Daube de Boeuf (Beef and Red Wine Stew)

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-low. Add 1/2 cup onion slices, carrot, and celery. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 10 minutes. Add chopped herbs and garlic; cook, stirring often, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add wine, salt, juniper berries, and peppercorns. Bring to a boil over medium-high. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, stirring occasionally, until flavors meld and mixture reduces to 11/2 cups, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat; let cool completely, about 1 hour.

把牛肉年代hank, short ribs, and beef chuck in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Add cooled wine mixture, and toss to coat. Cover and chill overnight, about 12 hours, tossing meat twice.

Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in lower third of oven. Transfer meat and marinade mixture to a large (6-quart) Dutch oven. Scatter salt pork, tomatoes, and remaining 5 1/2 cups onion slices over top. Using butcher's twine, tie together parsley sprigs, thyme sprigs, bay leaves, and orange peel to form a bouquet garni; add to Dutch oven.

Stir together flour and 3/4 cup water in a medium bowl until a shaggy dough forms. Turn dough out onto a clean work surface, and knead until dough comes together and is smooth, about 1 minute, adding additional water, 1 teaspoon at a time, if needed to bring dough together. Roll dough into a 36-inch-long rope. Line the rope along underside of the Dutch oven's lid where it will come into contact with the pot's lip, trimming dough rope if needed. Place lid on Dutch oven, and press gently to create a seal.

Bake daube in lower third of preheated oven 1 hour. Reduce oven temperature to 250°F and, without opening oven door, bake daube 3 hours. Remove from oven, and carefully pry open Dutch oven lid using a fork. Remove and discard bones and bouquet garni.

Place Dutch oven on stove over low. Add mushrooms and olives. Cook, stirring occasionally, gently shredding meat into large pieces, until mushrooms are tender, about 10 minutes. Skim off and discard any fat that forms on surface. Season with salt to taste. Serve daube in shallow bowls over egg noodles, if desired. Garnish with herb leaves. Remove and discard hardened dough ring once Dutch oven has cooled completely.