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Stew - Winter comfort food

Dragonfly

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Meats. Potatoes. Carrots. Corn. Onions. Broth. Slow cooked until it all the meat falls apart in it's own juices. Over bed of egg noodles....
Usually we use beef.

Tell me about your stew.
 
Nothing beats a nice bowl of stew with butter bread.
 
Dragonfly said:
Meats. Potatoes. Carrots. Corn. Onions. Broth. Slow cooked until it all the meat falls apart in it's own juices. Over bed of egg noodles....
Usually we use beef.

Tell me about your stew.
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Stew? overcooking meat until all the taste is gone and its super chewy? no thanks.

I will however make chili
 
Dragonfly said:
Meats. Potatoes. Carrots. Corn. Onions. Broth. Slow cooked until it all the meat falls apart in it's own juices. Over bed of egg noodles....
Usually we use beef.

Tell me about your stew.
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Usually no corn, but will add celery and/or mushrooms. No noodles, that's for stroganoff. I prefer just the stew with good french or sourdough bread for dipping.
 
I don't make stew but I love making hearty soups. Corn chowder and baked potato soup are two of our favorites.
 
No winter camping trip was complete without this:

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I got a recipe from my friend for a good spicy Brazilian bean stew- I like it.
 
Problem is....its still 95 degrees here....LOL

Some day it will be fall.
 
Dragonfly said:
Meats. Potatoes. Carrots. Corn. Onions. Broth. Slow cooked until it all the meat falls apart in it's own juices. Over bed of egg noodles....
Usually we use beef.

Tell me about your stew.
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This is my favorite.Hungarian style goulash. I sometimes throw in some carrots
Authentic Hungarian Goulash

2 lb. beef chuck
1 tsp. salt
2 onions, white or yellow
2 Tbsp. lard or shortening
2 Tbsp. imported sweet paprika (most important to use real hungarian paprika for ultimate flavor)
2 bay leaves
1 Qt. water
4 peeled and diced potatoes
1/4 tsp. black pepper

Cut beef into 1 inch squares, add 1/2 tsp. salt. Chop onions and brown in shortening, add beef and paprika. Let beef simmer in its own juice along with salt and paprika for 1 hr. on low heat. Add water, diced potatoes and remaining salt. Cover and simmer until potatoes are done and meat is tender. Prepare egg dumpling batter:

1 egg
6 Tbsp. flour
1/8 tsp. salt

Add flour to unbeaten egg and salt. Mix well. Let stand for 1/2 hour for flour to mellow. Drop by teaspoonful into Goulash. Cover and simmer 5 minutes after dumplings rise to surface.

Serve hot with dollops of sour cream.
 
Last night was supposed to be homemade beef & cabbage soup. By the time I was done it was a full-blown beef & vegetable soup with an Italian bent.
 
I like fish stew with tomato potato carrot
 
beefheart said:
Problem is....its still 95 degrees here....LOL

Some day it will be fall.
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I was up at Big Lake over the weekend. It wasn't 95°.:lol:

Actually, the afternoons were pushing 70. The weather was beautiful.
 
Dragonfly said:
Meats. Potatoes. Carrots. Corn. Onions. Broth. Slow cooked until it all the meat falls apart in it's own juices. Over bed of egg noodles....
Usually we use beef.

Tell me about your stew.
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Anyone like their thick stew or hearty chili served over mashed potatoes?
 
Lutherf said:
I was up at Big Lake over the weekend. It wasn't 95°.:lol:

Actually, the afternoons were pushing 70. The weather was beautiful.
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We here in northern Delaware have our first official freeze warning tonight. :doh
 
SMTA said:
Anyone like their thick stew or hearty chili served over mashed potatoes?
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A local restaurant where I grew up serves a chili sundae. It's alternating layers of chili, mashed potatoes and sour cream in an old fashioned, tall, glass sundae dish. It's really good and looks neat too.
 
Groogrux said:
A local restaurant where I grew up serves a chili sundae. It's alternating layers of chili, mashed potatoes and sour cream in an old fashioned, tall, glass sundae dish. It's really good and looks neat too.
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I'll pass on the sour cream part - I hate the white crap - sour cream, cottage cheese, ranch, bleu cheese, and yogurt.
 
Dragonfly said:
Meats. Potatoes. Carrots. Corn. Onions. Broth. Slow cooked until it all the meat falls apart in it's own juices. Over bed of egg noodles....
Usually we use beef.

Tell me about your stew.
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I really like some Turnips in mine, and it needs flavor. Sometimes I add a fair about of good apple cider vinegar, sometimes lots of spices of some sort. Never on noddles for me, I dont want that many carbs, but lots of potatoes. BTW the potatoes MUST be cooked in the beef broth. CORN? Not usually.
 
Let there be no mistake: Biscuits (homemade one hopes) is the proper bread for this dish in my not at all humble opinion.
 
Crovax said:
Stew? overcooking meat until all the taste is gone and its super chewy? no thanks.

I will however make chili
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Depends on how you cook it. slow cooking in like a crockpot can leave it nice and tender and not chewy.
 
Having stew for lunch today. :mrgreen:
 
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