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boeuf bourguignon

American  
[bœf boor-gee-nyawn] / bœf bur giˈnjɔ̃ /

noun

French Cooking.
  1. beef cubes cooked in red wine with mushrooms, onions, and bacon.


boeuf bourguignon British  
/ bœf burɡiɲɔ̃ /

noun

  1. Also called: boeuf à la bourguignonne.  a casserole of beef, vegetables, herbs, etc, cooked in red wine

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Etymology

Origin of boeuf bourguignon

< French: literally, Burgundian beef; see bourguignon

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That Guillermo del Toro had never before addressed “Frankenstein” is a bit like Yo-Yo Ma overlooking the Bach cello suites, or Julia Child having blanked on boeuf bourguignon.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 6, 2025

Bill makes a root vegetable orange soup with duck hash, a deconstructed boeuf bourguignon and orange cream puffs with orange chantilly cream.

From Salon Apr. 20, 2022

While Julia Child was busy teaching her loyal public television viewers how to make boeuf bourguignon, her husband could be found crawling at her feet.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 24, 2021

I broke out my well-worn copy of Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking and prepared boeuf bourguignon, purée de pommes de terre, mousse au chocolat, and even baked a baguette.

From Slate May 29, 2020

One of my New Year’s resolutions was to start cooking, and I made a list of three meals to perfect by the end of 2020: green curry, baked ziti and boeuf bourguignon.

From New York Times Apr. 14, 2020

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