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Along with English, French is the most-used language in the European Commission
French is spoken by about 175 million people all around the world as a mother tongue or fluent second language
Unlike Latin (but much like most other Romance languages), French has only two grammatical genders (masculine and feminine), and uses auxiliary verbs to form some tenses
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Le bœuf bourguignon est un plat traditionnel français, originaire (comme son nom l’indique) de la région de Bourgogne.
Ingrédients
- 1,5 kg de boeuf en morceaux
- 300 g de lard demi-sel
- 1 bouteille de vin rouge
- 1 cuillère à soupe de beurre
- 2 cuillères à soupe de farine
- 24 petits oignons
- 1 brin de thym
- 1 feuille de laurier
- sel et poivre
Préparation
Epluchez les oignons et coupez le lard en petit morceaux. Mettez-les dans une casserole, sans matière grasse, et laissez fondre à feu doux jusquà ce quils commencent à dorer.
Retirez-les de la casserole et remplacez-les par les morceaux de bœuf. Ajoutez le beurre et faites-les revenir.
Lorsque le boeuf prend de la couleur, saupoudrez-le de farine et mélangez.
Quand la farine brunit, arrosez de vin rouge. La viande doit etre entièrement couverte. Si besoin est, ajoutez de leau. Ajoutez également le thym et le laurier. Poivrez et salez.
Portez à ébullition. Baissez le feu et faites mijoter à feu doux pendant deux heures environ. Une demie heure avant la fin de la cuisson, ajoutez les lardons et les oignons au contenu de la casserole.
Savoir-faire
Le bœuf bourguignon se déguste généralement avec des pâtes fraîches ou des pommes de terres persillées cuites à la vapeur.
Il est également conseillé de servir du vin rouge assez corsé pour accompagner votre plat.
Bon appétit !
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