Embark on a culinary journey to the sun-drenched region of Provence with daube de boeuf, a classic French beef stew that embodies the essence of Provençal cuisine. This hearty dish is a symphony of flavors, featuring tender beef braised in a rich red wine sauce infused with aromatic herbs de Provence. The beef is lovingly nestled amidst an ensemble of succulent vegetables, including carrots, onions, and tomatoes, which contribute their own unique flavors to the stew. As the daube de boeuf simmers gently, the aromas of garlic, thyme, and bay leaves fill the air, promising a feast for the senses. This article presents two enticing recipes for daube de boeuf, each offering a slightly different take on this Provençal classic. Whether you prefer a traditional approach or a more modern interpretation, you'll find a recipe that suits your taste preferences. So gather your ingredients, prepare your cooking vessels, and get ready to indulge in the delectable experience of daube de boeuf a la Provencale.
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DAUBE DE BOEUF A LA PROVENCALE
This is a Julia Child recipe with the instructions rewritten slightly for concision. The preparation time does not include marinating time of at least 6 hours. Julia suggests serving with steamed rice, butter noodles, or boiled potatoes, French bread & Beaujolais, Mountain Red or rose wine.
Provided by echo echo
Categories Stew
Time 2h45m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- Mix olive oil through onions and marinate steak in refrigerator at least 6 hours, basting and turning meat several times.
- Scrape marinade off meat and reserve.
- Season meat lightly with salt and pepper; roll in flour and set aside on waxed paper.
- In a bowl toss marinade with tomatoes and mushrooms.
- Place 1/3 of mixed vegetables in bottom of 6 quart flame-proof casserole.
- Alternate layers of meat and vegetables, ending with vegetables.
- Pour in any left-over marinade.
- Cover, set over moderate heat and simmer 15 minutes.
- If vegetables have not rendered enough liquid to almost cover meat, add a little bouillon.
- Cover and simmer 1½-2 hours until meat is tender when pierced.
- Tip casserole, trim out fat and taste for seasoning.
- If liquid has not reduced and thickened, drain out into a saucepan and thicken with 1 Tbs cornstarch mixed with bouillon, boil 2 minutes, then pour into casserole.
- Chop or purée garlic and mash with capers.
- Beat in mustard.
- Gradually beat in olive oil to make a thick sauce.
- Stir in basil or parsley just before serving.
DAUBE DE BOEUF PROVENCAL
In this classic French stew, beef is slow-simmered to tenderness. A red wine with herbal notes balances orange zest and thyme; egg noodles soak up the flavorful sauce.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Beef Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Make a bouquet garni: Put thyme, bay leaf, cloves, peppercorns, and zest on a piece of cheesecloth; tie into a bundle. Combine onion, garlic, celery, carrots, bouquet garni, and wine in a large non-reactive bowl. Add beef, and toss to coat. Cover, and marinate in the refrigerator 12 to 24 hours, stirring occasionally.
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Remove beef from wine mixture; pat dry with paper towels. Set aside. Transfer wine mixture to a heavy pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes. Set aside.
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook half of the beef, turning, until deeply browned, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate. Repeat with remaining oil and beef.
- Stir tomato paste into stock; add to the skillet, scraping up browned bits with a wooden spoon. Add to wine mixture. Stir in olives and beef. Season with salt. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.
- Cover daube; transfer to oven. Cook 2 hours. Reduce oven temperature to 275 degrees if daube starts to boil. After 2 hours, stir in orange juice. Cook until beef is very tender, about 30 minutes more.
DAUBE A LA PROVENCALE
Provided by Melissa d'Arabian : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 10h35m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Marinate the beef in the red wine, vinegar, carrots and 1/2 of the onions for 6 hours or overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Remove the beef from the marinade (reserving the marinade) and dry gently with paper towels. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a heavy Dutch oven over medium heat and cook the bacon lardons until crisp. Remove the bacon and set aside, reserving the fat. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the bacon fat in the Dutch oven and brown the beef on all sides. Once the beef is browned, add in the reserved marinade, bacon lardons, the remaining onions, rosemary, thyme, garlic and bay leaves. Add 2 cups water and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer, then cover tightly and cook in the oven for 3 to 4 hours. Check the daube every hour and add a little more water if needed. Remove the herbs and serve the daube (be sure to reserve the sauce) with the Macaronade.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a gratin dish.
- Cook the pasta in salted water according to the package's instructions for al dente. Drain and toss with the cheese and daube sauce. Place the pasta in the gratin dish, and top with the breadcrumbs, sprinkle with salt and pepper and dot with the butter. Bake 15 minutes and serve with the daube.
DAUBE A LA PROVENCALE
This is Richard Olney's take on the classic. The pig's foot is what helps the sauce turn to jelly when it's cold. The flavors are quite amazingly rich, but if you are really good about skimming, the finished Daube will be quite free of fattiness or greasiness. It's an all day job, or one you begin the night before a day when you can stay home and tend to a slow cooking pot. If you have a good butcher, he (or she) can prep and trim the shanks and the pork bits. And good quality canned diced tomatoes work just fine. Do use a good drinkable red wine and make sure to have some extra for the cook. Leftover daube is traditionally used in "Raiola" a Provencal ravioli.
