Flemish Beef & Beer Stew

• Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 2 hrs 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 7

• 4 lbs lean stewing beef
• 2 lbs large onions, chopped
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup sunflower oil
• 6 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/4 cup wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup chopped parsley
• 2 teaspoons thyme
• ground pepper
• 24 ounces beef broth, kept hot
• 24 ounces beer

Directions:

1. Preheat oven at 325 F degrees.
2. Cut stew meat into rather small pieces and roll lightly into the flour.
3. Heat oil, then stir fry meat, a little at a time, until golden.
4. Do the same with onion and garlic, adding more oil if needed.
5. Place everything in a 6-8 quart deep pan, adding the brown sugar, 2 tablespoons of vinegar, parsley, thyme, salt and pepper.
6. Mix.
7. Add hot broth and beer.
8. Cover and bake for 2 hours.
9. Remove pan from the oven, place it on the stove over medium fire, add balance of vinegar and bring sauce to boiling.
10. Cover and cook for 15 minutes longer.

Reviews

[Paulette]

It was the perfect day - cold & rainy - to have a stew and this one was awesome! I halved the recipe, and the only subsitution I made was using regular vegetable cooking oil, which is what I had on hand, instead of sunflower oil. I also threw in some carrots just to have an added vegetable. The meat was very tender, and the gravy rich & thick. I served it with a spinach salad. We had some leftover, and I think I will cook some rice or noodles to compliment the leftovers.