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One day before serving the stew, in a large nonreactive bowl, combine the meat with the carrots, onions, garlic, parsley, celery, bay leaves, thyme, Cognac, red wine and the 1 tablespoon olive oil.
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Tie the peppercorns and cloves in a piece of cheesecloth; add to the bowl and toss well.
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Cover and refrigerate for 24 hours, stirring once or twice.
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Let the meat and vegetables return to room temperature.
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With a slotted spoon, remove the meat from the marinade.
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Drain well; pat dry on paper towels.
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Set the vegetables aside.
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Transfer the liquid and the cheesecloth bag to a nonreactive large heatproof casserole.
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Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
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Boil for 5 minutes to reduce slightly.
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Remove from heat.
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In a large skillet, melt the butter in the remaining 1/4 cup olive oil over high heat.
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When the foam subsides, add half of thee meat.
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Saute, tossing until browned all over, about 5 minutes.
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With the slotted spoon, transfer the meat to the liquid in the casserole.
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Repeat with the remaining meat.
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In the same skillet, saute the reserved vegetables until browned, about 7 minutes.
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Transfer the vegetables to the casserole.
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Add the mushrooms to the skillet.
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Saute until lightly browned, about 5 minutes; set aside.
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Stir the tomato paste into the casserole.
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Bring to a simmer over medium-low heat.
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Reduce the heat to very low and simmer, skimming occasionally, until the meat is very tender, 3 1/2 to 4 hours.
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Stir in the salt and pepper to taste, the mushrooms, and the orange zest and juice.
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Discard the cheesecloth bag of cloves and peppercorns.
