Belgian Beer Beef Stew (Stoverij) || Student Mealz Special

Belgian beer

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic beer

💰Cheaper: lager

Non-alcoholic beer maintains flavor without alcohol content.

beef chuck

🥗Healthier: lean beef

💰Cheaper: beef stew meat

Lean beef reduces fat content while stew meat is often less expensive.

Season the meat with a special mixture containing pepper, coriander, clove, mustard seed, nutmeg, and salt, or just with plain pepper and salt.

Take a very large pot and add a good amount of butter and a little olive oil to prevent the butter from burning; let it melt.

Add the seasoned meat to the pot and sear it briefly, then remove it and place it in a separate bowl.

Add more butter to the pot and let it melt again.

Add the chopped onions and sweat them for about 30 seconds, stirring occasionally to prevent burning.

Add the seared meat back to the pot, leaving the meat juices behind in the bowl.

Add flour, bay leaves, thyme, and crushed garlic to the pot; stir well.

Place the slice of bread in the middle of the pot and pour the beer over it.

Add the reserved meat juices and enough beef stock to ensure the meat is submerged.

Wait for the mixture to start boiling, then lower the heat to a low setting and cover the pot with a lid, leaving an opening.

Let it simmer until the bread gains volume, about 40 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Cooking Techniques

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