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Beef Provencale
From Food Network Kitchens Making it Easy, Meredith, 2004

Ingredients
1 (3 pound) beef chuck roast
2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus additional for seasoning
Freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups chicken broth
1 (14 1/2-ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes, with their juice
1/4 cup cognac or brandy
1 tablespoon herbes de Provence
5 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
4 medium carrots, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
1 fennel bulb, trimmed and thinly sliced
1 onion, halved and thinly sliced
1/3 cup prepared sun-dried tomato tapenade
1/3 cup coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

1 packed teaspoon finely grated orange zest
Hot buttered egg noodles, for serving

Directions
Heat a large, heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat. Season the
meat generously with salt and pepper, to taste. Add the oil to the skillet and heat just until
beginning to smoke. Brown the meat all over and sear the roast, turning as each side turns a deep
mahogany, about 10 minutes. While the meat browns, put the flour into a medium bowl and whisk with
about 1 1/2 cups of the chicken broth until smooth.

Crush the tomatoes through your fingers into the slow cooker; stir in their juices, 3 tablespoons of
the cognac, herbes de Provence, and the 2 teaspoons salt.

Transfer the browned meat to the slow cooker. Add the remaining 1/2 cup chicken broth to the
skillet; let it bubble for a minute and then stir with a wooden spoon to scrape up the browned bits
on the bottom of the pan. Pour over the meat, then scatter the garlic, carrots, fennel, and onion
over and around the meat. Pour the flour mixture over. Cover the cooker, set it on HIGH, and cook
for 4 hours. Set the cooker on LOW and cook until the meat is very tender, up to 2 hours more (for a

total of 6 hours). Transfer the meat to a cutting board. Skim any excess fat off the top of the
sauce in the cooker.

To finish the sauce: Stir the remaining 1 tablespoon cognac, the tomato tapenade, parsley, and
orange zest into the vegetables and sauce in the slow cooker. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
Slice the meat and lay the slices down the center of a serving platter. Arrange the vegetables
around the meat and spoon some sauce over the top. Serve with hot buttered egg noodles. Pass the
remaining sauce.