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carbonade

/ ˌkɑːbəˈneɪd; -ˈnɑːd /

noun

  1. a stew of beef and onions cooked in beer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of carbonade1

C20: from French
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Example Sentences

Considered a national symbol of Greenlandic culture and the first of its kind in the country, Katuaq attracts locals and visitors for its wide-ranging offerings: concerts, theater performances, art exhibitions and dining on reindeer carbonade and other seasonal local delicacies at its sunny Cafe Tuaq.

Local dish: “Carbonade,” rich stew of beef marinated and slow-cooked in beer.

Highlights include the French fries carbonade, with beer-braised beef, farmhouse cheese and a roasted garlic aioli; spicy fried chicken with cucumber and cilantro yogurt; chicken liver and foie gras mousse; lobster and shrimp Bolognese; fish and chips; and sticky toffee pudding. 

Straight from grandma’s cookbook, the traditional carbonade slow-cooks thick chunks of beef in a spicy dark ale from the Rochefort monastery, coming out extremely tender if not terribly complex, and contrasting nicely with a side of crispy frites.

I'll carbonade the Villain, I'll make a Ragout for the Devil's Supper of him.

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