I made stew once, about 25 years ago. It was so bad, I shoved it down the garbage disposal and never tried again… until now.
I gathered up some stew ingredients, a couple of basic recipes, and this is what I ended up doing:
Crockpot Beef Stew
2.5# beef stew meat cubed
1/2 cup flour + 3 Tbsp
1 Tbsp Minced Garlic
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
48-64 oz Beef Broth (the more liquid, the more like soup)
1 Onion sliced or diced
4 Cubed Potatoes
8oz Sliced Mushrooms
2 Sliced Carrots
1 Bag Frozen Peas
Olive Oil
Pepper to taste
• Flour Cubed Beef
• Heat Olive Oil in fry pan
• Add minced garlic and floured beef
• Cook until a slight crust forms on on flour
• Add to crockpot
• Add remaining ingredients to crockpot, holding back 3 TBSP flour and 8 oz liquid
• Cook for 6-8 hours on high, or 8-10 hours on low heat.
• Open lid, if the stew is too soup-like, add 3 TBSP to 8 oz of withheld liquid in a separate bowl.
• Stir thickener into liquid until smooth
Note: if you do not thicken the stew, it will thicken on its own over the next few days for leftovers.
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@ the very end, insert the word: “flour” after: “3 TBSP”.
That’s not for me, but for other cooks. LOL
Is this what happened w/ yesterday’s infamous onion?
Looks good Ann!! Love, love, love my crockpot!!
I have total faith in you regarding cooking!!
I assume the beef broth is what in those cans. If you’re near a restuarant supply business, look for beef base that usually come in either a one pound jar or plastic container. Some brands will be stocked as dry goods, while other will be found in the refridgerator section. Once open, store what leftover in the refridgerator to retain the strong flavor.
A friend told me he worked in a kitchen, where the chef required the veal stock be made by the traditional method. This involved putting veal bones in the oven and later breaking each bone open to remove the marrow. Tomatoes were blacken over a flame and peeled. Ingredients were combined in a stock pot and over a day or two, the liquid was reduced.
This looks really yummy! I love soup and stews of all kinds. Thanks for sharing.