Recipe #3719
Provençal Cross Rib Roast
| Preparation: | 20 min |
| Marinating/Waiting: | 8 h |
| Cooking: | 5 h |
| Total: | 13 h 20 min |
4
servings
servings
| Category: | Meats and substitutes |
| Subcategory: | Beef |
| Source: | Metro |
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Recipe ingredients
- Marinade
- 4 garlic cloves, peeled, halved and degermed
- 2 onions, cut into wedges
- 4 Irresistibles bay leaves*
- 1 sprig of fresh thyme
- 4 cups (1 L) red wine
- 1 cup (250 mL) orange juice*
- 1 cross ribs roast of about 2 lb (1 kg)
- 6 slices bacon*, cut into thin strips
- 2 Tbsp. (30 mL) Irresistibles olive oil*
- 3 onions, sliced 1/2 inch (1 cm) thick
- 3 carrots, sliced 1/2 inch (1 cm) thick
- 3 tomatoes, diced
- 4 whole garlic cloves
- Zest of one orange, cut in a thin strip with a vegetable peeler
- 1 cup (250 mL) red wine
- 2 cups (500 mL) water
- 1 bouquet garni (bundle of bay leaves and sprigs of thyme and parsley)
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) pastis, optional
- Salt and pepper to taste
Preparation
The day before, mix up marinade and immerse roast in it.
Heat a thick-bottomed pan and cook bacon. Add oil. Remove roast from marinade and brown with bacon.
Add onions; when they are coloured, add carrots and tomatoes.
Simmer 10 minutes. Add remaining ingredients, except pastis. Season.
Simmer on very low heat for 4 hours.
Add pastis and simmer, half-covered, 30-40 minutes to reduce.
Suggestion
* We recommend Selection and Irresistibles products.
Metro encourages moderation in the consumption of alcohol. The sale of alcoholic beverages, as prescribed by law, is restricted to adults only. And, please, don't drink and drive!
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