Beef Daube Provençal

Total Time: 3 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 12 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 (2 lb) boneless chuck roast, trimmed and cut into 2-inch cubes
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper, divided
• 1 cup red wine
• 2 cups chopped carrots
• 1 1/2 cups chopped onions
• 1/2 cup reduced-sodium beef broth
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
• 1 dash ground cloves
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 cups cooked medium egg noodles (about 4 cups uncooked noodles)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300°.
• 2 heat oil in a small dutch oven over low heat. add garlic; cook 5 minutes or until garlic is fragrant, stirring occasionally. remove garlic with a slotted spoon, and set aside. increase heat to medium-high. add beef to pan; sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. cook 5 minutes, browning on all sides. remove beef from pan. add wine to pan; bring to a boil, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. add garlic, beef, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, carrot, and next 8 ingredients (through bay leaf), and bring to a boil.
• 3 cover and bake at 300° for 2 1/2 hours or until beef is tender. discard bay leaf. serve over noodles.
• 4 note: to make in a slow cooker, prepare through step 2. place beef mixture in an electric slow cooker. cover and cook on high for 5 hours.