Provençal Beef Daube
Provençal Beef Daube is a gluten free and dairy free main course. One portion of this dish contains roughly 24g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 283 calories. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have wine, onion, canned tomatoes, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.
Instructions
Combine first 3 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic bag. Seal and marinate at room temperature 30 minutes, turning bag occasionally.
Combine 1/2 cup boiling water and mushrooms; cover and let stand 30 minutes.
Drain through a sieve over a bowl, reserving mushrooms and 1/4 cup soaking liquid. Chop mushrooms.
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Sprinkle beef mixture with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Coat pan with cooking spray.
Add half of beef mixture to pan; saut 5 minutes, turning to brown on all sides.
Place browned beef mixture in a 6-quart electric slow cooker. Repeat procedure with cooking spray and remaining beef mixture.
Add wine and broth to skillet; bring to a boil, scraping pan to loosen browned bits.
Pour wine mixture into slow cooker.
Add mushrooms, reserved 1/4 cup soaking liquid, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, olives, and next 5 ingredients (through tomatoes).
Place peppercorns, parsley sprigs, thyme sprigs, bay leaf, and orange rind on a double layer of cheesecloth. Gather edges of cheesecloth together; secure with twine.
Add cheesecloth bundle to slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours or until beef and vegetables are tender. Discard the cheesecloth bundle.
Combine 1 tablespoon water and cornstarch in a small bowl, stirring until smooth.
Add cornstarch mixture to slow cooker; cook 20 minutes or until slightly thick, stirring occasionally.
Sprinkle with chopped parsley and chopped thyme.
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