Today I’m sharing one of my new favorite dishes: ragout of beef with cranberries & wild mushrooms. It is from my new cookbook, Falling Off the Bone by Jean Anderson.
This awesome cookbook focuses on how to create delicious meals with inexpensive cuts of meat. In a tough economy, it’s definitely a must-have for your cookbook collection! If you’re local in Eastern NC, this cookbook can be purchased at Ginny Gordon’s Kitchen Supply Store.
In this recipe, the combination of beef, cranberries, red wine & cream offer a sweet, tart robust beef flavor that I’ve never experienced before–but want to revisit 
. This dish is inexpensive to prepare & goes a long way. Serve the ragout over rice, noodles or with potatoes. I served this recipe over egg noodles.
Menage a Trois was the red wine I used in the recipe; it is also inexpensive but the taste definitely doesn’t reflect the price, which makes me happy.
You have a chance to win a copy of this cookbook! Simply comment below this post & tell me your favorite meat dish, or if you’ve prepared a unique dish with an inexpensive cut of meat. The winner will be chosen via random.org on Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Entrants must have a US mailing address. This contest is closed. Congratulations Donna, the lucky random winner….hope you enjoy this wonderful cookbook!
Ingredients
- 8 ounces uncooked egg noodles, cooked according to package directions
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
- 3 pounds boneless beef chuck roast (trim excess fat), cut into 1 inch cubes
- 4 large shallots, coarsely chopped
- 1 large yellow onion, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 2 cups dry red wine, such as Pinot Noir or Cabernet
- 1 3/4 cups beef broth
- 1 cup whole berry cranberry sauce
- (1) 16 ounce package fresh mushrooms
- 1 cup heavy cream
- Salt & pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Melt butter in dutch oven or stock pot over medium high heat. Add 1/2 of beef cubes in melted butter & cook for 10 minutes, or until browned. Repeat for second half of meat. Transfer to a bowl & set aside.
- Add shallots, onions, mushrooms, thyme & rosemary to pot. Stirring often, saute for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Return beef & juices to pot. Add wine, beef broth, cranberry sauce, salt & pepper & bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 2 hours, or until beef is tender.
- Add cream & simmer uncovered for 30 minutes.
- Serve over egg noodles.
Recipe adapted from Falling Off The Bone Cookbook
I love beef with mushrooms. Almost any cut of beef is greatly enhanced with mushrooms. Steaks, tips, beef in sauces, even kabobs! I especially like slow cooked beef tips (from a tri-tip cut) in a wine/cream sauce with ‘shrooms over rice. The gravy/sauce is wonderful! This dish sounds incredible especially over noodles!
The Ragout Beef w/cranberries & Mushrooms was so very yummy tonight for dinner! The beef is sooo tender. Thank you Amy
Love all the pictures of your amazing dishes!!
Pot roast
This looks great!!! gonna have too cook this tonight for dinner!!
Thanks for using our wine for your awesome recipe! We’re going to share your recipe on our Facebook wall this morning. Cheers!!
Wow! Thank you so much—awesome wine in food AND to drink!
This looks so yummy, I am going to have to put this in my lists of must try! Thank you for the recipe. I have been trying different recipes with pork lately. With a household of 6 (4 girls) cheap and easy are a must.
I use the inexpensive skin-on bone-in chicken thigh and have created my own version of Chicken cacciatore. My whole family loves it!
I’m going to try this dish really soon!
Love a good pork tenderloin..thinking this would be great with this recipe also!…..
current love is baked chicken pieces!!
Love all your recipes Amy! I can’t ever think of anything new to cook so can’t wait to try this one. Take care and keep the recipes coming!
I love making pot roast in the crock pot- just pour a can of V-8, a splash of Worcestershire sauce and some chopped onions over the roast and cook on low til it falls apart.
my best creation is the stewed pork chops…..simmered in bell peppers and tomatoes
In the “Falling off the bone” cookbook is a recipe for slow cooker lamb that I made last weekend and it was TO DIE FOR…
Get the recipe and try this if you like lamb. I can’t wait to try it again.
Leon
I love braised short ribs of beef with lots of wild mushrooms. Great cold weather food!Drink a big Cotes du Rhone with!
Chuck steak fried in salt pork in a screamin hot cast iron frying pan!