For my northern friends who I envy for your cold weather. This is thick and rich--modified from a Cooks recipe and one of the best dishes I ever made.
2 1/2- 3 lb chuck roast, trimmed and cut into 1 inch cubes
3 tbls corn oil
2 Lbs or more yellow onions,halved & sliced 1/4 in. thick
2 Tbls tomato paste
2 tspns minced garlic
3 Tbls AP flour
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup beef broth
12 oz Chimay or other Belgian ale
1 Tbls chopped fresh thyme
2 bay leaves
1 Tbls cider vinegar
Pre heat oven to 300. Salt and pepper beef to taste. Put 2 Tbls oil in heavy large Dutch oven over med-high heat. Brown 1/3 of the beef at a time on all sides. DO NOT CROWD. Move to a bowl after each batch. Before fond gets too brown, deglace with some stock and put in bowl with the meat, add oil to Dutch oven and continue until all meat is browned.
Add a little more oil to dutch oven and reduce heat to med-low. Add onions, 1/2 tsp salt, and tomato paste; cook stirring and scraping for about 5 minutes until onions are sweated. Increase heat to med and cook stirring occasionly until browned--about 12-14 min. Stir in garlic and cook 30 seconds.Add flour and stir about 2 min. Sir in remaining broths scraping up fond--stir in ale, thyme , bay leaves,vinegar, browned beef with juices, and salt and pepper to taste. Increase heat to med high and bring to full simmer. Cover partially and put pot in the oven. Cook until tender--about 2 hours. Discard bay and adjust seasonings. Serve over buttered egg noodles. Very Flemish and grand fare.
2 1/2- 3 lb chuck roast, trimmed and cut into 1 inch cubes
3 tbls corn oil
2 Lbs or more yellow onions,halved & sliced 1/4 in. thick
2 Tbls tomato paste
2 tspns minced garlic
3 Tbls AP flour
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup beef broth
12 oz Chimay or other Belgian ale
1 Tbls chopped fresh thyme
2 bay leaves
1 Tbls cider vinegar
Pre heat oven to 300. Salt and pepper beef to taste. Put 2 Tbls oil in heavy large Dutch oven over med-high heat. Brown 1/3 of the beef at a time on all sides. DO NOT CROWD. Move to a bowl after each batch. Before fond gets too brown, deglace with some stock and put in bowl with the meat, add oil to Dutch oven and continue until all meat is browned.
Add a little more oil to dutch oven and reduce heat to med-low. Add onions, 1/2 tsp salt, and tomato paste; cook stirring and scraping for about 5 minutes until onions are sweated. Increase heat to med and cook stirring occasionly until browned--about 12-14 min. Stir in garlic and cook 30 seconds.Add flour and stir about 2 min. Sir in remaining broths scraping up fond--stir in ale, thyme , bay leaves,vinegar, browned beef with juices, and salt and pepper to taste. Increase heat to med high and bring to full simmer. Cover partially and put pot in the oven. Cook until tender--about 2 hours. Discard bay and adjust seasonings. Serve over buttered egg noodles. Very Flemish and grand fare.
"He who sups with the devil should have a. long spoon".