Flemish beer stew

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
4poundsLean beef stew meat
2poundsLarge onions; chopped
½cupFlour
½cupSunflower oil
6Garlic cloves; crushed
1tablespoonSalt
3tablespoonsBrown sugar
¼cupWine vinegar
½cupChopped parsley
2teaspoonsThyme
Ground pepper
24ouncesBeef broth; kept hot
24ouncesBeer

Directions

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Preheat oven at 325 F. Cut stew meat into rather small pieces and roll lightly into the flour. Heat oil, then stir fry meat, a little at a time, until golden. Do the same with onion and garlic, adding more oil if needed.

Place everything in a 6 - 8 quart deep pan, adding the brown sugar, 2 tablespoons of vinegar, parsley, thyme, salt and pepper. Mix. Add hot broth and beer. Cover and bake for 2 hours. Remove pan from the oven, place it on the stove over medium fire, add balance of vinegar and bring sauce to boiling. Cover and cook for 15 minutes longer.

Posted to recipelu-digest by molony <molony@...> on Feb 24, 1998