Beef Daube Cajun Style

My Beef Daube Cajun Style is the perfect fusion of New Orleans and French style cooking but not quite Creole. Best served the next day!

Course Main Course

Cuisine Cajun, French

Prep Time 30 minutes

Cook Time 3 hours

Total Time 3 hours 30 minutes

Servings 8

Author Quinn Caudill

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
3-5 lb chuck roast
1 tbsp blackened seasoning
2 tsp sea salt
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tbsp unsalted butter
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup rough chopped carrots
2/3 cup diced celery
1/3 cup flour
1 cup dry red wine
1 cup or more low sodium beef broth, enough to cover beef
1 (7 oz) can tomato paste
1 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp sprigs fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried
1 tbsp sprig fresh rosemary or 1 tsp dried
Salt and pepper to taste
16 oz Cooked egg noodles for serving

Instructions

Preheat oven to 300°
Heat oil in a large dutch oven over medium high heat. Season roast with salt, pepper, blackened seasoning and smoked paprika. Brown roast on all sides. About 5 minutes per side.
Remove roast from dutch oven and set on plate. Reduce heat to medium and add 1 tbsp. unsalted butter. When melted add next 4 ingredients. Saute vegetable 5-7 minutes until softened, lightly salt.
Whisk in flour and cook for 1 minute.
Add wine and increase heat to medium high. Scrape bottom of pan to remove browned bits of meat. Stir in broth, tomato paste, sugar and spices. Stir to blend. Return meat and juices to pan. Bring to boil and add enough broth to just cover meat.
Remove pot from heat. Cover and place in preheated oven. Cook for three hours. Baste roast every hour. Rome from oven and let rest.
Serve over egg noodles with fresh Quick Ciabatta Bread.

Recipe Notes

-If you prefer to make this dish in the crock pot, first brown meat, place in the crock pot. Deglaze pan with wine. Add wine and remaining ingredients, except egg noodles, to crock pot. Cook on low for 8-10 hours.