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Crockpot Wine-less Beef Bourguignon

Categories Easy Recipes, Main Course, Slow Cooker

This crockpot wine-less beef bourguignon is my take on beef Bourguignon but this one has no alcohol, it cooks in the crock-pot and it’s a child friendly version. I served it over fluffy and buttery mashed potatoes. It’s delicious and decadent with very minimal effort.

Traditional beef bourguignon is beef slowly braised in red wine so it’s ultra tender and the sauce is super rich. This recipe mimics the wine’s mustiness and depth of flavor by using balsamic vinegar, soy sauce and blackberry jam. Why blackberry jam? I find that blackberry jam has a similar slightly sweet, slightly sour flavor and isn’t overly fruity. When blended with the other ingredients it mimics the red wine.

Traditional bourguignon is served as a stew, my version is somewhere between a pot roast and a stew and I love to serve it over potatoes to complete the meal. Check out my perfect mashed potatoes recipe here.

What you need to make crockpot wine-less beef bourguignon:

serves 6 people
  • 2 – 10.5 ounce cans beef consomme
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons seedless blackberry jam
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 – 10.5 ounce cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon dried Italian herbs
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 onion – diced
  • 3 cups carrots – chunked
  • 1 tablespoon garlic – minced
  • 1/4 cup bacon
  • ~2.5 pounds beef roast
  • Optional – 2 cups mushrooms
  • Optional – 2 cups pearl onions

Instructions

  1. Add beef consumme, soy sauce, seedless blackberry jam, balsamic vinegar, tomato paste, cream of mushroom soup, thyme, Italian herbs, Bay leaves, salt, black pepper and stir.
  2. Add bacon, onion, carrots, garlic and beef roast and optional mushrooms and pearl onions.
  3. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or until beef is fork tender.
  4. Serve over or with mashed potatoes.
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Crockpot Wine-less Beef Bourguignon

Delicious wine-less and crock pot beef bourguignon.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time8 hours
Total Time8 hours 5 minutes
Course: Dinner, Main Dish
Cuisine: Beef, Dinner, Meat
Keyword: Bacon, Beef, Blackberry, carrots, crockpot, Dinner, Easy Recipes, Italian, low carb, Meat, Mushrooms, Pot Roast, slow cooker, Weekend Dinner, Weeknight Dinner
Servings: 6 people

Ingredients

  • 2 - 10.5 ounce cans beef consomme
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons seedless blackberry jam
  • 2 tablespoons Balsamic Vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons Tomato Paste
  • 1 - 10.5 ounce cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon dried Italian herbs
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 Onion diced
  • 3 cups carrots - chunked
  • 1 tablespoon garlic minced
  • 1/4 cup bacon
  • ~2.5 pounds beef roast
  • 2 cups Optional - mushrooms
  • 2 cups Optional - pearl onions

Instructions

  • Add beef consumme, soy sauce, seedless blackberry jam, balsamic vinegar, tomato paste, cream of mushroom soup, thyme, Italian herbs, Bay leaves, salt, black pepper and stir.
  • Add bacon, onion, carrots, garlic and beef roast and optional mushrooms and pearl onions.
  • Cook on low for 6-8 hours or until beef is fork tender.
  • Serve over or with mashed potatoes.