Enjoy a Belgian menu with these three easy recipes

As a starter we choose the Belgian classic tomate aux crevettes.

Deliciously fresh and rich in flavour!

Ingredients (2 persons):

  • 2 coeur de boeuf tomatoes
  • 50 gr. mayonnaise
  • A few pepper leaves
  • 125 gr. peeled prawns
  • Half a tablespoon of parsley
  • Salt

Preparation:

  • Wash the tomatoes, cut a top off each one and hollow them out a little.
  • Mix the shrimps with mayonnaise. Season with pepper and salt. Fill the tomatoes with the prepared shrimp salad. Then put the tops back on.
  • Wash the lettuce and divide over a few plates together with the stuffed tomatoes. Season with some parsley.

 

Mussels and fries as the main course? Just keep it coming!

Easy to make and once again a true Belgian delicacy.

Ingredients (2 persons):

  • 2.5 kg mussels
  • 1 onion
  • Green celery
  • 0.5 bunch of parsley
  • 400 gr. loose potatoes
  • Pepper and salt
  • 500 gr. chips
  • A jar of mussel sauce

Preparation:

  • Wash the potatoes and cut them into thin pieces.
  • Fry the fries for a first time in a deep-fat fryer at 160° for five minutes. Let them drain on a piece of kitchen paper. Then fry them a second time at 180° for four minutes.
  • Rinse the mussels, remove their beard with a knife.
  • Cut the vegetables into chunks.
  • Put the mussels and vegetables in a saucepan and season with pepper. Cook the mussels in a closed pot for four minutes until they open.
  • Shake the mussels so that the bottom mussels are at the top of the pot. Cook for another four minutes.
  • Serve the mussels with fries and mussel sauce.

 

 

A light-hearted dessert to finish with? Time for Belgian waffles!

As an extra, we will add some strawberries and vanilla ice cream.

Ingredients (2 persons)

  • 1 egg
  • 62,5 gr butter
  • 125 ml semi-skimmed milk
  • 100 ml water
  • 6 gr. fresh yeast
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 37,5 gr sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar
  • 225 gr flour
  • Slice of baking butter
  • A box of vanilla ice cream
  • 10 strawberries

Preparation:

  • Break the eggs, keeping the yolks separate from the whites.
  • Melt the butter in a pan. Add milk and water. Heat everything to lukewarm.
  • Crumble the yeast and allow it to dissolve in the liquid.
  • Beat the egg yolks, salt, sugar, vanilla sugar and flour to a smooth batter.
  • Beat the egg whites in a bowl until stiff. Later, mix this gradually into the batter. Then let this rest for half an hour.
  • Heat the waffle iron, brush with melted butter and bake the waffles for 3-5 minutes.
  • Serve with some vanilla ice cream and strawberries.
  • Enjoy!