Recipe

November 9, 2009

Braised Beef With Carrots Recipe

Recipe:

Step 1: Cut the meat into 1-1/2″ cubes and brown the meat in a flameproof casserole dish along with the cubed pork belly and sliced onions. Deglaze the pan with the red and white wine, scraping up the bits on the bottom, and flambé.

Step 2: Add the crushed garlic, bouquet garni, cubed celery, and tomato purée to the beef. Cover with 4 cups of water and cook for 1 hour.

Step 3: Peel the carrots and slice them thickly on the diagonal. Add them to the casserole and cook an additional 45 minutes. Season and serve.

Reprinted with permission from Stéphane Reynaud’s French Feasts (2009 Stewart, Tabori & Chang).

French Feasts December 2009

Ingredients

2 lb. 4 oz. stewing beef
7 oz. pork belly
6 carrots
1 cup red wine
1 cup white wine
6 onions
6 cloves of garlic
4 celery stalks
1 bouquet garni
1 tbsp concentrated tomato purée
Olive oil

Directions

Yield:

Step 1: Cut the meat into 1-1/2″ cubes and brown the meat in a flameproof casserole dish along with the cubed pork belly and sliced onions. Deglaze the pan with the red and white wine, scraping up the bits on the bottom, and flambé.

Step 2: Add the crushed garlic, bouquet garni, cubed celery, and tomato purée to the beef. Cover with 4 cups of water and cook for 1 hour.

Step 3: Peel the carrots and slice them thickly on the diagonal. Add them to the casserole and cook an additional 45 minutes. Season and serve.

Reprinted with permission from Stéphane Reynaud’s French Feasts (2009 Stewart, Tabori & Chang).

French Feasts December 2009

Photographer:

Marie-Pierre Morel