Spanish Daube

A daube is a classic aromatic beef braise from the South of France, but here it's crossed with Spanish flavors to offer a new twist on this comfort-food classic. Although one cup may seem like a lot of sherry, its flavors are muted once cooked, and it lends the dish a distinctively Spanish flair.

Yield: 8 servings (serving size: about 3 ounces beef and about 1/2 cup vegetable mixture)

Ingredients

• Cooking spray
• 3  pounds  bottom round roast, trimmed
• 2  cups  thinly vertically sliced yellow onion
• 3/4  cup  thinly sliced bottled roasted red bell pepper
• 4  garlic cloves, minced
• 1  teaspoon  salt
• 1  teaspoon  dried thyme
• 1/2  teaspoon  Spanish smoked paprika
• 1/2  teaspoon  fennel seeds
• 1/2  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4  teaspoon  saffron threads
• 1  cup  dry sherry
• 1/4  teaspoon  hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco)
• 2  cups  fat-free, less-sodium beef broth
• 1 1/2  cups  frozen green peas, thawed
• 1/4  cup  chopped fresh parsley
• 1  tablespoon  sherry vinegar
• 1  tablespoon  cornstarch
• 1  tablespoon  water

Preparation

Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add beef to pan; cook 5 minutes, browning on all sides. Remove beef from pan.

Recoat pan with cooking spray. Add onion to pan; sauté 4 minutes or until tender. Add bell pepper and garlic; cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add salt and next 5 ingredients (through saffron); cook 30 seconds or until fragrant, stirring constantly. Stir in sherry and hot pepper sauce, scraping pan to loosen browned bits; cook 4 minutes or until liquid is reduced by about half. Add beef and broth to pan; bring to a simmer. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 2 hours or until beef is tender.

Remove beef from pan; cool slightly. Cut beef across grain into thin slices; cover and keep warm.

Add peas, parsley, and vinegar to pan; cook 5 minutes. Combine cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl; stir cornstarch mixture into broth mixture. Bring to a boil; cook 1 minute. Add sliced beef; cook 1 minute or until thoroughly heated.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

291 (28% from fat)

Fat:

9g (sat 3.2g,mono 3.8g,poly 0.4g)

Protein:

36.3g

Carbohydrate:

10.8g

Fiber:

2.2g

Cholesterol:

98mg

Iron:

3.6mg

Sodium:

561mg

Calcium:

36mg