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title: "Carbonade Flamande (Traditional Flemish beef stew)"
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date: 2021-03-10
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tags: ['stew', 'beef']
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author: "1FJSSps89rEMtYm8Vvkp2uyTX9MFpZtcGy"
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---
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This one is a delicious slow cooked beef stewed in beer.
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The smoked bacon is not in the traditional recipe but it's good. Don't add it if you want the real deal.
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- 🍳 Cook time: 4-8 hours
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- 🍽️ Servings: 4
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## Ingredients
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- beef (chuck, brisket, oxtail...): 1kg | 2 1/4lb
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- gingerbread: 5 slices
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- brown sugar: 1tbsp
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- brown beer (try to get a strong, tasty one): 1L | 4 cups
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- onions: 400g | 1lb
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- diced smoked bacon: 250g | 1/2lb (optional)
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- mustard
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- butter
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- vegetable oil
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- thyme
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- cloves(not garlic cloves, just cloves): 5
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- juniper berries: 5
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- bay leaves: 2
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## Directions
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1. Cut meat into big chunks
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2. Dice onions
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3. Sear the meat on high heat in a large stainless or cast iron pot until golden brown, using vegetable oil. Don't overcrowd the pot. Meanwhile, start sweating the onions in a pan, with the butter, and the smoked bacon.
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4. Set meat aside, deglaze the pot with a bit of beer, put in the onions, bacons and the brown sugar.
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5. Once the sugar is melted and the pot is deglazed properly, put the meat back in.
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6. Pour the rest of the beer into the pot.
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7. Toast the slices of gingerbread with a bit of mustard, put in the pot.
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8. Add thyme, bay leaves, cloves, juniper berries
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9. Add salt.
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10. Let it simmer for 4 to 8 hours. Check on it regularly and add water if you feel like the sauce is too thick and you need to cook it longer.
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11. Serve with a nice mashed potato.
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