Before the Braise

The wine is reduced, fresh aromatics, herbs and carrots have been added. The recipe had a clever idea to put cheese cloth in-between the veg and the beef so that way the beef stays nice and pretty (maybe there was another reason too . . . who cares). I'm rather proud of my sear on that meat! After this it all gets covered with the beef broth and in to the oven for a long time!