Monday night's show on UKTV Food - she was making an 'Authentic' Beef Bourguignon.
WITH CARROTS IN IT!!
Yeah. Right.
WITH CARROTS IN IT!!
Yeah. Right.
Ina Garten - How DOES She Get Away With It?
Originally Posted by LQS:
“The thing is "authentic" is not the same to Americans as it is to Europeans.”
“The thing is "authentic" is not the same to Americans as it is to Europeans.”
Yep - this could be the "authentic" recipe she grew up with?
The recipe has evolved over the years, who's to say whether carrots were in the original?
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/top...ef_Bourguignon
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/top...ef_Bourguignon
I've scoffed quite a few Bourguignons in my time and none of them have ever had Carrots in them.
Just good Beef, baby Onions and Mushrooms.
Just good Beef, baby Onions and Mushrooms.
I guess it's like bolognese, in that there are "authentic" recipes with carrots/celery in, and then "authentic" recipes without. Probably just slight regional variations. Anyway, carrots are the food of the gods, so you should be grateful. 
Originally Posted by analogueagent:
“I guess it's like bolognese, in that there are "authentic" recipes with carrots/celery in, and then "authentic" recipes without. Probably just slight regional variations. Anyway, carrots are the food of the gods, so you should be grateful.”
“I guess it's like bolognese, in that there are "authentic" recipes with carrots/celery in, and then "authentic" recipes without. Probably just slight regional variations. Anyway, carrots are the food of the gods, so you should be grateful.
”
Carrots are food of the Rabbits!!
Originally Posted by analogueagent:
“Oh, so NOW we get to the bottom of your disgruntlement...”
“Oh, so NOW we get to the bottom of your disgruntlement...
”
Not really! It just seemed strange to put Carrots into a Bourguignon! I can understand them being used in the Mirepoix to make the stock for the sauce, but not whole lumps of them served with the dish itself.
