Beef Carbonnade

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 slices bacon, diced
• 2 lbs stewing beef
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 5 large onions, thinly sliced
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup beef broth
• 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 12 ounces beer

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 cook bacon in ovenproof dutch oven over medium heat until crisp; remove bacon and reserve drippings.
• 3 cook beef, salt and pepper in drippings over med high heat browning beef well on all sides. add garlic and cook 1 more minute. remove beef and set aside.
• 4 add onions to drippings in dutch oven; cover and cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. stir in flour; cook 2 minutes. add broth, vinegar, sugar, thyme, bay leaf, and beer; bring to a boil.
• 5 remove from heat and add beef and bacon. cover and bake for 3 hours until beef is tender. remove bay leaf and serve.