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Daube Provençal (Beef Stew)
This is the Provençal version of beef bourguignon. The biggest difference is the spices (herbes de Provence), olives, and, of course, wine from Provence instead of Burgundy. It is delicious with crusty French bread.
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Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Cook Time
2
hours
hrs
Total Time
2
hours
hrs
15
minutes
mins
Course
Main Dish
Cuisine
French, Provencal
Servings
4
People
Equipment
daubière
(If you have one)
Dutch oven (9-quart)
(works fine in place of Daubiere)
Ingredients
1x
2x
3x
2.5
lbs
stewing beef
(the French use "joue de boeuf"), cut in pieces
750
ml
red wine
from Provence
1
whole
carrot
peeled and chopped
1
small
onion
diced
3
garlic cloves
peeled and crushed
1
cup
black olives
preferably from Provence, pitted and chopped
1
small can
tomato paste
2
tbsp
flour
2
tsp
sugar
A few
sprigs
fresh rosemary
A few
sprigs
fresh thyme
A few
bay leaves
4
tbsp
olive oil
salt and pepper
to taste
Instructions
Heat the olive oil in a heavy stock pan.
Add the pieces of beef, onion, carrot, garlic, thyme and rosemary.
Brown the beef on all sides.
Add the flour and mix well.
Add the red wine.
Add the bay leaves and olives.
Cover and simmer for about 2 hours, until the meat is tender.
Halfway through cooking, add the tomato paste and sugar.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Notes
Serve with a green salad and some fresh French bread.
Keyword
Beef, Vegetable
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