Moroccan Beef Daube Recipes

MOROCCAN BRAISED BEEF

Steps:

• Place flour in a large shallow dish; add beef and turn to coat. In a large skillet, brown beef in oil. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Stir in the broth, onions, tomatoes, wine and seasonings. Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours or until the meat is tender. , During the last 30 minutes of cooking, stir in the raisins. Serve with couscous if desired. Freeze option: Freeze cooled beef mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add broth if necessary. Serve as directed.

MOROCCAN BEEF DAUBE

Steps:

• Combine flour, salt, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, and turmeric in a small bowl. Rub spice mixture on all sides of stew meat.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high. Cook half of the meat, stirring occasionally, until browned, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Repeat with remaining oil and meat.
• Add squash, onion, and garlic to Dutch oven over medium, and cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Stir in stock, tomatoes, vinegar, and bay leaf; bring to a simmer, scraping up any browned bits from bottom of Dutch oven. Add stew meat; cover and cook, stirring occasionally until tender, about 1 hour and 20 minutes.
• Combine all Herb Yogurt ingredients in a bowl, and stir well. Serve Moroccan Beef Daube over rice; top with Herb Yogurt.

CREOLE DAUBE

Steps:

• Cut the roast in half and in a large skillet; brown each half on all sides in the olive oil. Remove and set aside.
• In the same skillet with the oil, sauté onion, bell pepper and celery for 2 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another minute. Add the tomato paste and stir for a couple of minutes to fry. Stir in the tomatoes and tomato sauce.
• While this mixture slowly simmers, add to taste the thyme, bay leaf, oregano, cayenne, salt, pepper and sugar.
• Add wine and Parmesan. Let simmer about 45 minutes.
• Add carrots, mushrooms, and both pieces of roast and any juices that have accumulated. Cover and cook over low heat for a 2 to 3 hours.
• Remove beef and slice against grain into half-inch slices. Serve with the tomato gravy on top or place the slices back into the gravy and cook on low another 15 to 20 minutes for a more traditional meal.
• Serve roast and gravy over mashed potatoes or spaghetti (as suggested in the recipe) and top with additional parmesan cheese.

BEEF AND ORANGE DAUBE

Steps:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.