Main courses
Carbonnade à la Flamande
The Flemish beef and dark beer stew: caramelised onions, smoked pancetta, a bouquet garni and a square of chocolate to round it off.
- Total
- 3 h 30 min
- Servings
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- Medium
Ingredients
Servings
4 servings
- 1.5 kgbeef
- 200 gsmoked pancetta
- 2 bottlesdark Belgian beer (Leffe Brune), 66 cl each
- 2golden onions
- 2 tbspplain flour (00)
- 1 lbeef stock
- 2 tspcassonade (brown sugar)
- 1bouquet garni, rosemary, thyme and bay
- 1 cubedark chocolate (optional)
- to tasteolive oil
Method
Step 1. Fry the pancetta in a pan with a little oil and set it aside.
Step 2. In the same pan sear the beef after patting it dry with kitchen paper.
Step 3. Chop the onions and fry them in plenty of oil over medium heat, adding the sugar after a couple of minutes.
Step 4. Once the onions are caramelised, add in this order: beef and pancetta, flour (stir it in well), beer, stock, bouquet garni and chocolate.
Step 5. Cover with a lid and cook on low heat for 2 to 3 hours.
Step 6. When done, remove the bouquet garni.
Written down on March 15, 2023
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