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Community => Butchering, Cooking, Recipes => Topic started by: bishop311 on April 26, 2017, 11:03:06 AM

Title: Carbonnade à la Flamande
Post by: bishop311 on April 26, 2017, 11:03:06 AM: Carbonnade à la Flamande

Ingredients

2 lb. elk meat, cut into 2″ x 1⁄2″-thick slices
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1⁄4 cup flour
4 tbsp. unsalted butter
4 slices bacon, finely chopped
6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
3 medium yellow onions, thinly sliced lengthwise
2 cups Belgian-style ale
1 cup beef stock
2 tbsp. dark brown sugar
2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
3 sprigs thyme
3 sprigs parsley
2 sprigs tarragon
1 bay leaf
Bread, for serving

Instructions:

Season elk with salt and pepper in a bowl; add flour and toss to coat. Heat 2 tbsp. butter in a 6-qt. Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add elk meat; cook, turning, until browned, about 8 minutes. Transfer to a plate; set aside. Add bacon to Dutch oven; cook until its fat renders, about 8 minutes. Add remaining butter, garlic, and onions; cook until caramelized, about 30 minutes. Add half the beer; cook, scraping bottom of pot, until slightly reduced, about 4 minutes. Return elk meat to pot with remaining beer, stock, sugar, vinegar, thyme, parsley, tarragon, bay leaf, and salt and pepper; boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook, covered, until meat is very tender, about 1 ½ hours. Serve with bread.

Serves 4
Title: Re: Carbonnade à la Flamande
Post by: merkaba93 on April 26, 2017, 12:12:26 PM: Sounds good!
Title: Re: Carbonnade à la Flamande
Post by: bishop311 on April 26, 2017, 12:18:14 PM: It really is! It is a Belgian dish that they usually do with beef, but Elk is absolutely perfect for this. Kind of a meat only hunter's stew. There is just enough of the ale taste to contrast really nicely with the meat and onions and garlic and other spices. Thanks
Title: Re: Carbonnade à la Flamande
Post by: pianoman9701 on April 26, 2017, 01:18:28 PM: Is your cider vinegar standard high acidity or is it a sweet vinegar? The dish sounds great. :tup:
Title: Re: Carbonnade à la Flamande
Post by: bishop311 on April 27, 2017, 04:58:25 AM: I use the brand "Bragg" Organic Apple Cider Vinegar. The bottle says "Raw & Unfiltered" on the bottom of it. It is really tasty stuff! The sour from the apple cider vinegar and the sweet from the brown sugar contrasts and it has a really interesting taste when combined with the flavor from the Belgian ale. The recipe is actually super old. Let me know how you like it if you try it! :tup: