Flemish beef and beer stew (carbonnade)

Name: Flemish beef and beer stew (carbonnade)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h 20 min
Total time: 2 h 50 min
Cuisine: french
Ingredients: 300 g Stewing beef; 240 g Onion; 400 g Beer; 40 g Sliced sandwich bread; 20 g Dijon mustard; 10 g Sugar; 1 g Bay leaves; 1 g Dried thyme; 20 g Butter; 300 g Potatoes (optional)

Flemish beef and beer stew (carbonnade) is ready in 170 minutes (30 hands-on) and has 540 kcal and 35 g of protein per serving. One serving costs about $3.86. Prices from Walmart, 2026.

Total time: 170 min
Hands-on: 30 min
Calories: 540 kcal
Cost per serving: $3.86

Ingredients (Serves: 2)

Stewing beef300 g
Onion240 g
Beer400 g
Sliced sandwich bread40 g
Dijon mustard20 g
Sugar10 g
Bay leaves1 g
Dried thyme1 g
Butter20 g
Potatoes (optional)300 g

Method

Cut the beef into chunks and season with salt and pepper. Brown it in half the butter in a heavy pot for 8 minutes, then set aside.
Slice the onions and cook them in the remaining butter for 15 minutes over low heat until soft and golden. Stir in the sugar.
Spread the mustard on the bread. Return the beef to the pot, add the beer, the bay leaf and the thyme and lay the bread on top, mustard side down.
Cover and simmer very gently for 2 hours until the beef is tender and the sauce is thick. Peel and boil the potatoes for 18 minutes during the last 30 minutes.
Stir the bread into the sauce, remove the bay leaf and serve with the potatoes.

Nutrition per serving

Calories	540 kcal
Protein	35 g
Carbohydrates	34 g
Sugars	11 g
Fat	24 g
Fiber	3 g

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