5 carbonades flamandes Recipes

beef (chuck cut into 5mm thick slices), bacon, cut into cubes (thick slices), onions, roughly diced (mirepoix), garlic cloves, bouquet garni (bay leaf, parsley, thyme), belgian strong brown ale , beer, beef stock, red wine vinegar, butter, olive oil, french bread , baguette, brown sugar, dijon mustard, salt, pepper

unsalted butter, onions, sliced, lean beef , shoulder or round, cut into 1/4-inch thick slices, brown sugar, flour, dijon mustard, dark beer, beef stock, salt and pepper, bay leaf, mixed dried herbs, crumbled (thyme, rosemary, sage)

lean beef for stewing, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, all-purpose flour, vegetable oil, onion, sliced, garlic, minced, chopped fresh parsley, red wine vinegar, divided, dark brown sugar, dried whole thyme, salt, pepper, bay leaf, beef consomme, undiluted, beer, hot buttered noodles

stewing beef cut into bite sized chunks, oil or butter for frying, chopped onion, dark (preferably belgian) beer, (nb: guinness also works well and i have tried this recipe with belgian raspberry beer which gave a very tasty result as well.), bread (cut off the crusts to avoid lumpy sauce), mustard, salt and pepper to taste, herbs such as bay , thyme etc can be used to taste