4 daube french stew Recipes

shallots, thinly sliced, garlic cloves, minced, carrots , cut into about 1/4 inch thick slices, chopped baked ham, orange peel, about 1/2 inch thick and 3 inches long, bay leaf, lean boneless beef chuck roast, all-purpose flour, whole black peppercorn, dried thyme, dried sage, balsamic vinegar, dry red wine or 3/4 cup beef broth, brandy (optional), all-purpose flour, butter or 2 tbsp margarine

boneless prime lean stewing beef, trimmed and cubed in 2-inch pieces, cognac, garlic cloves, peeled and chopped, white pearl onions, peeled, carrots, peeled and sliced, stalks celery, sliced, bay leaf, crushed dried sage, crushed dried thyme, fresh parsley, chopped, fresh coarse ground black pepper, dried orange peel, finely chopped, burgundy wine, fresh baby bella mushrooms, halved (can use button mushrooms or 2 oz. dried porcini cepes), cured unsmoked bacon such as pancetta, diced (regular bacon or lardons is fine), kosher salt, fresh ground pepper, beef stock or 2 cups beef consomme, sugar, tomato paste, diced tomato (optional), whole pimiento-stuffed green olives (optional)

dried porcini mushrooms , rinsed well, boneless beef chuckeye roast , trimmed of excess fat and cut into 2 inch chunks (about 3 1/2 lbs), salt, ground black pepper, olive oil, salt pork, rind removed, carrots, peeled and cut into 1 inch rounds (about 2 cups), onions, halved and cut into 1/8 inch thick slices (about 4 cups), garlic cloves, sliced thin, tomato paste, all-purpose flour, red wine (cabernet is suggested), chicken broth, water, zest from 1 oranges, removed with vegetable peeler, each strip about 3 inches long, cleaned of white pith, and cut length, pitted nicoise olive, drained well (kalamata olives can be substituted), anchovy fillets, minced (about 1 tsp), thyme , tied together with kitchen twine, bay leaves, whole tomatoes, drained and cut into 1/2 inch dice, minced fresh parsley leaves