Beef à la flamande

Name: Beef à la flamande
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons lard or oil; bouquet garni; 1 kg (2 lb) piece chuck steak or topside beef, cut into eight 1 cm (½ inch) thick slices; 3 juniper berries; 4 small onions, thinly sliced; 1.25 litres brown stock; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 litre beer (not bitter); 3 tablespoons plain flour

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
3 hr 30

Appears in

Casseroles

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1999

About

This traditional Flemish recipe consists of tender beef and onions that have been slowly stewed in beer with a little sugar. It makes a satisfying warming dish for a cold winter’s evening.

Ingredients

1 kg (2 lb) piece chuck steak or topside beef, cut into eight 1 cm (½ inch) thick slices
3 tablespoon

Main course
Winter

Method

Preheat the oven to moderate 180°C (350°F/Gas 4). Season the beef slices with salt and pepper. Melt the lard or oil in a large flameproof casserole dish and fry the meat, in batches, over high heat until browned, remove from the pan and set aside. Reduce the heat a