Quick Beef Burgundy

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs beef, fajita strips (or beef of your choice cut in 2 inch pieces)
• 1 cup beef broth (i prefer pacific natural foods organic either beef or mushroom for this)
• 1 cup red wine (cabernet sauvignon, zinfandel, whatever your taste)
• 1 (8 ounce) package fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1 cup onion, chopped (walla walla or vidalia preferred)
• black pepper, to taste
• salt, to taste
• 2 tablespoons garlic, to taste (minced from jar, like spice world)
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 cup cold water

Recipe

• 1 in deep, large skillet brown beef with olive oil, garlic, black and pepper.
• 2 add onions and cook for another 2 minutes.
• 3 pour broth and red wine over beef and onions and bring to a simmer.
• 4 add bay leaf and simmer for 10 minutes or so to absorb flavors, adding spices to taste.
• 5 add sliced mushrooms and cook until desired consistency, approximately 5-7 minutes.
• 6 mix cold water and corn starch in cup and spoon into skillet until desired thickness of gravy is achieved.
• 7 remove bay leaf and cook and additional 5 minutes to ensure starch is cooked (no starchy flavor left over).
• 8 be sure to stir fairly frequently.
• 9 if desired, mix in sour cream for a creamy gravy or leave alone for burgundy flavor.
• 10 serve over your favorite pasta (i.e. cellentani,farfalle, ziti, etc) or mashed potatoes and a fresh veggie like sautéed green beans or green salad.
• 11 enjoy! ;).