FRENCH COUNTRY BEEF STEW

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FRENCH COUNTRY BEEF STEW is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look wonderful. FRENCH COUNTRY BEEF STEW is something which I have loved my whole life.

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

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. Allrecipes Thyme and Dijon mustard make this a tangy stew.

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.

In a large bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Allrecipes Thyme and Dijon mustard make this a tangy stew. It is made with plenty of vegetables - carrots, potatoes, and tomatoes. Thyme and Dijon mustard make this a tangy stew. Instructions Place the beef in the dutch oven with the onions and carrots and and bouquet garni.

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