Boneless Flanken and Potatoes with Red Wine

You’ll be proud to bring this Boneless Flanken with Potatoes with Red Wine, and Shallots, to the Shabbos table.

This recipe is one of my favorites from my Shabbat cooking classes. Add it to your Shabbat Chanukah menu!

Three packages of boneless flanken.

This recipe uses boneless flanken, which is a more affordable cut of meat (it’s not the same cut as bone-in flanken). But–you can use any type of roast you like! You’ll need to adjust cooking time if using a different cut. 

Searing seasoned boneless flanken.

Season meat generously with salt and pepper. Heat a heavy-bottomed pot (or braising pan or roaster) over high heat. Once the pan is hot, add oil. Add the meat and sear 3 minutes per side or until brown. Remove meat set aside.

Shallot bulbs + 2 peeled shallots on countertop.

Have your shallots peeled and ready to go. 

Sautéing halved shallots.

Add additional oil if needed when cooking the shallots, garlic, thyme, and rosemary. Sauté for 2 minutes. 

Adding red wine to sautéed halved shallots, garlic, thyme, and rosemary.

Add wine, water, and brown sugar. Let boil for 2 minutes. 

Returning meat to the pot with sautéed shallots, seasoning, and liquid.

Return meat to the pot. 

Seared boneless flanken in a pot with sautéed shallots, seasoning, and liquid.

Season liquid with 2 tsp salt. Cover pot and bake at 350℉ for 2 hours. This will smell so good while it’s cooking. 

Baby yellow potatoes, halved, cut side down, on a parchment lined baking sheet.

If you have another oven, you can get going on the potatoes already. Otherwise, just have them ready to go into the oven after the 2 hours, as they cook at a higher temperature. Place potatoes on a lined baking sheet, toss with oil, and season with salt and pepper. Place them cut side down. Bake at 425℉ for 25 minutes.

Adding baked baby yellow potato halves to the pot of boneless flanken and sauce.

Add cooked potatoes to the pot. 

Closeup of boneless flanken and potatoes with red wine in a pot.

Make sure the meat is somewhat submerged in liquid and the potatoes are on top. 

Closeup of boneless flanken and potatoes with red wine on a serving platter.

Return pan to oven and cook uncovered for an additional hour, or until meat is fork tender (total cooking time is at least 3 hours, sometimes 3.5 depending on your oven and the size of the beef). 

Boneless flanken and potatoes with shallots and red wine, on a serving platter. Glass of cabernet sauvignon nearby.

Enjoy with red wine!

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5 from 1 vote

Boneless Flanken and Potatoes with Red Wine

Ingredients

  • 2 pieces boneless flanken, 2-inches thick (about 1.5-2 pounds each)
  • salt and black pepper, for sprinkling
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 6 shallots, peeled and cut in half
  • 6 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 sprigs fresh rosemary (optional, we did without)
  • 4 sprigs fresh thyme (optional, we did without)
  • 2 cups dry red wine
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 tsp salt

Potatoes:

  • 25 baby yellow potatoes, halved
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • salt and black pepper, for sprinkling

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350℉.
  • Season meat generously with salt and pepper. Heat a heavy bottom pot or braiser on high. Once the pan is hot, add oil. Add the meat and sear 3 minutes per side or until brown. Remove meat set aside.
  • Add additional oil if needed. Add shallots, garlic, thyme, and rosemary. Sauté for 2 minutes. Add wine, water, and brown sugar. Let boil for 2 minutes then return meat to pot. Season liquid with 2 tsp salt. Cover pot and bake for 2 hours.
  • Prepare the potatoes. Raise oven temperature to 425°F. Place potatoes on a lined baking sheet, toss with oil, and season with salt and pepper. Place them cut side down. Bake for 25 minutes.
  • After the meat has cooked for 2 hours, add cooked potatoes to the pot. Make sure the meat is somewhat submerged in liquid and the potatoes are on top. Return pan to oven and cook uncovered for an additional hour, or until meat is fork tender (total cooking time is at least 3 hours, sometimes 3 ½ depending on your oven and the size of the beef).
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Florence Chera

Florence Chera is a wife and mom to 4 kids. She’s been cooking in the kitchen for as long as she can remember. Her parents were always encouraging anytime she wanted to test out a recipe or cook for them. Even at a young age, her mother always asked for help in the kitchen, which further boosted her confidence. 

Florence’s journey with food really began at age 18 when she interned at a culinary school. Later, when she got married, she made cooking her profession and has been teaching private cooking classes for over 12 years. 

On her Instagram page @beyondmyrecipes, she encourages her followers to go beyond my recipe and make it yours.

11 responses to “Boneless Flanken and Potatoes with Red Wine”

  1. MK Avatar
    MK

    Would this work overnight, eg, on Shabbos in a crockpot?

  2. Wondering Avatar
    Wondering

    Why does everything needs brown sugar in it?!

    1. Mb Avatar
      Mb

      Brown sugar is the best spice!!!
      Great recipe for pesach btw!

    2. batsheva Avatar
      batsheva

      out a squeeze of date syrup instead

  3. Ruth Lebovits Avatar
    Ruth Lebovits

    Can it be transferred and baked in 9×13 as I don’t have oven pots?

    1. Estie Avatar
      Estie

      I started this recipe in a pan. Then I transferred it to a 9×13 when it was time to put it in the oven. It was delicious. I would use mini potatoes next time.

  4. laya goldman Avatar
    laya goldman

    so the meat cooks on 350 for two hours and then with the potatoes on 425 for another hour or hour and a half is this right?

  5. laya goldman Avatar
    laya goldman

    wish you had given this recipe 3 days ago so we could have made it for shabbos chanukah

  6. GS Avatar
    GS

    5 stars
    This recipe is delicious!

  7. laya goldman Avatar
    laya goldman

    its two months and no answer yet . do we cook the meat at
    350 for two hours and then 425 for another hour please answer thank you

    1. marlene Avatar
      marlene

      Not my recipe, but it’s saying to bake the potatoes seperately at 425F for 25 minutes and then add them to the 350F pot with the meat, and bake for another hour. It sounds like overkill to me for baby potatoes, but that’s what the recipe suggests.

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