Beef Bourguignon

Ingredients

• 8 ounces salt pork cut into 1/2 inch chunks
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter divided
• 4 pounds beef chuck trimmed, cut into 2-inch cubes, patted dry with paper towels
• salt
• 12 shallots chopped, about 2 cups
• 2 carrots large, peeled, 1 chopped, 1 cut into 2-inch chunks
• 5 garlic cloves chopped
• 1 ounce dried porcini mushrooms optional
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1/2 cup brandy plus 2 Tbsp
• 1 bottle pinot noir or other red wine
• beef stock low sodium, at least 1 cup, quite easily more
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 4 whole cloves
• 24 pearl onions fresh or frozen
• 1 pound fresh shiitake cremini or button mushrooms
• 3 tablespoons flour blended with 2 Tbsp butter

Nutrition

• Calories : 1310 calories
• Carbohydrate : 78 grams
• Cholesterol : 215 milligrams
• Fat : 80 grams
• Fiber : 7 grams
• Protein : 65 grams
• SaturatedFat : 32 grams
• Sodium : 1060 milligrams
• Sugar : 22 grams