Recipe - Carbonnades Flamandes August 1997

1 kg Beef (alcatra) cut into 1
1/2", cubes
2 cn Beer*; see notes
6 Onions
2 tablespoon Butter
1 tablespoon Flour (up to 2)
1 Bayleaf
One fourth teaspoon Thyme
1 pn Nutmeg
1 tablespoon Vinegar
1 pn Cumin
2 sl White bread
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
Salt and pepper; to taste
3 Parsley stems; no leafs

1.Slice onions thin.

2. heat butter or oil and add cubed beef .

3. Cook over high heat until all liquid has evaporated and beef is brown.

4. Stir in onions and cook until it starts to change color.

5. Stir in flour for 2 minutes. Add beer and vinegar and bring to boil
stirring.

6. Add parsley, bay and spices.

7. Simmer covered for 1 hour.

8. Spread mustard on bread and place it on top of the stew.

9. Simmer 90 minutes or more.

Serve with fries or boiled potatoes

Suggested Wine: Beer

NOTES : Either Belgian beer and then you have to add 1 Tb sugar, I'd add a
tsp or Like I did 2 cans blond beer(bud) and One half to 1 small bottle dark
beer, slightly sweetened
Recipe by: Adapted by Miriam Podcameni Posvolsky

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #786 by Leon & Miriam Posvolsky
miriamp@pobox.com on Sep 17, 1997