By: EatingWell

Photographer: Burris, Ken

Publish Date: 2008-10-01

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Total Time: 8 3/4 hours

Prep Time: 45 minutes

To Make Ahead: Prepare through Step 3; cover and refrigerate for up to 1 day before cooking.

Recipe Description:

For this slow-cooker interpretation of Carbonnades Flamandes, a Flemish stew made with beer, if you can't find a brown ale, use a strong, dark beer (but not a stout).

Recipe Ingredients:

1. 4 teaspoons canola oil, divided
2. 2 pounds bottom round, trimmed of fat and cut into 1-inch cubes
3. 3/4 pound sliced cremini, or white button mushrooms
4. 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
5. 2 cups brown ale, or dark beer
6. 4 large carrots, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
7. 1 large onion, chopped
8. 1 clove garlic, minced
9. 1 1/2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
10. 1 teaspoon caraway seeds
11. 3/4 teaspoon salt
12. 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
13. 1 bay leaf

Recipe Steps:

1. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add half the beef and brown on all sides, turning frequently, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a 6-quart slow cooker. Drain any fat from the pan. Add the remaining 2 teaspoons oil and brown the remaining beef. Transfer to the slow cooker.
2. Return the skillet to medium heat, add mushrooms and cook, stirring often, until they give off their liquid and it evaporates to a glaze, 5 to 7 minutes. Sprinkle flour over the mushrooms; cook undisturbed for 10 seconds, then stir and cook for 30 seconds more. Pour in ale (or beer); bring to a boil, whisking constantly to reduce foaming, until thickened and bubbling, about 3 minutes. Transfer the mushroom mixture to the slow cooker.
3. Add carrots, onion, garlic, mustard, caraway seeds, salt, pepper and bay leaf to the slow cooker. Stir to combine.
4. Put the lid on and cook on low until the beef is very tender, about 8 hours. Discard the bay leaf before serving.

Recipe Nutrition:

Per serving: 272 calories; 9 g fat (3 g saturated fat, 4g mono unsaturated fat); 72 mg cholesterol; 17 g carbohydrates; 27 g protein; 2 g fiber; 359 mg sodium; 609 mg potassium

Nutrtion Bonus: Vitamin A (110% daily value), Zinc (33% dv), Potassium (17% dv), Iron (15% dv).

Exchanges: 2 vegetable, 3 lean meat

Carbohydrate Servings: 1

Recipe Categories:

Course(s)

Dinner

Cuisine(s)

Scandinavian

Degree of Difficulty

Moderate

Special Health Consideration(s)

Low Calorie

Low Carb

Low Sat Fat

Low Sodium

High Potassium

Heart Healthy

Diabetes Appropriate

Healthy Weight

Seasons & Occassions

Fall

Winter

Super Bowl

Main Ingredient(s)

Meat

Beef

Technique(s)

Stew

Slow Cook

Crockpot

Dish Type(s)

Main Dish

Soups/Stews

Recipe Disclaimer(s):

Scaling Disclaimer: EatingWell recipes are tested extensively in the EatingWell Test Kitchen. Eating Well cannot guarantee a recipe that has been scaled to make a different number of servings from the original. Also note that scaling only applies to the ingredient measurements: no adjustment is made to the recipe instructions, so pan sizes and cooking times and ingredient amounts referred to in the text of the recipe only apply to the original number of servings.