Braised Beef Maitre Menan

Ingredients

• Beef chuck roast

  rolled and tied
  3 pounds
• Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon
  5 cups
• carrots

  peeled and diced
  2 unit
• yellow onion

  roughly chopped
  1 large
• thyme
  2 sprigs
• marjoram
  2 sprigs
• head garlic

  unpeeled, root removed, cut in half
  1 whole
• Veal knuckles (or 1 pound sliced Veal shanks)
  2 pounds
• kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
  1 unit
• peanut oil
  3 tablespoons
• homemade veal stock

  or
  5 cups
• frozen concentrated veal stock diluted with water
  1 unit
• tomato paste
  1 to 2 tablespoons
• bouquet garni (see below)
  1 unit
• sherry vinegar
  1 to 2 tablespoons
• butter
  2 tablespoons
• cornstarch

  mixed with a little cold water
  2 tablespoons
• Boiled potatoes
  1 unit
• Chopped parsley
  1 unit
• --- bouquet garni:
  1 unit
• parsley
  3 sprigs
• thyme
  2 sprigs
• marjoram or oregano
  2 sprigs
• bay leaves
  2 unit
• small

  leafy celery ribs
  2 unit