Dutch Oven Beef Bourguignon | Recipeish | Gustus Vitae

Yield: Serves 4.Time Estimate: 16 Hours, including 15 1/2 unattended .Storage Notes: Will keep covered and refrigerated for up to 2 days.Difficulty: Easy.
Beef Bourguignon - everything about this hearty meal is perfect for colder weather. Richly flavored, melting tender beef and plump roasted veggies, all resting atop creamy mashed potatoes. You'll need a bottle of red wine for this one - might as well treat yourself to a glass too as you prepare this easy, decadent French classic.
Ingredients

2-3 Lbs stew beef (brisket, flank, or chuck all work very well)
1 Tin Spicy Black Truffle BBQ Rub

6 Cups precooked mashed potatoes
1 Bottle pinot noir
1 Stick unsalted butter
2 Cups no/low sodium beef stock
1 Rasher (16 oz) bacon
1 Large carrot
3 Stalks celery
1 Large white onion
2 Tbs all purpose flour
6 Cloves garlic
3-4 Tbs minced parsley, to garnish.
Special Equipment Required: Ceramic Dutch Oven


Directions 


Rough chop bacon, adding to the cold dutch oven, and bring up to medium high heat, cooking the bacon until fully rendered - about 10 minutes.
As this is cooking, wash and peel carrot and celery, discarding ends and slicing into small rounds.
Peel and rough chop onion, peel and mince garlic. 
Trim meat of any excess fat or silverside, and chop into squares of roughly 1