/2 cups beef broth (hot)

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1 tablespoon tomato paste

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1 teaspoon fresh thyme leave

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4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature, divided

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3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

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1 lb small onion, frozen

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1 lb mushroom, stems discarded, caps thickly sliced

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crusty bread (toasted or grilled)

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1 garlic clove, cut in half

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1/2 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped (optional)

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