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🇧🇪 Traditional dishes from Belgium

3 dishes people actually cook in Belgium: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Carbonnade flamande

150 min · medium · 12 ingredients

Carbonnade flamande, a traditional dish from Belgium

A hearty beef stew with rich beer flavors.

  • 800 g beef chuck
  • 2 onions
  • 3 carrots
  • 4 garlic
  • 500 ml beef broth
  • 330 ml Belgian beer
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 2 tbsp mustard
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper

Moules-frites

30 min · easy · 9 ingredients

Moules-frites, a traditional dish from Belgium

Savor the classic taste of mussels and fries!

  • 1200 g mussels
  • 800 g potatoes
  • 50 g butter
  • 4 garlic
  • 250 ml white wine
  • 30 g parsley
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 2 tbsp oil

Waterzooi

60 min · medium · 11 ingredients

Waterzooi, a traditional dish from Belgium

A creamy Belgian stew brimming with flavor.

  • 600 g chicken thighs
  • 200 g carrots
  • 150 g leeks
  • 100 g celery
  • 300 g potatoes
  • 1000 ml chicken broth
  • 200 ml heavy cream
  • 20 g fresh parsley
  • 50 g butter
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper

What do people eat in Belgium?

The three dishes from Belgium documented in Copper are Carbonnade flamande, Moules-frites and Waterzooi. Butter and carrots each appear in more than one recipe. All three are fried. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 25 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Belgium?

The three recipes need 25 ingredients between them, of which 4 are shared by more than one dish. Copper's atlas covers 588 dishes from 196 countries, and these three are the Belgium entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Belgium take?

Moules-frites is the quickest at 30 minutes. Carbonnade flamande is the longest at 150 minutes, most of it unattended. The median is 60 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Belgium is easiest to make at home?

Moules-frites is rated easy — start there. The full method is on its recipe page, step by step, free to read.

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