Grammy's Kitchen · Beef Stew · Beef Bourguignon
One of 148 beef stew recipes we measured
from www.delish.com
8 cooks on www.delish.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 148.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 75% | 71% |
| fat | 4% | 3% |
| aromatics | 25% | 23% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| thickener | 1% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 22% | 91% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 1361 g | 3 lb. beef chuck, cut into 1” cubes |
| Kosher salt | |
| Freshly ground black pepper | |
| 14 g | 1 tbsp. grapeseed (or vegetable) oil |
| 227 g | 1/2 lb. bacon, cut into 1/2” pieces |
| 122 g | 2 large carrots, peeled, sliced on bias into large chunks |
| 150 g | 1 large onion, chopped |
| 12 g | 4 cloves garlic, minced |
| 11 g | 2 tsp. tomato paste |
| 22 g | 3 tbsp. all-purpose flour |
| 708 g | 3 c. dry red wine |
| 480 g | 2 c. low-sodium beef broth |
| 1 g | 1 bay leaf |
| 3 g | 3 sprigs thyme |
| 57 g | 4 tbsp. butter |
| 227 g | 1/2 lb. pearl onions |
| 227 g | 1/2 lb. cremini mushrooms, halved |
| Freshly chopped parsley, for garnish |
Method: 6 steps, published by www.delish.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“<p>On NYE, we always have a “fancy” dinner with our kids and eat it on our wedding china in our pajamas. Usually it’s short ribs. This year, I made this. This was the most delicious way to end 2025. The meat was so delicious and tender and the sauce was so ric” — a cook, 5★
“<p>Talk about a hit! This got rave reviews from the girls and myself for that matter. Since I knew I was going to make this after work one night I made sure to do all the prep work the night before. I peeled and cut up the carrots, chopped the onions. peeled t” — a cook, 5★