Close call! Jennifer Garner nearly sets the kitchen on fire as she attempts to make beef bourguignon stew on her Pretend Cooking Show
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Jennifer Garner got into a scary hot situation while attempting to prepare a recipe on her Pretend Cooking Show on Wednesday.
The 48-year-old actress made a slightly miscalculated culinary choice as she tried to recreate Ina Garten’s beef bourguignon stew recipe, which she referred to as a ‘family Christmas tradition’.
The Alias star decided to veer away from the original recipe and add double the amount of cognac to her dish, which caused her pot to erupt in a high flame.
Careful! Jennifer Garner, 48, had a scary moment while filming her Pretend Cooking Show on Wednesday when she added too much cognac to a dish, causing her pot to erupt in a flame
Thankfully the flame quickly subsided. ‘Don’t double the cognac,’ the flustered star – who wore an all-black outfit paired with high Christmas socks – stated after realizing her mistake, adding, ‘Can you believe that just happened? That was wild!”
The mom-of-three found humor in the situation in the caption of the four-minute video, which was shared to Instagram.
‘The thing about traditions—all you do to give them meaning is keep them. I don’t know when I started making @inagarten’s beef bourguignon (from Barefoot in Paris) for Christmas, it was long enough ago that the smell of this perfect stew makes me feel happy, cozy, and relaxed (until I almost lit the kitchen on fire—Ina would never!).’
Where it all went wrong: Things in the kitchen took a turn for the worse when Jen decided to veer away from the original recipe
A blazing miscalculation: Thankfully the flame quickly subsided and the Alias star quickly learned where she went wrong, warning her followers not to mess with the recipe
She added, ‘Maybe this will make sense for your New Year’s Eve, but wherever this weekend takes you—we wish you a healthy, a joyful, and a peaceful New Year.’
The actress then provided her 11.8M followers with the recipe to the tasty looking dish.
The originator of the recipe – also known as the Barefoot Contessa – decided to cheer Jen up in the comments by letting her know the high flame wasn’t unusual.
Lesson learned: ‘Don’t double the cognac,’ the shocked star stated after realizing her mistake, adding, ‘That was wild!”
She wrote, ‘That’s my favorite!!! And I almost set the kitchen on fire every time! Happy New Year!!! Love you.’
The star also took some time to answer a few pressing fan questions during the video.
When her friend, who was filming the funny exchange, asked what her favorite type of pants were, the actress quickly replied, ‘sweatpants.’
All is well: After conquering the flame situation, Jen went back to finishing the recipe with a smile on her face
Another miscalculation? As she continued working on the dish, the mom-of-three appeared to overload her small pan with a few too many mushrooms
She also stated that her favorite color was blue, her favorite element was Oxygen, and the fruit she likes the most are apples.
After conquering the flame situation, Jen went back to finishing the recipe with a smile on her face.
She was seen tasting the end result and looked pleased with how the dish turned out, despite the slight commotion that took place earlier.
Savory: Garner stirred the delicious looking stew before trying the savory dish
Final result: The actress was seen tasting the final result and looked pleased with how the dish turned out
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