boeuf bourguignon

American  

[bœf boor-gee-nyawn] / bœf bur giˈnyɔ̃ /

noun

French Cooking.

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

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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; bourguignon

Example Sentences

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

Marie-Aude Rose, the chef, applies classical precision to eggs, salads, bouillon, boeuf bourguignon and other French cafe standards, which is more than you can say for some cafes in France.

From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2018

Héritage Fine Wines is offering a three-course menu featuring a choice of boeuf bourguignon, salmon papillote or vegetarian lasagna, accompanied by a glass of wine, and choice of dessert.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2018

Mostly, I fed my own cravings—ordering those fig bars from Amazon in bulk, cooking boeuf bourguignon at 38 weeks.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2018