Carbonnade beef and beer stew is a hearty recipe with wonderful flavor notes.
What Is Carbonnade Beef Stew?
Apparently, it is also traditional to include some beef liver with the stew.
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Wonderfully hearty, flavorful, and filling.
It’s the style typically used in a carbonnade.
Or, support your local craft brewer.
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Ask them what they have that’s close to a Belgian dubbel.
What To Pair With Carbonnade Flamande
Potatoes are the most traditional pairing with this beef stew.
Trymashed potatoesorFrench fries.Buttered noodlespair well, too.
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you could also use a couple slices of bread, instead of adding flour, to thicken the stew.
Whatever ale you have used in the cooking makes for a great drink accompaniment to the stew.
Transfer the browned beef to a separate bowl.
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Add the remaining 2 tablespoons butter to the Dutch oven; reduce heat to medium.
Add the onions and 1/2 teaspoon of salt; cook until the onions are browned, about 15 minutes.
Add the flour and stir until onions are evenly coated and flour is lightly browned, about 2 minutes.
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Stir in the broth and scrape the bottom of the Dutch oven to loosen any browned bits.
Increase heat to medium-high and bring to a full simmer.
(Alternatively, you’re free to cook in the oven at 300F.)
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Stir occasionally, scraping up anything that is sticking to the bottom of the pan.
About 30 minutes before it finishes cooking, add the mustard and brown sugar.
Adjust seasonings to taste.
Discard thyme and bay leaf.
Adjust seasonings with salt and pepper to taste and serve.
Can serve plain, with potatoes, over noodles, or over French fries.
