Rub the meat with salt and pepper. Sear heartily on all sides in the clarified butter. Cook in the heated oven with the lid closed at 225 °C (gas 4) for 1 1/2 hours. Add a quarter of a liter of water gradually. 2.
Clean and rinse the mushrooms, peel the shallots. After 1 hour, add both to the meat with the bay leaves. 3.
Remove the finished meat and cut into slices. Arrange with mushrooms and shallots and keep warm.
4. bring sauce to a boil, fold in crème fraîche, season with salt, season with pepper and thicken with sauce thickener.
As a menu suggestion:
Entrée: Cucumber salad with radishes.
Main course: Braised beef with mushrooms
Dessert: White chocolate mousse
2 1/2 hours
Tip: Instead of clarified butter, you can also use butter in most cases.