Desserts

Braised Beef with Prunes, Calvados and Dark Chocolate

by Editorial Staff

Summary

Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 3 hrs 30 mins
Total Time 4 hrs
Course Main Course
Cuisine European
Servings (Default: 4)

Ingredients

  • 1 kg beef, from the bow
  • 1 large onion (s)
  • 1 medium carrot (s)
  • 1 large parsley root (s)
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 chilli pepper (s), red
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 clove (s)
  • 10 peppercorns
  • 4 juniper berries
  • 1 sprig thyme
  • 1 sprig rosemary
  • 3 sage leaves
  • 1 glass beef stock
  • 1 glass red wine
  • 8 prunes
  • Calvados
  • Creme fraiche Cheese
  • 2 ribs dark chocolate
  • Flour
  • salt
  • Clarified butter
Braised Beef with Prunes, Calvados and Dark Chocolate
Braised Beef with Prunes, Calvados and Dark Chocolate

Instructions

  1. Fry the meat in clarified butter and remove from the roaster. Fry the onion, garlic and vegetables and let them take on color. Dust with a little flour and deglaze with red wine, beef stock and calvados. Let simmer in a preheated oven at 160 degrees for about 3 hours.
  2. Then remove the roast, puree the vegetables - except for the chilli pepper - with the sauce, dissolve the dark chocolate in the sauce, season with salt and pepper and refine with crème fraîche. Possibly add a shot of calvados.
Editorial Staff

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