Slow Cooker Beef Burgundy

Very good and VERY easy! The only changes I made were adding about 1/4 t of thyme instead of oregano, and reversing the wine/water ratio (I used 1 C wine and 1/2 C water).

I'm coming back (again!) to write a review for this! I made this last night and it was huge hit and I'm not normally a big fan of roasts! I made a few changes which I thought made it a little simpler and healthier too which I wanted to share. I used about 2 lbs of chuck roast, cubed into 1-2 inch pieces, subbed 1.5 cups of unsalted beef broth and a tablespoon of tomato paste for the the consomme and water (have you seen how much salt is in consomme??), I used 1/2 bag of frozen pearl onions and a cup of whole baby carrots; I used 1 cup of merlot, I cooked on low for 8 hours and then threw in 12 oz. of sliced fresh mushrooms in and turned up to high for an hour and served over mashed potatoes. It was a very hearty stew. If you want it thicker, you might want to add a little more flour, but I thought it was great and made a really tasty flavorful gravy. I will probably add more fresh herbs toward the end the next time I made this.

I followed suggestions of fellow Zaar's and added 2 cubed potatoes, a spring of fresh thyme and chopped fresh rosemary. I added the potatoes and mushrooms at hour 7 and cooked on low for 10 hours total. The flavor was very tasty but the meat was dry and tasteless. Maybe I cubed the meat too small? Also, the pearl onions disintegrated, not a single onion kept its pearl shape. Very disappointing after spending over an hour trimming the meat and boiling/peeling the onions. Next time I'll start with some chopped onions, then later add the pearl onions along with the potatoes and mushrooms and cook for 9 hours total.

I made this the other night in my brand new slow cooker, it came out awesome!! :)

Amazing! This stew is a real winner. Instead of beef consommé I added a natural mushroom gravy made by “Pacific� (you can find it in Whole Foods or similar stores especially around Thanksgiving) and extra wine. I added 2 potatoes too. My DH LOVED it. We enjoyed with an exotic green salad with chopped fennel and pomegranate seeds in sweet vinaigrette.