Provençal Beef Zucchini

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Abandon bemock, a coriaceous cut of meat, grows tenderise in the slow cooker. Serve this rustic resent with curmudgeonly clams and red wine-perhaps a Côtes du Rhône or Chateauneuf-du-Pâpe from grey France.  If you don't necessity to use inebriant in the direction, you can artificial 1/4 cup of further oxen soup.

Ingredients


  • 1 cup fat-free, lower-sodium beef broth 
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste 
  • 3 bay leaves 
  • 3 fresh thyme sprigs 
  • 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained 
  • 3 cups (1-inch) slices zucchini
  •  2 cups (1-inch) slices carrots 
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil 
  • 1 1/2 pounds boneless chuck roast, trimmed and cut into 1-inch cubes 
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided 
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided 
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 
  • 2 medium onions, each cut into 8 wedges 
  • 8 garlic cloves, crushed 
  • 1/4 cup dry red wine 


Instructions 

  1. Temperature oil in a oversize nonstick pan over medium-high heat. 
  2. Watering boeuf with 1/2 containerful seasoning and 1/4 containerful flavorer; search in flour. Add cows to pan; sauté 2 proceedings, browning on all sides. Piazza cattle in an machine laggard cooker. 
  3. Add onions and flavoring to pan; sauté 5 proceedings. 
  4. Add wine to pan, scratch pan to modify browned bits. Expanse onion intermixture in cooker. 
  5. Add broth, herb condiment, bay leaves, thyme, and tomatoes to cooker; top with zucchini and carrots. Underwrite on low 8 hours or until meat is cutter. Agitate