Flemish Beef Sirloin In Beer Sauce With Savory Vegetables Food

STEAK WITH BEER SAUCE AND SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Toss the sweet potatoes, red onion, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper on a rimmed baking sheet; arrange the onion cut-side down. Roast, flipping halfway through, until the sweet potatoes are tender and the onion is browned and crisp, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, season the steaks with salt and pepper. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil. Add the steaks and cook until browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side for medium rare. Transfer to a plate and tent with foil; let rest.
• Remove the skillet from the heat and add the beer, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Stir in the mustard. Return the skillet to medium-low heat and simmer until the liquid is slightly syrupy, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the vinegar, honey and any collected juices from the steaks; season with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Remove from the heat and stir in the butter until melted.
• Peel and slice the roasted onion. Top the steaks with the pan sauce. Serve with the roasted vegetables. Sprinkle with the parsley.

FLEMISH BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In medium saucepan over moderate heat, melt butter. Add beef cubes and sauté, tossing occasionally, until lightly browned on most sides, about 4 minutes. Transfer to medium bowl (do not clean saucepan) and add flour, salt, and pepper. Toss to combine, then transfer to slow cooker.
• In same saucepan over high heat, bring 1 cup ale to boil, scraping up browned bits from bottom of pan. Pour over beef in slow cooker. Stir in remaining 2 cups ale, onions, garlic, brown sugar, mustard, thyme, bay leaves, and cloves. Cover and cook on low 6 hours. Add bread and continue cooking until meat is tender and sauce has thickened, 2 to 3 hours more.
• Stir in lemon juice. Garnish with basil or parsley and serve hot.

STOOFVLEES (FLEMISH BEEF STEW)

Steps:

• Peel and roughly dice the onions.
• Melt a knob of butter and about 1 tbsp of oil in a large (preferably cast-iron) casserole over medium heat. Sauté the onions until soft and just starting to brown. Remove from the casserole and put into a large container.
• Add 1 to 2 more tbsp of oil to the casserole. Season the beef and add the meat to the casserole. Brown the beef cubes over medium heat in batches. (About 7 to 8 pieces of meat per batch should do the trick.) Once browned, add each batch to the onions.
• Add the Loonse stroop/syrup and beer to the casserole and turn up the heat. Bring to a boil and scrape the brown bits from the bottom of the casserole.
• Once the stewing liquid comes to a boil, add the onion and beef cubes back to the casserole, along with the cloves and bouquet garni. Give the stew-to-be a good stir and bring to a simmer.
• Next, spread 1 tbsp of mustard on each slice of bread and place both slices (mustard side down) on top of the stew. (They'll disintegrate completely, adding flavour to the stew and thickening the sauce.)
• Let the stew simmer (uncovered!) for 1.5 hours, stirring every 30 minutes. Then pop a lid on and simmer for another 15 minutes. This adds a touch more moisture back to the casserole, which the dish will need. Remove from the heat.
• Remove the bouquet garni (and cloves, if you can find them). Add the tablespoon of vinegar, and give your stoofvlees a good stir.
• Now comes the most difficult part. Leave it alone for at least 12 hours (with the lid on). The flavours will build up even more. It can be eaten straight away as well, but it will always taste better the day after.

BEEF IN BEER

Steps:

• pre-heat the oven to 180c, 350F, gas mark 4. Cut the steak into large cubes (leave all fat as this will melt in cooking). and slice onions.
• Heat the butter and oil in a large casserole and cook the meat over a high heat for 10 minutes until browned and sealed.
• Remove steak and add onions, fry onions until they are transparent and then add the flour stiring allowing the flour to absorb the fat.
• return the meat to the casserole dish and add the beer, mustard, and bay leaf. Cover and cook in the oven for 2 1/2 hours or until tender and sauce has reduced and thickened. You can leave this in the oven for longer if you wish, or cook the day before and reheat.
• you can add a teaspoon of suger at step four if the beer you are using is quite bitter.

