The Taste of Belgium

Appetisers, Salads and Small Plates

• Asparagus, Flemish Style
• Poached Leeks in a Shallot-Parsley Vinaigrette
• Shallot-Parsley Vinaigrette
• Salad from the Ardennes
• Warm Green Bean and Potato Salad from Liège
• Filled Belgian Endive Leaves
• My Mother’s Potato Salad
• Creamy Cucumber Salad with Chervil
• Sweet-and-Sour Cucumbers with Chives
• Autumn Salad with Celeriac & Belgian Endive
• Vineyard Salad
• Red Cabbage Salad
• Marie’s Red Beet Salad
• Harvest Salad with Roquefort Toast
• Belgian-Style Fresh Cheese with Herbs & Radishes
• Homemade Fresh Cheese
• Smoked Herring and Bean Salad from Ostend
• Marinated Pickled Herring Fillets
• Smoked Herring with Apple-Onion Cream
• Fried Cheese Croquettes
• Prawn Croquettes
• Fried Parsley
• Stuffed Tomatoes
• Tomatoes Stuffed with Prawns, Crab & Lobster
• Bay Scallops on a Bed of Belgian Endives
• Gratin of Belgian Endives
• Smoked Trout Mousse with Watercress Sauce
• Watercress Sauce
• Jeanne’s Chicken Liver Mousse
• Pork Liver Pâté with Prunes
• My Grandmother’s Terrine
• Onion-Raisin Marmalade
• Leek Tart
• Basic Flemish Pie Crust
• Ham and Belgian Endive Tart
• Quiche with Gorgonzola and Asparagus

Soups

• Marie’s Chicken Broth
• Marie’s Beef Broth
• Fish Broth
• My Mother’s Cream of Tomato Soup
• Cream of Belgian Endive Soup
• Flemish Carrot Soup
• Chervil Soup
• Tomato Soup with Little Meatballs
• Cream of White Asparagus Soup from Mechelen
• Leek & Potato Soup
• Cream of Spinach with Sorrel
• Creamy Lettuce Soup
• My Grandmother’s Cream of Cauliflower Soup
• Celeriac Soup
• Cream of Brussels Sprouts Soup
• Flemish Onion Soup with Cheese
• Flemish Split Pea Soup with Ham Hock
• Croutons
• Fish Stew from the North Sea
• Hearty Winter Vegetable Soup
• Cream of Squash Soup with Mussels
• Flemish Potato Buttermilk Soup
• Herbed Garlic Bread, Belgian Style
• Buttermilk Soup with Apples
• Milk Soup from the Ardennes

Fish and Shellfish

• Belgian Steamed Mussels
• Mussels Steamed in Their Own Juices
• Mussels with Snail Butter
• Sautéed Mussels
• Mussels Grilled en Brochette
• Mussels with a Dijon Mustard Vinaigrette
• Gratin of Mussels on a Bed of Spinach
• Aunt Lucette’s Waterzooi of Scallops
• Waterzooi of Fish in the Manner of Ghent
• Eels in Green Herb Sauce
• Eels in Cream Sauce
• Fillet of Cod with Mustard and Gingered Carrots
• Fillet of Cod Flemish Style
• Fillet of Sole with Leeks & Chervil Butter
• Sautéed Monkfish on a Bed of Belgian Endives in Beer Sauce
• Fish & Shellfish Brochettes
• Baked Fresh Herring Packets

Poultry and Game

• Poached Chicken with Veal Dumplings & Rice
• Rice Pilaf
• Waterzooi of Chicken
• Chicken with Vegetables
• Chicken Braised in Belgian Beer
• Chicken Braised in Beer with Belgian Endives
• Braised Chicken with Tomatoes and Mushrooms
• Braised Chicken with Grapes
• Braised Capon with Baby Carrots
• Chicken Suprêmes with Asparagus and Herbs
• My Grandmother Jeanne’s Perfect Roast Chicken
• Jeanne’s Roast Chicken with Apples, Onions & Potatoes
• Chicken with Juniper Berries
• Stuffed Roast Chicken Served with Rosemary Roasted Potatoes
• Christmas Turkey Stuffed with Mushroom-Flavoured Forcemeat
• Rosemary Roasted Potatoes
• Braised Partridge with Cabbage & Abbey Beer
• Pan-Roasted Squab in the Manner of Liège
• Braised Squab with Tiny Peas and Asparagus
• Roast Pheasant with Caramelised Belgian Endives and Apple

