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Beef daube or Provencal/French beef stew
Easy recipe for beef daube, a classic Provencal or Southern French stew made with beef, onions, tomatoes, carrots, red wine, and herbs.
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
European, French, International, Provenzal
Keyword
Beef shank, Beef stew, Daube, Provenzal stew, Red wine
Prep Time
30
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
3
hours
hours
Total Time
3
hours
hours
30
minutes
minutes
Servings
6
-8 portions
Ingredients
4
lbs
beef shank
with or without bones, cut in large chunks
1 ½
large red onions
sliced
3-4
tbs
olive oil
10
roma tomatoes
peeled, seeded and diced, or 2 cans of diced tomatoes
6-7
carrots
peeled and sliced
1 ½ - 2
cups
red wine
1
tbs
herbes de Provence
or mix of dried thyme, marjoram, sage, rosemary, basil, etc
1
tbs
whole anise seeds
Salt and pepper
To serve:
Pastas
rice or potatoes
Instructions
Heat the olive oil in a large sauté pan, add the meat chunks and brown them on each side.
Remove the meat from the pan and set aside for later.
Add the onions slices to the pan and cook until caramelized.
Add the browned meat chunks back to the pan with the onions
Add the tomatoes, carrots, wine, herbs, anise seeds, salt and pepper.
Simmer for 2 to 3 hours or until the meat is very tender and the sauce has thickened.
Serve with warm pastas or rice/potatoes.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
g