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Belgian Waffles
Yeast-raised Brussels waffles: tall, rectangular, crisp on the outside and hollow-light inside, dusted with icing…
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Belgian recipes
Beer in the braise, and the world's best chips. 11 Belgian recipes, from the everyday to the ambitious.
The 11 recipes cover 5 of the site’s categories, among them 6 dinners, 2 bakes, 1 appetiser or small plate, 1 breakfast and 1 dessert. None of them is ready in 30 minutes or less, start to finish. For 5, the method times a wait such as rising, chilling or marinating, and the time at the top of the recipe includes it. By difficulty: 4 easy, 6 medium and 1 hard.
As written, 4 are vegetarian, 1 vegan, 2 gluten-free and 1 dairy-free. Another 2 meet a diet label only with a swap the recipe names, and the recipe says which.
Belgian recipes — all 11 recipes
Appetizers
Belgian Frites
Fried twice in beef dripping — once low to cook, once hot to crisp — and served in a paper cone with mayonnaise.
Dinner
Carbonnade Flamande
Beef braised in Belgian brown ale with onions, a spoonful of brown sugar and a slice of mustard-spread bread stirred…
Side dish
Stoemp
Belgian mash with vegetables crushed through it rather than blended in, so it stays coarse and flecked. A side dish…
Dinner
Stoofvlees
Beef braised in dark Belgian ale with a slice of mustard-spread bread stirred in to thicken it. Three hours.
Baking
Gaufres Liegeoises
Rich, chewy yeast waffles studded with pearl sugar that caramelises on the iron, from a dough risen for an hour…
Dinner
Waterzooi
A creamy Belgian stew of chicken, leeks, carrots and potatoes simmered in stock and thickened with egg yolks and…
Desserts
Cuberdons
Small cone-shaped sweets with a hard shell and a soft fruit syrup centre, made from a gum arabic and sugar mix that…
Dinner
Chicons au Gratin
Chicory heads wrapped in ham and baked in a cheese béchamel until bubbling, with the endives first braised for 20…
Dinner
Boulets Liegeois
Large pork and beef meatballs simmered in a sweet and sour gravy made with dark syrup, onion and stock for 40 minutes.
Baking
Tarte au Sucre Belge
A soft brioche-style tart filled with a mix of brown sugar, butter and cream that bakes into a caramelised custard…