Uncle Bill's Beef Au Juis

Total Time: 14 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 14 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 lbs beef bones or 2 lbs soup bones, with marrow
• 4 tablespoons olive oil or 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 1 large carrot, sliced
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 6 fluid ounces tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon vegetable seasoning
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 teaspoons dried rosemary
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed pepper black peppercorns
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 3 cups water
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 2 teaspoons tapioca starch or 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1/4 cup cold water

Recipe

• 1 first step.
• 2 preheat oven to 325 degrees f.
• 3 in a medium size roasting pan, add soup bones, olive oil, onion, carrot, celery and tomato paste; stir together.
• 4 bake covered at 325 f for about 2 hours, stirring frequently.
• 5 now add vegetable seasoning, garlic, rosemary, thyme, pepper corns, salt and water; mix well.
• 6 continue to roast at 325 f covered, for about 12 hours, stirring occasionally.
• 7 do not let ingredients go dry, add additional water if required.
• 8 when done, strain through a fine sieve and discard solids.
• 9 return au juis to the roasting pan.
• 10 add red wine and bring to boil.
• 11 in a small bowl, whisk together tapioca starch and cold water until smooth.
• 12 while au juis is boiling, add tapioca mixture in small amounts, stirring constantly until au juis thickens just slightly.
• 13 au juis should be quite runny.
• 14 adjust seasonings to taste.
• 15 heat to serve over prime rib roast or other roasts of your choice.