3 provence braise celery Recipes

extra virgin olive oil, bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces (the good thick smokey stuff ), celery hearts , cut lengthwise into quarters (the pale inner stalks), salt, black pepper, freshly ground, carrots , cut lengthwise into sixths, then halved crosswise, onion, cut into thin wedges, lemon zest , 3 strips, fennel seed , bruised with the side of a knife, fresh thyme , 2 branches (fresh oregano ok too), water , about, canned tomato, pureed

beef , suitable for braising (1 lb. 10 oz.), onion, thyme, sage, bay leaf, celery ribs, orange rind, red wine, red wine vinegar, garlic cloves, peeled and quartered, fresh pork rinds or 5 oz thick-cut bacon, trimmed of fat, olive oil, carrots, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch slices, salt , to taste, fresh ground pepper (to taste), freshly grated nutmeg, to taste, about four pinches, bacon