Main: Beef Bourguignon Pies with chips
Women’s Weekly Complete Book of Modern Classics page 339
Dessert: Balsamic Strawberries with mascarpone
Women’s Weekly The Complete Cook page 636
Well, fellow cook nuts, what have I said before??
You can rely on the good old Women’s Weekly for a no fail recipe. What is it they say “we test it three times in our kitchen before we give it out to you” or something like that, not really sure – does anyone remember it? If so let me know. Anyway….. the pies were delicious and the tribe gave them a 10. (AND, of course, the MAV was again a happy chappy – next week might be a different story as I am looking for a good fishy type recipe). This Bourguignon would be great made up and frozen as the flavours would settle into the meat even more and it is just a wonderful meal to have on hand. So very easy with the ready-made pastry and frozen chips as recommended in the recipe.
So, the only down side is this – the recipe says it feeds 6 but a kilo of meat does not feed 6, particularly if the people you are feeding are 6’ 6” men! So, I doubled it and that worked fine. It is rich and tasty and a wonderful winter meal. It would probably work great in the crock pot too if you reduced the liquid and maybe thickened it at the end with some cornflour, I might try that next time and let you know how it transferred to the slow cooker.
Dessert was simple and looked very elegant. The taste was tangy and sweet together. I have wanted to try balsamic with strawberries but the idea of it has turned me off a bit so I am glad I gave it a go because I will definitely do it again. Especially at the moment while strawberries are so cheap. This was also given a 10! So, all in all a very successful night.
As you can see I love the simple hearty type meals. I guess the family just wouldn’t fly with a lot of the fancy pants cuisine nouveau stuff I see in some magazines either. Also, I look for things that don’t absolutely break the bank to make. Give this one a go, you will enjoy it!
From my table to yours with love…..
