Carbonnade Flamande

Introduction: Last Tuesday, my family decided to prepare a typical meal of this región (Nord-Pas-De-Calais), so they cooked a “Carbonnade flamande”.

Preparation:

-          60 g margarine.

-          1,5 kg beef.

-          300 g onions.

-          2 dessert spoon of flour.

-          1 l Ch’ti beer.

-          1 mixed herbes.

-          1 dessert spoon of vergeoise.

-          1 dessert spoon of mustard.

-          3 slices of gingerbread.

-          Salt and pepper.

Preparation (3h 30):

-            Melt the margarine in a casserole.

-          Cut the meat in cubes and glaze it.

-          Let cook until it is brown and after take them from the casserole.

-          Next, cook the finely chopped onions in the same casserole.

-          Then , add the meat and the flour and mix the preparation.

-          Cover the meat with the water and the beer, also salt and pepper.

-          Add the mixed herbes and let simmer for 2 hours.

-          Mix the vergeoise, the mustard and some cooking juices.

-          Add this mixture to the meat as well as the slices of gingerbread, and let cook for 1 hour.

And here you are a “Carbonnade flamande”. It’s recommended to serve it with some chips and salad. Delicious!!!!

Ariadna Cobo Barea.