Eva Longoria Makes Beef Bourguignon | Cooking With Friends | Delish

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DelishApr 27, 2026

Why It Matters

The tutorial demystifies a classic French dish, empowering home chefs to replicate restaurant‑level flavor while promoting Delish’s digital platform and reinforcing culinary storytelling as a brand differentiator.

Key Takeaways

  • Marinate beef cheeks overnight with thyme, bay leaf, wine.
  • Use bacon fat and butter for sautéing onions, mushrooms, pearl onions.
  • Pearl onions are essential for authentic beef bourguignon flavor.
  • Sear marinated beef, then thicken sauce with flour and reduced broth.
  • Serve with Burgundy wine; full recipe on Delish app.

Summary

Eva Longoria hosts a Delish “Cooking With Friends” episode where she prepares a classic beef bourguignon, a dish she learned from the brothers at Domaine Dujac in Burgundy, France.

She emphasizes a 24‑hour marination of beef cheeks in thyme, bay leaf, carrots, onions and Pinot Noir, then sears the meat in rendered bacon fat and butter, adds pearl onions, mushrooms, and finishes by thickening the sauce with flour and a reduced wine‑infused broth over several hours.

Longoria shares personal anecdotes—her ranch childhood scent of leña, calling herself “the quarterback in the kitchen,” and references to TV moments—while pairing the stew with a glass of Burgundy, underscoring authenticity.

The episode demonstrates that a traditionally celebratory French recipe can be recreated at home, driving traffic to the Delish app and reinforcing the brand’s positioning as a bridge between culinary heritage and modern, accessible cooking.

Original Description

Eva Longoria pops open a bottle of Burgundy and makes a classic beef bourguignon in the Delish Test Kitchen. The actress shares the tips and tricks that earned her the self-proclaimed title of "quarterback in the kitchen" and the best French cooking tips she learned while filming her new CNN show, Eva Longoria: Searching for France.
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