Delicious Hachee

Dutch Beef Stew Easy Recipe

HACHEE – A Dutch classic delicious, and satisfying warming beef stew.

About Hachee:

Hachee is a traditional Dutch stew based on fish or poultry, diced meat, and vegetables. The Hachee based on beef, apple butter, onions, breakfast bread and vinegar or wine, is a typical recipe of the traditional Dutch cuisine. Generally, a classic hachee beef stew is made with only a few ingredients. Seasoned with dark beer, bay leaves and cloves.

SERVES: 4

Ingredients:

• 50g of butter
• 600g of beef (suitable for stewing), cubed
• 2 tablespoons of flour
• 1 beef stock cube
• 3 large chopped onions
• 3 tablespoons of red wine vinegar
• 4 cloves
• 3 bay leaves
• Salt and pepper

Instructions:

1. Melt the butter in a thick-walled cooking pot, like a Dutch oven.
2. Add the beef and brown well.
3. Take out the beef and set it aside.
4. Add the onions to the remaining fat and cook until it’s translucent and slightly browned.
5. Add the beef back in and mix with the onions.
6. Sprinkle over the flour, then cook 1 or 2 minutes on low heat and keep stirring regularly.
7. Add the warm water until the beef is barely covered.
8. Add the stock cube, the red wine vinegar, the bay leaves and cloves.
9. Cover and simmer on a low heat for at least 3 hours. If you prefer a thick sauce you have to take of the lid for the last 30 minutes to evaporate some of the moisture of the sauce.
10. Taste it and adjust seasoning as you like with salt and pepper, if necessary.
11. Serve with potato puree or rice.