Beef And Orange Daube

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 1/2 lbs stewing beef, such as chuck steak, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 ounces butter
• 3 large onions, finely sliced
• 2 oranges, zest and juice
• 12 anchovies, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 cups red wine
• 1 lb chestnut mushrooms, quartered
• 1 1/4 quarts vegetable stock, hot
• 1 ounce fresh thyme, finely chopped
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 300°f heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large cast-iron pan, toss the meat in the flour, season well with salt and black pepper, then add to the hot oil with the bay leaf and stir.
• 2 cook, stirring occasionally, for 8–10 minutes, or until the meat is no longer pink, then add the butter and cook for 5 minutes, or until the meat is golden. remove with a slotted spoon and put to one side.
• 3 add the remaining oil to the pan, then add the onions and cook over a low heat for 6–8 minutes, or until soft. add the orange zest, raise the heat a little, then add the orange juice and stir to loosen all the sticky bits from the bottom of the pan.
• 4 stir in the anchovies, then add the wine and simmer over a high heat for 2 minutes. stir in the mushrooms, add the stock and thyme, and season with salt and black pepper. return the steak to the pan, cover with a lid, then put in the oven to cook for 2 hours, or until the meat is meltingly tender.