FRENCH COUNTRY BEEF STEW
FRENCH COUNTRY BEEF STEW

Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, french country beef stew. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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In France, this classic stew made with beef, vegetables and red wine would be known as a daube. Slow-cooking the surprisingly lean beef shanks melts and softens the connective tissue, producing succulent results. If you prefer, use nonalcoholic wine. Serve with barley to soak up the delicious sauce.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have french country beef stew using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make FRENCH COUNTRY BEEF STEW:
  1. Take 2 lb beef or lamb
  2. Take 3/4 cup brandy
  3. Make ready 6 tbsp vegetable oil
  4. Get 1/4 cup parsley
  5. Take 1 1/2 tsp thyme
  6. Prepare 3 large bay leaf
  7. Get salt
  8. Take 1 tsp ground black pepper
  9. Prepare 3 medium carrots sliced
  10. Get 28 oz can whole tomatoes squished in hand keep the juices to add also
  11. Get 1 lb mushrooms I used king oyster mushrooms thats what I hade but use your favorite
  12. Take 2 medium onion sliced thinly
  13. Take 1/4 peeling of medium orange

Add remaining oil, remaining beef, onion, and garlic to Dutch oven. Cook until beef is brown and onion is tender. Top with the beef, carrots, onions and celery. In a large bowl, combine the remaining ingredients.

Instructions to make FRENCH COUNTRY BEEF STEW:
  1. In a bowl combine 1/2 cup brandy, beef, 2 tablespoons oil, parsley, salt, thyme, pepper, bay leaves. Coat meat completely
  2. Cover bowl; refrigerate 2 hours, stirring occasionally. After 2 hours, drain meat, reserving marinade.
  3. In large saucepan or Dutch oven, heat 2 tablespoons of oil, add meat, a few pieces at a time. Brown on all sides.
  4. Add tomatoes and juices, onions, orange peel, reserved marinade. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, simmer (covered) for 1 hour.
  5. If you cannot use alcohol make a simple syrup and heat it and then steep some chopped raisins or dates in it for an hour or two, and then use some liquid from that instead of the brandy. That way you're adding some flavor, but without the alcohol. Much like the other suggestions, it won't be exactly the same as adding brandy or other liquor, though.

Top with the beef, carrots, onions and celery. In a large bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Here is how you do it. How to Make Country French Beef Stew. Lightly toss beef with flour; set aside.

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