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Bœuf Bourguignon recipe

"La recette du bœuf bourguignon"
French B1 writing exercise

Follow these cooking instructions to make the best Bœuf Bourguignon!

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Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to cook [a dish]", "a classic dish", "to follow instructions", "to create [something]", "a meal", "to peel [veg]", "to chop [veg]", "a carrot", "an onion", "to heat [something] (cooking)", "oil", "to brown [meat] (cooking)", "a piece of beef", "to add [something]", "lardons [US: diced bacon]", "thyme", "a bay leaf", "to sprinkle [something] with [something]", "a tablespoon of [something]", "flour", "to stir well (cooking)", "to pour [something] in", "Burgundy wine", "beef stock", "to cover (a dish)", "to leave to simmer (cooking) over low heat", "to fry [something] (cooking)", "at the end", "to serve [something] hot".

Written by qualified French expert Céline Pickard PGCE, BA
Last updated: 2026-10-20

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You’ll practise: Mode impératif, L'Impératif Présent, Préposition

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Today, let's cook a classic dish from Burgundy: Bœuf Bourguignon! Follow my instructions and you will create a delicious meal. First, peel and chop (the) carrots and (the) onions. Heat a bit of oil in a big casserole dish. Brown the pieces of beef and add (the) lardons [US: diced bacon], (the) thyme, two bay leaves and the vegetables. After five minutes, sprinkle (with) two tablespoons of flour and stir well. Then, pour in one litre [US: liter] of red Burgundy wine and fifty centilitres [US: centiliters] of beef stock. Cover and leave to simmer over low heat for three hours. Fry 250 g of mushrooms and add them to the casserole dish at the end. Serve hot with (some) potatoes.

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