比利时冷知识：啤酒炖牛肉

著名的啤酒炖牛肉

比利时人不光爱喝啤酒，还用啤酒做菜，其中最出名的菜品大概就是弗拉芒炖肉 Flemish stew

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这道菜通常炖的是牛肉，用比利时啤酒炖到入口即化，表面浸满浓稠的汤汁。

毫不意外，人们往往把它与炸薯条或土豆泥一起食用，毕竟在比利时什么都能配薯条。

Stoofvlees, this Flemish stew literally translates to “stew meat” and that’s a pretty accurate description. This typical Belgian food is made from beef slowly simmered in Belgian beer until it melts in your mouth. The sauce is thickened with a few slabs of bread slathered in mustard, a bit of onion, and some seasoning. Some chefs add other ingredients like mushrooms or garlic, but the traditional recipe focuses on Belgian beer and beef. Good Flemish stew is so much more than the sum of its humble parts. In the right hands, it can be both rich and slightly tart from the beer. It’s the perfect comfort food on a wet winter day, especially as it is invariably served with French fries or mashed potatoes. It warms you from the inside out.

弗拉芒炖肉的弗拉芒原文叫 Stoofvlees，这道弗拉芒炖菜的字面含义就是“炖肉”，而且这种描述非常贴切。这道经典的比利时菜式是用牛肉制成的，然后加入比利时啤酒，用文火炖至入口即化的程度。之后再加入几片涂满芥末酱的面包、少许洋葱和调味品，使汤汁变得浓稠。一些厨师会加入其他食材，如蘑菇或大蒜，但传统的做法惯用比利时啤酒和牛肉来做这道菜。美味的佛兰德炖菜里有很多这种不起眼的食材。烹调得当的话，这道菜会很香，而且还略带点啤酒酸涩的味道。在潮湿的冬季，这道菜是安抚心情的绝佳美食了，特别是，人们往往把它与炸薯条或土豆泥一起食用。这道菜会让你感受到由内而外的温暖。