Braised Beef Provençal · Thyme for Cooking

That is one other French recipe that I first made after we had been nonetheless within the U.S. It’s considered one of my favorites.

I haven’t made it typically since we’ve truly lived in France as a result of it’s been a problem to search out the correct reduce of beef. I’ve made it utilizing veal but it surely’s simply not the identical.

Once I was on the market, choosing up our Christmas ham from my favourite butcher, I made a decision to get beef for this.

His beef is all the time fantastic and he is aware of his stuff.

To do it the straightforward means I requested for beef for Bourguignon. Everybody is aware of that dish and I needed the identical reduce of beef. I supposed to chop it myself, into 1 1/2 inch (3 – 4 cm) chunks.

Completely, he mentioned… All reduce up and able to use.

Even higher, I believed.

I made the marinade and opened the package deal, anticipating good chunks of beef.

It was virtually mince.

I made it anyway and we had it on pasta.

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Braised Beef Provençal

I usually make this with giant chunks of beef and serve it with mashed potatoes. This labored as an awesome pasta dish.
This serves 4 – or 2 for two meals. 

• Creator: Kate
• Prep Time: quarter-hour
• Marinate Time: 5 hours
• Cook dinner Time: 5.5 hours
• Complete Time: 0 hours
• Yield: 4 servings 1x
• Class: beef

• 24oz (750gr) beef, appropriate for braising or stewing, reduce into 2 inch (5 cm) cubes
• 1 onion, reduce in half
• 4 cloves garlic
• 4 entire cloves
• 1 bouquet garni
• 2 – 3 cups (16 – 24oz (500 – 750ml) purple wine
• 2 tbs purple wine vinegar
• 3oz (100gr) bacon, chopped
• 5 medium – giant carrots, sliced 1/4″ (1cm) thick
• 1 tbs olive oil
• 1/2 cup (4oz, 1256ml) beef broth
• pinch nutmeg
• 3 tbs cornstarch (maizena) dissolved in 3 tbs water

• The evening earlier than:
• Put beef right into a deep bowl. 
• Stick the cloves into the onion.
• Add to the meat together with the garlic and bouquet garni. 
• Add the vinegar and a pair of – 3 cups of purple wine, sufficient to cowl the meat. 
• Cowl and refrigerate till prepared to make use of.
• The afternoon of: 
• Take the meat out of the marinade and let drain, reserving the entire marinade. Warmth oil in giant skillet over medium-high warmth. 
• Add carrots and sauté till golden and caramelized, 10 – 12 minutes, flip utilizing two forks or tongs. 
• Take away carrots and put aside. 
• Add bacon and sauté till crisp. 
• Take away and put aside.
• Add beef and brown on all sides.
• In a heavy baking dish (casserole), ideally deep, put bacon on the underside.
• Put the meat on prime and encompass the meat with the carrots.
• Pour the reserved marinade over all, together with the onion, garlic, bouquet garni and beef broth.
• Put a sheet of oiled, waxed paper over the pot and put the lid on prime.
• Bake for five hours at 350F (180C).
• Examine it each 2 hours or so to verify it’s not drying out – whether it is, add extra wine.
• To complete:
• Take away from oven. 
• With slotted spoon take all the pieces out of the sauce and placed on a small platter. Cowl with the lid or foil to maintain heat. 
• Discard bouquet garni. 
• Deliver the sauce to a boil over medium warmth. 
• Dissolve cornstarch in water. 
• Slowly add cornstarch combination to sauce, stirring till thickened. 
• Spoon a few of the sauce over the meat and carrots, serve the rest on the aspect. 

Notes

You most likely received’t want the entire cornstarch combine so cease periodically and let it cook dinner.
Should you don’t have a bouquet garni (you should purchase them within the dried herb part) use 2 bay leaves.

Vitamin

• Serving Dimension: 1/4 recipe
• Energy: 578
• Sugar: 5.2 g
• Sodium: 418 mg
• Fats: 22.9 g
• Saturated Fats: 6.5 g
• Trans Fats: 0.6 g
• Carbohydrates: 22.9 g
• Fiber: 3.5 g
• Protein: 39.5 g
• Ldl cholesterol: 140.7 mg

Key phrases: braised beef, beef stew, beef in wine

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That is what’s seems like earlier than going into the oven with bigger chunks of beef, the way in which I usually make it. That is an outdated photograph….

I’ll strive it the correct means once more – subsequent winter.

It’s price repeating at the very least as soon as every winter.