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carbonnade flamande
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5 from 3 votes

Slow Cooker Carbonnade Flamande

Course: dinner, Entree, Main

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs stew beef
  • 1 tsp salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 6 slices thick bacon
  • 2 medium onions sliced thin
  • 6 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 tsp dried thyme leaves
  • 1 tsp old bay seasoning
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp vinegar
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 2 cups beer
  • fresh parsley, chopped

Instructions

  • Season your stew meat with salt & pepper.
  • In a sauce pan over medium-high heat add oil and brown your beef stew in batches. Transfer to slow cooker.
  • Add bacon to same sauce pan and cook until crisp. Remove and drain on paper towel. Set aside. Once cool cut into 1 inch pieces and add to the slow cooker.
  • In pan with bacon fat add in your sliced onions. Cook until soft. Add garlic, thyme, old bay seasoning, bay leaves, vinegar, another dash of salt & pepper and cook for 1 minute or so. Sprinkle sugar over mixture in pan and stir well. Add flour and cook for another minute (stir as you go). Finally add your beer, increase your heat a little and cook until mixture thickens.
  • Pour saucepan mixture over beef & bacon. Gently stir and cook on low for about 5-6 hours or until meat is tender. Remove bay leaves and serve topped with fresh parsley.