Beef and Noodles

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Ingredients

• For the meat:
• 1 3-4 lbs piece of braising beef, preferably bone-in (chuck)
• 2 T vegetable oil
• coarse salt and pepper to coat the beef, at least a tablespoon of salt
• decent pinch of salt for onions
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 T white wine
• 2 cups beef stock
• For the final dish:
• 3-4 cups beef stock
• salt if stock is homemade
• 1 lbs homemade, handcut noodles
• 1-2 T flour if needed (see directions)
• salt and pepper to taste for final dish

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions

Heat an oval dutch oven over medium high heat. When it is hot, add the oil and heat it to shimmering. In the meantime, dry the beef thoroughly and coat and rub it in salt and pepper. Place the beef in the heated oil and sear on all sides. Take your time and let a crust develop before turning it. Get as many sides as you can--due to shape you may miss some, which is ok.
Preheat the oven to 300 F to be ready in 3-4 hours--if you need to take longer you can also cook it at 275 for the first few hours and take more like 5-6 hours total.

Remove the beef and place on a dish that will catch the juices. Throw the onions and garlic into the pot. Turn down the heat if it is too hot, Cook until the onions are translucent. Deglaze the pan with the white wine, just a splash or 2. Add the 2 cups beef stock and bring to a boil. Add the beef, with its juices, back into the pan. Cover the pan with parchment paper hanging over the sides and place a heavy, tight fitting lid on top of that. Place in the oven for 3-4 hours. Turn the beef over halfway through, especially if your cut of beef is higher than the liquid line.
When the beef is falling apart tender, break it apart into bite sized clumps. Add enough stock to be able to cook the noodles and add some salt if using homemade.
Bring to a boil on the stovetop over medium high heat and add the noodles. When the noodles are done, take notice of now thick or watery the sauce is. If it is too watery, let it simmer, uncovered. Mix 1-2 tablespoons (depending on how watery you think it is) with the equivalent of cold water and add it to the sauce. Taste for salt and pepper.