France - Boeuf Bourgignon and Baguette
Back in October, I made this absolutely incredible French dinner of Boeuf Bourgignon and Baguette. It's no wonder French cooking is so popular- this was one of the most delicious things I have ever made! I even made it again the next week because it was so incredible, and surprisingly easy despite how intimidated I was by the prospect of even attempting French cooking.
I'll start with the baguettes, which ended up being a little oddly shaped, but they were wonderful regardless. The dough was actually very nice to work with- it was very soft, but also quite elastic, which is why shaping the loaves ended up being such a struggle. They were probably one of my favourite bread recipes I've attempted for this project, and maybe one day I'll get better at shaping them!
As for the Bourgignon, I did make one significant change to the recipe, and left out the mushrooms. I personally wouldn't have done this if I was making it for myself, because honestly mushrooms are one of my favourite foods, but my sister absolutely hates mushrooms and we were sharing dinner. I realize that this means I did not make a true boeuf bougignon, but it was incredible regardless, and I will definitely try it again the proper way another time! The one thing I didn't account for in making this though, was just how long pearl onions take to peel. I had never cooked with them before, and it took an unbelievably long time. In future, I'll definitely have to give myself some extra time.
Overall, this was definitely one of the most successful meals I've made for this project, and I was very proud of the result.
FIRSTS THIS WEEK:
- made baguette
- cooked with pearl onions
RECIPES I USED:
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