This is an all time favorite of mine:
Beef Braised in Barolo: Brasato al Barolo By Emeril Lagasse 

Ingredients
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 (3-pound) boneless beef chuck roast, patted dry
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup chopped pancetta or bacon
- 2 cups chopped yellow onions
- 1 cup chopped carrots
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 1/2 bottles Barolo, or other dry Piedmont red wine, such as Dolcetto or Barbera
- 2 to 4 cups beef stock
- 4 whole cloves
- 2 sprigs rosemary
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley, for garnish
Directions
In a large Dutch oven, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Sprinkle beef with salt and pepper. Add the beef and cook, turning, to brown on all sides. Remove from the pan. To the fat in the pan, add the pancetta and cook until browned, about 3 minutes. Add the onions, carrots, and celery and cook until caramelized, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Return the beef to the pan and add the wine, 2 cups of the stock, whole cloves, rosemary, bay leaves andcinnamon stick. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the meat is tender, 2 1/2 to 3 hours, occasionally turning the meat and skimming any foam that forms on the surface. Add the remaining 2 cups of stock, as needed, to keep the meat covered with liquid.
Remove the meat from the pan and tent with foil to keep warm.
Strain the sauce into a saucepan and place over high heat. Cook until the sauce is reduced to a consistency thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 10 minutes. Adjust the seasoning to taste.
Thinly slice the beef across the grain into 1/4-inch thick slices. Serve the beef ladled with the sauce. Garnish with parsley and serve.
That looks so mouth-watering! The Barefoot Contessa has made some recipes that I swore I would try out but I can't pick a favorite!
I like Paula Deen and Gordon Ramsey lately.
I do have an Emeril Lagasse cookbook as well as one from Nigella Lawson and Rachel Ray.
I love trying new recipes and these big time chefs make foods look so simple to prepare and incredibly delicious, lol, so I like to at least give it a try...or at least read the recipe and see what's required.

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