For this week’s French Fridays with Dorie, I chose to post her “go-to” beef daube (pp 244-245) from the list of recipes we are making in December.
Dorie explains that her daube might not be a daube-proper (a beef stew cooked in wine in a deep casserole dish or a daubière) for some French people because it contains carrots though the food dictionary at Epicurious describes it as:
a classic French dish made with beef, red wine, vegetables and seasonings, all slowly braised for several hours. Every region in France has its own version of daube, sometimes made in a special, very deep, covered pottery casserole called a daubière.
This was rich and comforting and it lasted ages – well longer than for 6 servings – we ate it with rice, potatoes, egg noodles, vegetables and one time, I simply took the end of a fresh baguette and used it to mop up the sauce. I love that Dorie describes the colour of the wine-braised beef as “burnished, the colour of great-grandma’s armoire” – it *so* is!
It’s a recipe I will make again and again – less labour intensive than a boeuf bourguignon but no less flavourful. Dorie – this is a winning dish. Thank you!
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A few people have asked for recipes from my French Fridays with Dorie entries. The group does not publish the recipes on our blogs, rather, we would prefer it if you would purchase the book yourselves (trust me, you definitely want this book!) which you can do here on Amazon (great price right now) or here on Amazon Canada (it’s also on special!).
it looks so yummy!!!
That, it was! 🙂
Looks so tender and succulent and beautiful!!
It was REALLY good – falling apart in your mouth!
That looks scrumptious. That’s the kind of meal I crave all Winter long — so comforting and warm.
And I’ve added Dorie’s cookbook to my wish list. I keep seeing her recipes throughout the web and everything looks delicious. :-p
Her recipes are delicious AND no fail!!!
Ooooh I can eat that! I need to eat that asap! Thank you for sharing.
I totally agree with you! Potatoes on the side. Roasted and crackly and on the side! GREG
YES! Roasted potatoes would be perfect with this!
Oh, your stew photos came out so beautiful! I agree, this is a winner and a keeper. I made mine with her herb spaetzle and it was so yummy!
Oooh – I have yet to make spaetzle but it’s on my list! Would go perfectly with this!
Oh my, this looks so hearty and delicious. Totally comfort food, and good for the soul. It looks like one of those dishes that are even better the next day as leftovers!
Yes it got better and better and tastier as the days went on!
I loved this dish! Beautiful photos~
Thanks – it’s not easy to photograph “brown food”!
It *was* winning.
And even better with the spuds. 😉
Well…..
Totally loved this recipe!
Wasn’t it awesome?
YUM! Between Ethan’s post on the potato leek soup and this one, I’m ordering her book! Hope you have a wonderful weekend 🙂
You will fall in love with this book Kate!
I want to try this recipe – I have the cookbook! May I inquire what type of wine did you use? thank you
I am pretty sure that I used a Malbec from Argentina, a bit of a “fruit bomb” as my husband (and in-house sommelier) would say and nice colour and not too high in alcohol. Hope that helps! Enjoy!
I am so happy that I joined this group! The book is phenomenal! So far I loved every single recipe I tried.
Your photos are beautiful (as usual). And it IS hard to photograph the stews.
I hope you are enjoying MC:)
Yes it is hard to photograph stews but this one worked out ok! I am also loving the “no fail” factor of the book 🙂
This is the perfect dish for weekdays. There is enough of leftovers for lunch!
I loved that it made enough for multiple meals!
I’m really getting into some of these French Fridays with Dorie, love her twist on these recipes. Excellent Mardi.
This book is inspiring, for sure!
Excellent job. I love making stews with these ingredients. The food looks amazing. Thanks.
Yes sometimes simple really is best!
This looks fabulous! I am (finally) catching up on some blog reading since we are snowed in at home (with very little snow, but canceled plans “just in case”). It’s blustery and cold out, though, and I would love to settle in with a bowl of your stew!
This is a perfect dish for snow days!
It looks wonderfully warming for this time of year, and really hearty yet simple.
Yes hearty yet not too heavy – perfect!
i’m going to have to just break down and buy the cookbook already. this looks like a great simmer-on-the-back-of-the-stove-all-afternoon-while-i-do-other-things kind of winter meal.
Yes, you DO need the book!