SAVEUR FLEMISH BEER AND BEEF STEW

Steps:

• dry beef cubes with a paper towel and season generously with salt and pepper. let sit 15-20 minutes at room temperature.
• coat beef cubes in flour on all side, tossing to coat.
• heat 2 tablespoons butter in a 6-quart dutch oven over medium high heat. Working in batches, brown beef cubes on all sides, turning -- this should take 8-16 minutes.
• transfer beef cubes to a plate and set aside.
• Add bacon to dutch oven and cook until its fat renders, about 8 minutes.
• add remainig butter, garlic and onions; cook until caramelized, about 30 minutes.
• Add half the beer; cook, scraping the bottom of the pot, until slightly reduced - about 4 minutes.
• return the beef cubes to the pot with the remaining beer, beef stock, sugar, cider vinegar, thyme, parsley, tarragon, bay lead and salt and pepper. bring to a boil.
• reduce heat to medium-low.
• cook, covered, until the beef is tender -- about an hour and a half.
• serve with bread.

FLEMISH BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Pat beef dry and sprinkle with pepper and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Heat oil and butter in a wide 6- to 8-quart heavy pot over high heat until hot but not smoking, then brown beef in 2 to 3 batches (without crowding), turning over once, until dark brown, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Add onions and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt to pot and cook over high heat, stirring occasionally and scraping up brown bits from bottom of pot, until pale golden, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to moderately low and cover pot, then cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are golden, about 10 minutes more.
• Add beef along with any juices on plate, bay leaves, and beer and bring to a simmer.
• Meanwhile, spread 1 tablespoon mustard on each side of bread slices, then place bread on top of stew. Simmer stew, covered, until beef is very tender, about 2 hours.
• Just before serving, stir bread into stew, breaking it up with a spoon, until it is incorporated and stew is thickened. Season with salt.

BELGIAN MEATBALLS BRAISED IN BEER

Steps:

• To prepare meatballs, soak bread crumbs in milk until thoroughly moistened; squeeze dry with hands.
• Combine bread crumbs, ground meats, eggs, shallots, parsley, salt, pepper and nutmeg in medium bowl.
• Form mixture into 6 to 8 balls or patties (2 inches in diameter and 1/2-inch thick); dust with 2 tablespoons flour.
• Heat butter and oil in deep, heavy Dutch oven, until hot but not smoking, over high heat.
• Add meatballs; cook until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes, making sure butter does not burn.
• Remove meat balls to platter; keep warm.
• To prepare sauce, discard all but 2 tablespoons of fat in pan.
• Add onion and endives.
• Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, for about 10 minutes.
• Add sugar, salt, pepper and 2 tablespoons flour to vegetables; cook, stirring, for 1 to 2 minutes longer.
• Add beer and broth; heat to quick boil, scraping up all brown bits from bottom of pan.
• Reduce heat to simmer; return meatballs to pan, placing them on top of vegetables.
• Simmer, partly covered, until meat is cooked through, 45 minutes.
• Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

FLEMISH BEEF SIRLOIN IN BEER SAUCE WITH SAVORY VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Season beef with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in a large skillet and brown the roast on all sides for approximately 5 minutes per side, or until well browned.
• Transfer roast to a roasting pan (with a lid) just large enough to hold the beef and the vegetables.
• Return skillet to heat and cook the onions, garlic, carrots, cloves and orange zest for about 5 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the cooked veggies to the roaster, surrounding the meat.
• Place the roaster over medium heat on the stove top. Pour in the brandy.
• Using a long match or special lighter, carefully set the brandy alight and allow the flames to die down.
• Add the beer, peppercorns, bay leaves, thyme and porcini mushrooms. Bring to a boil.
• Cover the roaster with foil, then add lid. Transfer to the oven and cook for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, or until roast is done.
• Transfer the beef and vegetables to a platter and keep them warm in the oven (you can turn off the heat). Reserve the juices left in the roaster.
• For the sauce, mix the vinegar, cornstarch and sugar in a small bowl until smooth. Add 2 TB of the meat juices and mix well. Pour this mixture into the roaster and cook over low heat for 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Carve the roast and serve with Braised Fennel (Zaar recipe #100458) and boiled new potatoes.