Beef and Leeks à la Flamande

Because things made with leeks and beer seem vaguely Flemish to me, I tacked the à la Flamande onto my own invention according to the established French custom. It is a robust country stew with rich flavors bringing to mind a black iron stove and strings of things dripping from kitchen rafters. However, the dish could be made on an electric hotplate. Unfortunately, leeks are hard to come by in some parts of the United States, but if you shop the ethnic food markets, you should find t