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Episode
French Country Cooking
With our flavorful beef stew, we translate the bold, robust flavors of Provence to the home kitchen. And as a finale, we balance the richness of the stew with our light, airy, melt-in-your-mouth meringues.

Daube Provençal, a beef stew from the south of France, is country cooking at its best: bold, brash, and full-flavored. Unfortunately, it is often a one-note wonder, like “beef stew with oranges.” We wanted to blend tender pieces of beef, a luxurious sauce, and the complex flavors of Provence to make a robust but cohesive stew. For dessert, we reveal how to avoid the most common meringue making pitfalls to create cookies with a shatteringly crisp texture.

Recipes
Meringue Cookies
Daube Provencal
Orange Meringue Cookies
Chocolate Meringue Cookies
Toasted Almond Meringue Cookies


Equipment Center
Pastry Bags


Science Desk
Twin Stabilizers—Sugar and Cornstarch
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