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Beef Stew Provençal

Daube de boeuf provencal

Ingredients

1 kg stew beef (brisket or flank)
bulb of garlic
shallot(s)
50 g ceps, dried
peppercorn(s)
2 tbsp thyme leaves, fresh
1 tbsp rosemary, fresh
carrot
3 tbsp olive oil
bay leave(s)
125 ml schnapps (Marc de Provence)
2 l wine, red, dry (Côtes de Provence)
125 ml water
1/2  orange(s), untreated
  sea salt
  pepper, black, ground
  clarified butter
portions

Method

Preparation time: ca. 45 min / Grade of difficulty: tricky / Calories per portion: n/a

First make a seasoning broth: Finely chop garlic, carrots, shallots and braise lightly in 1 tbsp olive oil, grind peppercorns finely in a mortar, add ground pepper, ceps and herbs (put 1/2 tbsp of herbs aside) and deglaze with the schnapps and water. Peel off zests of 1/2 orange and add to liquid. Boil down for about half an hour, then pass broth through a sieve. Put the broth aside.

Cut meat into large pieces and fry in 2 tbsp of olive oil from all sides (if you want add 1 tsp ghee to the olive oil), add salt and freshly ground pepper, add bay leaves and about 1 glass of the wine. Braise the meat softly until all liquid is boiled away, then add the next glass to deglaze the pan, removing brown bits by stirring with a wooden spoon. Repeat until 1.5 l of the wine are consumed. This takes about 2 hours. In the 3rd hour add alternately wine and broth.

Add remaining herbs before serving.

Serve with homemade pasta.

Comments by other users


Bookkeeper

09/03/2008 16:03 o'clock

Thank you Susa, I have some dried ones at home. Regards, Petra
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frangipani

16/03/2008 01:48 o'clock

Hi!

I cooked it once and it was fantastic.

Because I didn't get 'Marc de Provenve' I substituted it with Grappa and it works well.

The next time I will add a little orange juice to the sauce.

Cheers
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frangipani

29/03/2008 01:26 o'clock

Sorry, not served with homemade pasta. I'm not good in that. When I let e. g. Spaghetti like pasta dry on the back of chairs, 50% are falling down to the ground.
Do you know a trick to get the best results?
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susa_

29/03/2008 13:44 o'clock

Anyway, on your photo it looks exactly as it should. I will load up my home made pasta recipe. The trick for pasta not falling to the ground is drying them on the table (which I do).
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