The weather just turned cold and wet here in San Francisco,
and when that happens I always crave something hot and comforting, ladled from
a steaming pot. I do have a brand new video to post for Friday that
fits the bill nicely, but due to circumstances beyond my control, it will not be up
until late in the day.
In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this video recipe for
beef merlot that I posted a few years ago. It’s an easy take-off on beef
bourguignon, and one of my all-time, cold-weather favorites. Be sure to read the original post here, to find out why the heck I used merlot. Enjoy!
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Hey,maybe you can settle a situation for me CJ.I mentioned,in passing,to my mother-in-law that I used some Yellowtail(the Aussie brand) for this and your Uncle's Darduini Chicken recipe and she nearly hit the floor.She couldn't believe I'd use Yellowtail for cooking wine.She mentioned she had some cheaper stuff downstairs she uses.Is Yellowtail really that prestigious?I don't find it to be expensive or over the top spectacular.
Hi Chef,
I kinda, sorta made this same dish the other day but did trick it up a bit.
Instead I added some tomato sauce, loads of garlic, a smidgen of apple cider vinegar, a packet of sodium laden Sazon Goya with culantro and achiote, sofrito and a boatload of green olives and capers served over steamed rice.
Even my finicky lady-friend thought it was delicious.
And I'll also have ya know that I elected to drink my bottle of merlot rather than cook with it. I'm just saying. :)
Im with you! Thats a fine table wine and great for cooking.
Chef John I am a big admirer and I owe you all the happiness and warmth in y kitchen (sorry mum) .I wanted to ask ...what is the difference with white and red onions? you seem to use white ones all the time.
just a different color! same uses!
In a dry county, hard to find real wine. What is wrong with cooking wine? Love you blog.
Besides that it's terrible tasting and loaded with salt, it's fine.
BTW, a dry county? Where's that? You need to consider moving into the 21st century. ;)
Hi chef John, Could i use mashroms instead of carrots? And if so... Should I throw them there just like u did with the carrots??? Hope to hear back from u. Ty soon much for sharing a us.
Hi chef, can I use mashroms instead of carrots? Should I tossed them like u did w carrots p? Gracias!!!!
Yes! Use anything you want!
Made this tonight with your perfect mashed potatoes and it turned out phenomenal. No additions, no substitutions - made it exactly as you said and I couldn't be more happy with the results. My husband (who can be a tad on the critical side when it comes to dinner) actually said that I had outdone myself. Thanks Chef!
Can you use chicken stock instead of beef?
yes!
can this be made in the crockpot? if so what adjustments would you make?
ToddGBaker- You can use chicken stock if you want. After all you are the Brigitte Bardot of your Beef Merlot!
You can use chicken stock if you want. After all you are the Brigitte Bardot of your Beef Merlot!
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