Boeuf en Daube

This is the most traditional of the inland Provencal dishes. According to the old story, it was invented by a farmer’s wife, who, having put a piece of beef in the oven to cook, began gossiping with a friend, lost track of time, and found the pot dry and the meat burnt. In an attempt to save dinner, she added more water into the pot, but forgot it again and it burnt a second time. Desperate to hide her mistake, the farmer’s wife added herbs, wine and vegetables to the pot, so that by the en