{"id":985,"date":"2018-05-07T20:29:45","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T20:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.margiesrecipes.com\/?p=985"},"modified":"2018-05-07T20:29:45","modified_gmt":"2018-05-07T20:29:45","slug":"provencal-white-wine-beef-daube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.margiesrecipes.com\/?p=985","title":{"rendered":"Provencal White Wine Beef Daube"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Ingredients:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">4 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">2 tablespoons of brandy, eau-de-vie or Cognac<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">6 pounds of boneless stewing beef, such as round, shin, blade or chuck, cut into 3-ounce chunks;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Salt and freshly ground black pepper;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">2 thinly sliced large onions;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">4 peeled and thickly sliced carrots;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">4 ounces of trimmed and thickly sliced mushrooms;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">1 head of separated garlic cloves smashed and peeled; <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Grated zest of 1 orange;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">2 ripe tomatoes chopped or cup canned tomato pur\u00e9e;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">2 bottles of white wine;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">1 bouquet garni (1 small bunch of fresh parsley, 6 to 8 sprigs of fresh thyme and 2 bay leaves, tied to gather or bundled and cheese cloth);<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">1\/2 to 1 teaspoon of black peppercorns;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">1\/4 of chopped fresh parsley for garnish; and,<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Small pasta, such as orzo, mezze, penne or conchiglie for serving.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Preparations:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">In a large bowl or sealable plastic bag, combine 2 tablespoons of olive oil, the cognac, the beef and generous sprinklings of salt and pepper. Cover and set aside to marinate at room temperature for two hours.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Place a rack in the center of the oven and heat to 325\u00b0.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">In a wide, heavy casserole with a tight-fitting lid, heat remaining 2 tablespoons of oil over medium \u2013 high heat until it simmers. Add onions, carrots, mushrooms, garlic, orange zest and 2 big pinches of 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 marmalade, tomatoes, wine, bouquet garni and peppercorns. Stir to combine.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Cover and bake in the center of the oven until meat is ultra-tender, about 3 to 4 hours. There is no need to start a baste but check from time to time to make sure the liquid is at a very gentle simmer; boiling will make the meat tough.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">When the stew is ready, adjust the seasonings with salt and pepper and serve immediately. Or, refrigerate overnight or longer, skim any harden fat from the top, and reheat before serving.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients: \u00a04 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil; \u00a02 tablespoons of brandy, eau-de-vie or Cognac \u00a06 pounds of boneless stewing beef, such as round, shin, blade or chuck, cut into 3-ounce chunks; \u00a0Salt and freshly ground black pepper; \u00a02 thinly sliced &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.margiesrecipes.com\/?p=985\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[5,289,262],"class_list":["post-985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-main-courses","tag-beef","tag-daube","tag-stew"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.margiesrecipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.margiesrecipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.margiesrecipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.margiesrecipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.margiesrecipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=985"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.margiesrecipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/985\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":986,"href":"https:\/\/www.margiesrecipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/985\/revisions\/986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.margiesrecipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.margiesrecipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.margiesrecipes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}