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Carbonnade

Carbonnade is a dish that comes from Belgium and the north of France. Large pieces of beef are slowly simmered in beer with carrots and onions. Here's a personal version.

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Last modified on: November 13^th 2011

For 6 people, you will need:

1 1 kg beef
2 2 onions
3 2 carrots
4 5 tablespoons olive oil
5 2 tablespoons flour
6 1 litre beer
7 salt
8 pepper
Total weight: 2,732 grams

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Time required

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
32 min.	2 hours 12 min.	2 hours 44 min.

Keeping:

Several days in the fridge in a sealed container.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Cut 1 kg beef into large cubes.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Prepare and chop 2 onions.

Stage 3 - 10 min.

Prepare and chop 2 carrots.

Stage 4 - 10 min.

Pour 5 tablespoons olive oil into a large heavy-based pan on high heat.

When hot, add the pieces of meat and fry until browned on each side (do not salt, as this will bring out the juices, which will stop them browning).

When browned, remove the meat from the pan and transfer to a plate to wait.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Use the same pan, which should now contain just a little fat, and fry the chopped onions with salt and pepper for 1 or 2 minutes, stirring from time to time.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

Return the cubed meat to the pan and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons flour.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

Add the diced carrots.

Stage 8 - 3 min.

Add 1 litre beer, then salt and pepper.

Stage 9 - 2 hours

Turn the heat down to minimum and leave to simmer for about 2 hours...

Stage 10

...until the beer has reduced to make a thick and tasty sauce. At the same time the meat will have become very well cooked tender.

Remarks

For the beer, I advise you to use a dark beer which will give stronger flavour.

In the so-called "Flemish" carbonnade, a little brown sugar or a slice of gingerbread spread with mustard is added to the dish. But, I don't feel that either is necessary.

For more flavour, you can add a beef stock cube.

Carbonnade is one of those dishes, like boeuf bourguignon for example, which is even better when it is reheated.

Nutritional information

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 6 people : 28.08 €
Per person : 4.68 €

Note : These prices are only approximate

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And to drink?: The same beer as you add to the dish - a Belgian beer, of course!

I prefer "Mort-Subite" Geuze ("sudden death"!), but you can use a dark beer like Chimay, or a British-style mild or strong ale.

Source

Home made

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Beer: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Endive and beer soup, Gratin du Nord, Welsh (French Welsh Rarebit), ... All
	Beef : You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Boeuf (beef) bourguignon, Melt-in-the mouth meat and vegetables in a sealed casserole, Two-stage beef chuck , Taos hotpot, How to slow cook meat, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Special Parmesan baguettes, Scallops au gratin, Mixed seed grissini, Stuffed artichokes au gratin, Hot tomato sauce, ... All
	Onion: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chicken breasts in a potato crust, Ratatouille confite, Hamburgers, Rustic chicken and mushroom pie, Tartiflette, ... All

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I have stumbled upon this dish in many cookbooks, JH but I never seen an actual picture! It looks delicious!!! Thank you for sharing...
Posted by Louise november 14^th 2011 at 23:20 (n° 1)

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