Slow Cooker Beef Bourguignon

INGREDIENTS:

1 lb. bacon, cooked, reserve grease
3 lbs. beef stew meat
1 bottle red wine
1 lb. onions, chopped
1 lb. celery, sliced
1 lb. carrots, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
Chopped shallots (optional)
1 bay leaf
Salt & pepper
Flour

DIRECTIONS:

Slowly cook bacon in large baking pan; remove. Dredge beef cubes in flour, brown in bacon fat. Transfer meat from skillet to heated platter. Saute vegetable and garlic in bacon fat; remove. Drain fat from pan. Gently combine beef, vegetables, bacon and half the wine. Add bay leaf. Salt and pepper to taste.

Cook on LOW 8 to 10 hours

Tags: slowcooker beef bourguignon, French, beef stew, vegetables, soups and stews