Flemish Beef And Beer Stew

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs boneless beef chuck or 1 1/2 lbs round steaks, 1 inch thick
• 1/4 lb bacon
• 4 medium onions, sliced
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup water
• 1 (12 ounce) can dark beer
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• minced parsley
• hot cooked noodles

Recipe

• 1 cut beef into 1/2-inch slices; cut slices into 2-inch strips.
• 2 cut bacon into 1/4-inch pieces; fry in dutch oven until crisp.
• 3 remove bacon with slotted spoon; drain.
• 4 pour off fat and reserve.
• 5 cook and stir onions and garlic in 2 tablespoons of the reserved bacon fat until onion is tender, about 10 minutes.
• 6 remove onions.
• 7 cook and stir beef in remaining bacon fat until brown, about 15 minutes.
• 8 stir in flour to coat beef; gradually stir in water.
• 9 add onions, beer, bay leaf, brown sugar, salt, thyme and pepper.
• 10 add just enough water to cover beef if necessary.
• 11 heat to boiling; reduce heat.
• 12 cover and simmer until beef is tender-1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• 13 remove bay leaf.
• 14 stir in vinegar; sprinkle with bacon and parsley.
• 15 if you prefer, you can brown the beef and cook the bacon first, then put everything in the crockpot for 6-8 hours on low and it turns out just about as well!