If I use cooked beef (not-so-tender steak) in a recipe for beef bourguignon in a crockpot,

dawnnys

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would it get tougher or tenderize as the collagen breaks down with the other ingredients? I'm hoping the latter. Thanks.

It's Ina Garten's (she doesn't use a CP):

* 1 tablespoon good olive oil

* 8 ounces dry cured center cut bacon, diced

* 2 1/2 lbs chuck beef cut into 1-inch cubes

* Kosher salt

* Freshly ground black pepper

* 1 pound carrots, sliced diagonally into 1-inch chunks

* 2 yellow onions, sliced

* 2 teaspoons chopped garlic (2 cloves)

* 1/2 cup Cognac

* 1 (750 ml) bottle good dry red wine

* 1 can (2 cups) beef broth

* 1 tablespoon tomato paste

* 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves (1/2 teaspoon dried)

* 4 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature, divided

* 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

* 1 pound frozen whole onions

* 1 pound fresh mushrooms stems discarded, caps thickly sliced

 
Yes it will get more tender. . .

but if the steak is too lean it can have kind of a weird texture.

If they are tough chuck steaks, go for it, it should be great. I have used leftover chuck steaks and roasts for chili more than a few times and they have been all good.

 
Thanks mistral and charley - but when I trimme the fat, I realized there was a lot of

gristle in there, so I'll give it a try and let you know!

 
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