Provided by Chef Kate
Categories Stew
Time 11h45m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- To prepare the lardons:.
- In a mortar, pound together the salt, garlic and herbs to form a paste. Mix in the parsley, add the lardons and mix till each lardon is well coated with the mixture.
- Using a small, sharp pointed knife, pierce each piece of beef two to three times, with the grain, and force a lardon into each slit. Save any leftover lardons and seasoning.
- For the Daube:.
- Put the meat into a non-reactive bowl, add the olive oil and red wine and marinate at room temperature for about 4 hours, turning the meat around in the marinade several times.
- In a saucepan, place the pig's foot, the pork rind and the salt pork and water to cover. Bring to a boil, drain and rinse well. Cut the pork rind into one inch squares.
- In a large bowl, mix the pork rind, salt pork pieces, carrots, onions, garlic, cepes, tomatoes and olives.
- Put a layer of this pork rind mixture in the bottom of a daubiere or large heavy pot. Place the pig's foot halves on top and finish the layer with pieces of the larded beef. Sprinkle to taste with salt.
- Continue layering the pork rind mixture and the meat pieces, burying the bouquet garni in the middle and finishing with the pork rind mixture.
- Pour over the remaining red wine marinade from the bowl, the marc (or cognac) and almost enough broth and/or water to cover the contents of the pot.
- Cover and place over medium low heat. Bring to a boil (this will take about an hour)and adjust the heat to very low to maintain only a murmur at the liquid's surface for about 6 hours. Skim off, as well as possible, all the fat.
- Note: If, at the end of skimming, you spoon up juices with the fat, empty the skimming spoon into a bowland refrigerate it; when the fat solidifies, it can be lifted off and discarded and the jellied juices returned to the leftover Daube.
- Pre-heat the oven to 400°F.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil add the macaroni and cook, 10 to 15 minutes for most sorts of macaroni. Drain well and empty into a gratin dish. Spoon some of the Daube's cooking juices over the macaroni and put it into the oven for a few minutes until the juices are bubbling. Serve the Daube directly from the cooking vessel accompanied by the macaroni.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1142.8, Fat 56.4, SaturatedFat 19.9, Cholesterol 217.9, Sodium 1025.7, Carbohydrate 52.7, Fiber 3.6, Sugar 5, Protein 84.9
PROVENçAL WHITE WINE BEEF DAUBE
A classic Provençal beef daube, or slow-baked stew, is made with quantities of red wine, like the recipes that Julia Child often made in her house in Provence, La Pitchoune. Patricia Wells, a former New York Times food writer in Paris, also lives part-time in the South of France, and she has adapted the daube for white wine, which plays a more subtle part in flavoring the stew. The large amount of liquid makes a tender braise that can also be served as a sauce for pasta: penne, gnocchi and long noodles like tagliatelle are familiar in the region, which borders Italy on the east.
Provided by Julia Moskin
Categories soups and stews, main course
Time 5h
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a large bowl or sealable plastic bag, combine 2 tablespoons olive oil, the Cognac, the beef and a generous sprinkling of salt and pepper. Cover and set aside to marinate at room temperature for 2 hours.
- Place a rack in the center of the oven and heat to 325 degrees.
- In a wide, heavy casserole with a tight-fitting lid, heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Add onions, carrots, mushrooms, garlic, orange zest and 2 big pinches salt; stir well to coat and heat through. Reduce heat to low, cover, and sweat (cook without browning) for 8 to 10 minutes, until onions and garlic are softened.
- Add beef and its marinade, tomatoes, wine, bouquet garni and peppercorns. Stir to combine.
- Cover and bake in the center of the oven until meat is ultratender, 3 to 4 hours. There is no need to stir or baste, but check from time to time to make sure the liquid is at a very gentle simmer; boiling will make the meat tough.
- When the stew is ready, adjust the seasonings with salt and pepper and serve immediately. Or, refrigerate overnight or longer, skim any hardened fat from the top, and reheat before serving.
- Serve over hot pasta, garnished with parsley and orange zest, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 571, UnsaturatedFat 12 grams, Carbohydrate 13 grams, Fat 19 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 61 grams, SaturatedFat 6 grams, Sodium 1226 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 1 gram
Tips:
- Use high-quality beef for the best flavor. Look for chuck roast, brisket, or short ribs.
- Brown the beef in batches to prevent overcrowding and ensure even cooking.
- Use a large pot or Dutch oven to accommodate all of the ingredients.
- Add plenty of vegetables to the pot for flavor and nutrition. Carrots, onions, celery, and garlic are all good choices.
- Use a good quality red wine for the braising liquid. A dry red wine, such as a Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot, will work well.
- Season the daube de boeuf generously with salt, pepper, and herbes de Provence.
- Braise the daube de boeuf for at least 2 hours, or until the beef is fall-apart tender.
- Serve the daube de boeuf with mashed potatoes, egg noodles, or rice.
Conclusion:
Daube de boeuf a la Provencale is a classic French dish that is perfect for a special occasion or a cozy dinner at home. This hearty and flavorful stew is made with beef, vegetables, and red wine, and it is simmered until the beef is fall-apart tender. Serve it with mashed potatoes, egg noodles, or rice for a complete meal.
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