Beef Daube Provencal

Beef Daube Provencal
4.5 (2 ratings)
Serve this beef stew over cooked egg noodles or pasta.This recipe appeared in the Chicago Tribune.
Prep Time
20
minutes
Cook Time
5
hours
Servings
6
Beef daube Provencal
Total time: 5 hours, 20 minutes
Ingredients
  • 2 teaspoon olive oil
  • 12 cloves garlic, slightly crushed
  • 1 boneless chuck roast, 2 pounds, trimmed, cut into 2-inch cubes
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 1 cup red wine
  • 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 5 carrots, chopped
  • 3 yellow onions, chopped
  • 1/2 cup low-sodium beef broth
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoon chopped each: fresh rosemary, fresh thyme
  • dash ground cloves
Directions
  1. Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven over low heat.
  2. Add garlic; cook until fragrant, one minute.
  3. Remove garlic with a slotted spoon; reserve.
  4. Increase heat to medium-high.
  5. Add beef, in batches, to pan.
  6. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper.
  7. Cook until browned on all sides, five minutes.
  8. Remove beef from pan.
  9. Add wine to pan; heat to a boil, scraping pan to loosen browned bits.
  10. Stir in reserved garlic, beef, remaining 1 teaspoon of the salt and remaining 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper.
  11. Add tomatoes and their liquid, bay leaf, carrots, onions, broth, tomato paste, rosemary, thyme and cloves.
  12. Heat to a boil.
  13. Place beef mixture in slow cooker.
  14. Cover; cook on high five hours.
  15. Discard bay leaf.