FRENCH COUNTRY BEEF STEW
FRENCH COUNTRY BEEF STEW

Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, french country beef stew. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Try this French Country stew recipe with fork-tender beef Stew Meat, potatoes, asparagus, and mushrooms. Pour a nice glass of wine to enjoy with this French Country Beef Stew. Tender meat and Provencal vegetables are perfect for this hearty stew.

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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have french country beef stew using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

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

I love stew and this one was great! Had almost two pounds of stew meat so I added a couple extra potatoes, carrots, and beef broth. Didnt have dijon mustard on hand like I thought I did so that was not added. Cooked this slowly for almost two hours and the meat was fork tender.

Steps 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.

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. Simple ingredients can create extraordinary flavor! This hearty stew is the perfect cold weather comfort food. In a large kettle heat oil until hot.

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