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🍽️ Belgian Beef Stew

250 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 800 g lean beef (e.g. from the round)
• 3 sprigs thyme
• 400 g onions
• 2 garlic cloves
• 3 tbsp oil
• 4 tbsp flour
• 0.5 organic lemon
• 250 ml classic vegetable broth
• 330 ml dark beer (or malt beer)
• salt
• pepper
• 1 level tbsp brown sugar (or some honey to taste)

Instructions

1. 1. Rinse the meat under cold water.
2. 2. Pat the meat dry with a kitchen towel.
3. 3. Cut the meat into cubes about 3 to 4 centimeters in size.
4. 4. Wash the thyme sprigs under running water.
5. 5. Shake the thyme sprigs dry.
6. 6. Set the thyme sprigs aside.
7. 7. Peel the onions.
8. 8. Slice the onions into thin rings.
9. 9. Peel the garlic cloves.
10. 10. Chop the garlic finely.
11. 11. Heat the oil in a large pan.
12. 12. Toss the meat cubes in flour until lightly coated.
13. 13. Shake off any excess flour from the meat.
14. 14. Fry the meat pieces in two batches in the hot oil.
15. 15. Brown the meat well until it is brown.
16. 16. Remove the browned meat from the pan.
17. 17. Place the meat in a casserole dish.
18. 18. Add the onions to the remaining frying fat in the pan.
19. 19. Add the garlic to the remaining frying fat in the pan.
20. 20. Fry the onions and garlic, stirring frequently, until golden brown.
21. 21. Fry the onions and garlic for about 10 minutes.
22. 22. Add the fried onions to the meat in the casserole dish.
23. 23. Add the fried garlic to the meat in the casserole dish.
24. 24. Wash the lemon under hot water.
25. 25. Dry the lemon.
26. 26. Grate some fine zest from the lemon.
27. 27. Add the broth to the meat in the casserole dish.
28. 28. Add the beer to the meat in the casserole dish.
29. 29. Add the thyme sprigs to the meat in the casserole dish.
30. 30. Add about 2 teaspoons of lemon zest to the meat in the casserole dish.
31. 31. Add salt to the meat in the casserole dish.
32. 32. Add pepper to the meat in the casserole dish.
33. 33. Bring everything to a boil under the lid.
34. 34. Reduce the heat.
35. 35. Let the dish simmer for about 2 hours at medium heat.
36. 36. Add more beer or broth if necessary.
37. 37. Stir in sugar or honey shortly before the end of the cooking time.
38. 38. Taste the dish again and adjust with salt and pepper.
39. 39. Serve the dish with wide noodles or creamy polenta.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 250
• Protein: 28 g · Fett/Fat: 11 g · Carbs: 9 g