beef bourguignon

noun

variants or less commonly beef burgundy or beef Bourguignon or beef Burgundy
: a dish consisting of beef cooked in red wine and especially Burgundy typically with onions and often mushrooms : boeuf bourguignon

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Pair with beef bourguignon or a blueberry tart dessert. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024 Classic dishes include beef Wellington and beef bourguignon, with meat, seafood and produce coming from purveyors in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Catherine Garcia, theweek, 25 July 2024 And well, there’s Irish stew, beef bourguignon and so on, moving deeper into the stew category. Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024 According to Michelle, her father-in-law makes perfect renditions of French classics like beef bourguignon, ratatouille, lamb tagine, and poulet farci. The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 29 Feb. 2024 Or cook up a batch of your best beef bourguignon at home, then freeze it. Cindy Dampier, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 While France is known for their delicious, notoriously technical dishes like coq au vin and beef bourguignon, Italy undeniably dominates the pasta scene. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2023 These hearty bowls come in two flavors – beef bourguignon and shiitake bacon stir fry – both packed with protein to help support strong muscles. Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2023 If The Bear is a hearty beef bourguignon—complex, with many different notes and dark tensions roiling underneath—the movie is more of a trifle, ethereal and fruity, but not without layers and meaningful sentiments of its own. Chloe Schama, Vogue, 10 July 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of beef bourguignon was in 1899

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“Beef bourguignon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beef%20bourguignon. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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