On Sat, 10 May 2014 23:15:53 +0100, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

>Did you get a chance to try Sheila's Beef Burgundy recipe yet?

No, not as yet... it might take me a while to get some chuck steak.

>This is more or less what I wrote to her after I had tried it:
>
>I made it (with modifications), and it turned out really well and we enjoyed
>it
>
>I ended up using silverside because it was the only one I could see which at
>least had some fat running through it. Smoked gammon because I couldn't find
>thick pieces of smoked bacon and small shallots because the onions in the
>recipe were not available.

That would be just as nice...

>The only other modification I made was to the wine. From experience I have
>found that using only wide is too strong for us so I used half red wine and
>half stock!

Well done I might try your stock idea too.

>It has now found permanent place in my folder