Meat

• Beef Stewed in Red Wine with Pearl Onions & Mushrooms
• Steak Frites
• Hutsepot, a Hearty Winter Stew
• Veal Stew with Dumplings, Mushrooms and Carrots
• My Mother’s Meatloaf
• Belgian Spaghetti, Student Style
• Roast Leg of Lamb with Pungent Mustard
• Flemish-Style Lamb Ragout
• Loin of Pork with Turnips
• Loin of Pork Braised in Red Wine
• Roast Pork with Onions & Mustard
• Roast Pork with Cheese & Cured Ham
• Venison Steaks with Gin and Juniper Berries
• Beef Tongue with Raisins & Madeira
• Veal Kidneys with Belgian Gin & Mustard

Cooking with Beer

• Flemish Beef Stew Cooked in Beer
• Veal Chops in Beer with Mushrooms & Chervil
• Veal or Beef Birds
• Pork Chops, Brussels Style
• My Grandmother’s Herbed Pork Chops
• Belgian Meatballs Braised in Beer with Endives
• Rabbit Marinated in Abbey Beer with Mushrooms
• Rabbit Stewed with Prunes in Beer
• Sautéed Rabbit with Cherry Beer & Dried Cherries

Vegetable and Fruit Side Dishes

• Belgian Endives, Flemish Style
• Creamed Belgian Endives
• Gratin of Brussels Sprouts
• Brussels Sprouts, Flemish Style
• Creamed Cabbage
• Braised Stuffed Cabbage
• Savoy Cabbage, Flemish Style
• Red Cabbage, Flemish Style
• Carrot Timbales
• Old-Fashioned Flemish Carrots
• Gratin of Cauliflower
• Cauliflower Timbales
• Chive Cream Sauce
• Braised Escarole
• Green Beans, Flemish Style
• Casserole of Wild Mushrooms
• Gratin of Pearl Onions
• Early Peas with Purslane
• Fresh Peas, Flemish Style
• Creamed Salsify
• My Mother’s Salsify with Mustard
• Spinach with Garlicky Brown Butter
• My Mother’s Spinach in Cheese Sauce
• Sautéed Turnips with Cinnamon
• Bilberries or Cranberries in Syrup
• Baked Apples Filled with Berries
• Oranges Filled with Berries
• My Mother’s Apple Sauce

Potatoes

• The One and Only Truly Belgian Fries
• Deep-Fried Potato Croquettes
• Potato & Leek Pancake
• Parsleyed New Potatoes
• Perfect Boiled Potatoes
• Mashed Potatoes with Caramelised Shallots
• Spinach Mashed Potatoes
• Mashed Potatoes with Winter Vegetables
• Celeriac & Potato Purée
• Mashed Potatoes with Leeks
• Stuffed Baked Potatoes
• Flemish Potatoes

Waffles, Pancakes and Breads

• My Mother’s Waffles
• Belgian Fruit-Filled Waffles
• Flemish Waffles
• Fruit Compote
• Sugar Waffles from Liège
• New Year’s Waffle Cookies
• Flemish Yeast Pancakes, Brueghel Style
• Flambéed Crêpes with Cherries
• Marie’s Buckwheat Pancakes
• Flemish Raisin Bread
• Belgian Sugar Bread
• Flemish Cinnamon Buns

Desserts

• Almond Cake with Fresh Fruit Topping
• Jeanne’s Dried Fruit & Nut Cake
• Spiced Brown Beer Cake with Dried Fruit & Nuts
• Flemish Almond Cookies
• Flemish Spice Cookies
• Flemish Macaroons
• Lace Biscuits from Bruges
• Flemish Yeast Dough for Pie Crust
• Cinnamon-Scented Prune Tart
• Grandmother’s Sugar Tart
• Rhubarb & Strawberry Meringue Tart
• Belgian Tart with Fresh Summer Fruit
• Deep Dish Custard Pie with a Praline Topping
• Praline Powder
• Flemish Vlaai Tart with Blueberries
• Flemish Rice Custard Pie
• Golden Rice Custard
• Aunt Cecile’s Apple Pudding
• Pudding with Wheat Beer & Dried Fruits
• Belgian Bread Pudding
• Crème Anglaise
• Crème Anglaise with Belgian Dark Beer
• Strawberry Mousse
• Sweet Apples in the Oven
• Pears Poached in Spiced Red Wine
• My Grandmother’s Poached Pears
• Pears Poached in Spiced Rodenbach Beer
• White Peaches in Red Currant Syrup
• Chocolate Mousse
• Chocolate Chestnut Truffle Mousse
• Belgian Chocolate Ganache Tart
• Little Chocolate Nut Cakes
• Hot Chocolate Sauce
• Genuine Hot Chocolate Milk

Basics

• Homemade Mayonnaise
• Vanilla Sugar
• Fresh Tomato Sauce
• Béchamel Sauce
• Sherry Vinaigrette
• Spiced Vinegar
• Raspberry Coulis
• Vanilla Essence