Carbonnade a la flamande (Belgian Beef and Beer Stew)

Ingredients

• Pepper
• Salt
• Butter
• 2 ½ Tablespoons of Flour
• Pinch of smoked paprika
• Large pinch of Dry thyme or small handfull of fresh thyme
• 2 Bay Leaves
• + 4 more ingredients
• • 1 750 ml bottle of Belgian Brown Beer
  • 1 ½ cup of Chick Stock or Broth
  • 2 Large Yellow Onions Cut in ¼ inch semi-circles
  • 2 Lbs Lean Grass-Fed Beef cut into 1" squares

Heat a heavy stew pot over medium-high heat, and place 2 Tbs of butter in bottom. Aggressively Salt and Pepper meat. When butter is getting slightly browned, working in batches, brown beef on all sides, not stirring to allow crust to form on all of the pieces. Set meat aside. Turn down heat to me...

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