Greatings from Belgium

[Cisse]

Hello and greatings from Belgium... On the lookout to have the best and most teasty experience with my longhorn smooker. Curing, cold smoking, hot smoking, grilling... as long as it fits my smoker I'm a happy man!

 

[Rings Я Us]

Welcome ,
Sure are a bunch of UK users in here. You should be able to find some locals in here. Comes in handy when you need product info on items sold in your area.
Good luck on your quest to become a top rated smoking fanatic.

John B

 

[Rings Я Us]

Here is a link to UK group if you want to check that out.

http://smokingmeatforums.com/index.php?forums/uk-smokers.3161/

 

[smokin monkey]

Hi Cisse, Welcome to our "Family" and "Addiction"

Plenty of good folk on here, ask any questions you can think of, and you will get your answers.

Please take time to look at the UK Smokers Group,

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/f/3161/uk-smokers

And introduce your self on the UK Roll Call
http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/229926/roll-call

The UK Smokers Group Is where UK members can ask and share information that is unique to smoking and curing in the UK and does not obviously fit into any of the main forum categories.

Smokin Monkey

 

[Rings Я Us]

:rolleyes:

 

[SmokinRuss]

Welcome Cisse to the best group of smokers you'll ever find anywhere. Have fun with your smokes.

 

[SmokinAl]

Welcome aboard!
Glad to have you with us!
Al

 

[Cisse]

Thanks everybody for giving me a warm welcome... I'm sniffing the site and will add what and where I can add.
Thanks again and see you smoking!

PS : just one little comment on the replies: BELGIUM is not the UK :eek:, nor is it located in the UK :rolleyes:...
for those who have an intrest in geography : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium ;)

 

[Rings Я Us]

Hey , your right.. I'm confusing myself . wrong side of the English Channel haha.. .
I was reading stuff about EU countries and had EU on my mind instead of UK lol.

Not sure there is a European group here.
Edit: distance from Calais to Canterbury 40 miles? close enough . lol

Have to forgive some of us.. We haven't seen Belgium on a map since WWII and the beach landings with amphibious vehicles.

 

[noboundaries]

Cisse, welcome to SMF! The geography issue was my first chuckle of the day.

I watched a show Monday night called "Bizarre Foods Delicious Destinations: Brussels." The one dish I jumped all over, putting together a recipe based upon what I saw on the show, was Carbonnade Flamande. For those here, it is a rich beef stew made with Belgian beer. The recipe on the TV used gingerbread loaf slices and brown mustard, along with onions and S&P in the recipe. As soon as it turns cold, I'm making it! It won't be authentic, but I just might have to throw the round roast on the smoker for a couple hours to give it an additional flavor before I build the stew.

Enjoy the forum!

Ray

 

[Cisse]

Ray, may the smoking heavens hear you praying and deliver a fantastic smoked stew!
I can tell you that this stew is fantastic... one tip; use a brawn beer for the rich flavor and let it on a soft fire for a long periode of time. My mother used to have it on the fire for over 4 hours; the meat became soft and tender, rich in flavor. Enjoy!!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbonade_flamande

 

[noboundaries]

Ray, may the smoking heavens hear you praying and deliver a fantastic smoked stew!
I can tell you that this stew is fantastic... one tip; use a brawn beer for the rich flavor and let it on a soft fire for a long periode of time. My mother used to have it on the fire for over 4 hours; the meat became soft and tender, rich in flavor. Enjoy!!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbonade_flamande

Thanks Cisse! On the TV show, the stew simmered for 5 hours, so that was already in my recipe. I'm so tempted to make it this weekend.

Here is the recipe I concocted from watching them make the stew on the show.

Carbonnade Flamande

Ingredients
1/4 cup olive oil
3-4 lbs bottom round beef, cubed
2 medium onions, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
1 loaf Ginger bread loaf, sliced (see recipe under breads)
8 oz brown mustard
Sweet, dark beer to cover ingredients

Directions

1. In hot oil brown the beef and tenderize the onions. Add salt and pepper, about 1 Tbs each.

2. Layer the sliced gingerbread loaf over the top of the browned meat and onions.

3. Add the mustard.

4. Add the beer to cover everything.

5. Bring to a boil then slowly simmer for 5 hours.

6. Serve with boiled potatoes.

 

[Cisse]

Sounds about right. We serve it with French fries, but boiled potatoes will do just fine. May i suggest to add a bay leave or 2... Have a great stew!

 

[gary s]

Good morning and welcome to the forum from a beautiful sunny and cool day here in East Texas, and the best site on the web. Lots of great people with tons of information on just about everything.

Gary