Zoervleis

Zoervleis

Type	Stew
Place of origin	Belgium and Netherlands
Region or state	Province of Limburg
Main ingredients	Meat (horse meat or beef), vinegar, apple butter, gingerbread

Zoervleis or Zoervleisj (Limburgian for sour meat, in Dutch: Zuurvlees) is a regional meat dish from the Province of Limburg, a region split between the Netherlands and Belgium.

Zoervleis is similar to carbonade flamande and hachee and Germans might know it as Sauerbraten in some local variations. The sour refers to a process of marinading the meat, traditionally horse meat but nowadays commonly beef, in vinegar. However, despite its name the dish is sweet due the vinegar being compensated for with apple butter and Dutch gingerbread.

The dish is often accompanied by French fries.

See also

• List of meat dishes
• List of stews
• Sauerbraten