Grandmother’s stew

A delicious, traditional grandmotherly Flemish stew of tender beef braised in beer and spices. Perfect for cold days!
Total Time: 3 hours
Course: Main course
Cuisine: Flemish
Keyword: stew, stoverij
Servings: 4
Calories: 600kcal

Ingredients
 

The meat

  • 2 tbsp butter (beef)
  • 1 kg stew (beef)
  • 2 tbsp pepper (to taste)
  • 2 tbsp salt (to taste)
  • 1 bag stewing spices (optional)
  • 2 tbsp flour (brown, 33 cl, preferably a Belgian variety)

The sauce

  • 2 onions (large, cut into half rings)
  • 250 g mushrooms
  • 4 carrots
  • 2 tbsp mustard
  • 0,75 l beer (brown PiedBoeuf)
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 1 cloves
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup (or sugar)
  • 2 slices bread (dark )
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar (optional)

Instructions

Preparation

  • Cut the 1 kg stew into cubes of about 3 cm. Put the meat in a bowl and season heavily with 2 tbsp salt, 2 tbsp pepper and possibly with 1 bag stewing spices. Also sprinkle with 2 tbsp flour and mix well.
  • Shred the 2 onions. clean the 250 g mushrooms and cut into wedges. Grate the 4 carrotsand cut into slices.

Implementation

  • Melt 2 tbsp butter in a large casserole over medium-high heat. Fry the meat in portions until crispy brown on all sides. Remove meat from pan and set aside.
  • Deglaze the bottom with a little butter and/or a little beer. Fry the onions over low heat until soft and golden brown, about 10 minutes.
  • Place the meat back in the pan on top of the onions. Add 1 cloves, 2 bay leaves and 2 sprigs fresh thyme. Add the shredded carrots and mushrooms. Pour over with 0,75 l beer.
  • Coat the 2 slices bread on one side with 2 tbsp mustard and place them mustard side down on the stew meat.
  • Add 1 tbsp maple syrup and 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar.
  • Bring to a boil, lower the heat and simmer gently with the lid on the pan for 2 to 2.5 hours, or until the meat is buttery tender.
  • Stir in the stew, remove the bay leaves and thyme sprigs.
  • Taste and finish with additional pepper, salt, sweet (maple syrup) or sour (apple cider vinegar).
  • Serve the stew with fries, mashed potatoes or a piece of crusty bread.

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Serving: 1portion | Calories: 600kcal

Tips

  • Thickness of the sauce: The sauce is thickened by the flour, a sandwich, and the boiling down. Still not enough? Then add cold dark roux (purchased or homemade).
  • Sweetness of the sauce: Make the sauce sweeter by using dark sugar or maple syrup.
  • Beer choice: This recipe used Pied Boeuf dark table beer, which already gives a sweet touch. Other dark beers are also suitable, but note that each beer gives its own specific flavor (sweet/bitter) to the sauce!

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