Braised Beef in Wine

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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Braised Beef in Wine
Photography by Matthew Kimura

This recipe makes 8 servings

Nutritional Info
Per each of 8 servings: about	-
cal	447447 cal
pro	40 g40g pro
total fat	20 g20g total fat
sat. fat	10 g10g sat. fat
carb	24 g24g carb
fibre	3 g3g fibre
chol	105 mg105mg chol
sodium	552 mg552mg sodium
% RDI:	-
calcium	77 calcium
iron	4444 iron
vit A	7676 vit A
vit C	3333 vit C
folate	2121 folate

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This is boeuf en daube, a traditional French dish of large chunks of beef marinated in wine and slow-braised in a sealed casserole. It's renowned for its rich, fresh, luscious flavours and ease of preparation. The optional pig's foot (trotter) gives extra body to the sauce by adding natural gelatin. Check with your butcher for the lean thick-cut bacon and the pig's foot, halved lengthwise at the store.

Ingredients

3 lb blade pot roast , boneless3 3lb lbblade pot roast, boneless
1 pig's foot , halved (optional)1 1pig's footpig's feet, halved (optional)
1-1/4 cups dry red wine 1-1/4 1-1/4cups cupsdry red wine or white wine
2 tsp dried thyme 2 2tsp tspdried thyme
1/2 tsp each salt and pepper 1/2 1/2tsp tspeach salt and pepper
8 8slices lean thick-cut bacon, coarsely chopped
1 can (28 oz/796 mL) tomatoes 1 1can (28 oz/796 mL) can (28 oz/796 mL)tomatotomatoes
2 cups halved mushrooms 2 2cups cupshalved mushroommushrooms
2 cups thickly sliced carrots 2 2cups cupsthickly sliced carrotcarrots
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley 1/2 1/2cup cupchopped fresh parsley
2 onions , chopped2 2oniononions, chopped
4 cloves garlic , minced4 4cloves garlic, minced
2 bay leaves 2 2bay leafbay leaves
2 2strips (3 x 1 inch/8 x 2.5 cm) orange rind
1/4 cup tomato paste 1/4 1/4cup cuptomato paste
1 cup all-purpose flour 1 1cup cupall-purpose flour

Preparation

Cut beef into 8 chunks; place in nonmetallic bowl. Add pig's foot (if using), wine, thyme, salt and pepper; mix well. Cover and marinate in refrigerator, stirring occasionally, for 24 hours.

Sprinkle half of the bacon in large Dutch oven or tall covered casserole. Place remaining bacon in large bowl. Drain tomatoes (reserve juice for another use, such as soup or sauces); halve tomatoes and squeeze out seeds. Add to bowl along with mushrooms, carrots, parsley, onions and garlic; mix well.

With slotted spoon, arrange pig's foot (if using) and half of the beef over bacon in Dutch oven; cover with half of the tomato mixture. Add bay leaves and orange rind. Repeat layers of beef and tomato mixture. Whisk tomato paste into marinade; pour into pan.

In bowl, mix flour with 1/2 cup (125 mL) water to make stiff paste. Cover pan with lid; with floured hands, press paste onto edge of lid and Dutch oven to seal. Bake in 400°F (200°C) oven for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 250°F (120°C); bake for 4 hours. Remove seal. Skim off fat; discard bay leaves and orange rind. (Make-ahead: Let cool for 30 minutes; refrigerate, uncovered, until cold. Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days. Reheat, covered, over medium heat, about 30 minutes, or in 375°F/190°C oven, about 45 minutes.)

Additional information :

Tip:
For a dramatic presentation, serve the braised beef directly from the oven and break the seal at the table. Your guests will adore the fantastic scent of the first steam to emerge from the pot.

Source : Canadian Living Magazine: January 2004