In Which I Actualy Cook Something
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jeriendhalAs opposed to basically mixing a kit together or doing Boil in a Bag.
Sunday for whatever reason I got it into my head to do a stew, after finding a deal on stew meat at the BJ's. Unfortuantely when I hit the Safeway I found they don't carry the little kits of dehydrated veggies that I usually use to do stew in our crock pot. This called for drastic measures, ie: I'd have to actually engage in actual chef-like activities. So armed with a fresh veggies, I put everything together yesterday morning to cook during the day. Tracy discovered she had the day off, after forgetting she'd scehduled it, so she made bread in our bread maker during the afternoon. The result was stew the way I like it, brown, meaty and thick enough that you could use your spoon for a flagpole. Very nice for a cold rainy evening.
Royce's Not-Bad-For-a-Throwtogether Beef Stew
Mix the following together in a large crock pot.
2 lbs. cubed roast beef
8 cups water
4 chopped celery stalks
5 chopped carrots
1 cup chopped mushrooms
1 large onion (chopped, big surprise)
1 package McCormick Beef Stew Seasoning
Cook on low heat in the crock pot for 8 to 10 hours. During the final half-hour drop in 1 or 2 cubed potatoes, and mix in a cup or so of flour or cornstarch to thicken the mixture. Serve with fresh bread.
Sunday for whatever reason I got it into my head to do a stew, after finding a deal on stew meat at the BJ's. Unfortuantely when I hit the Safeway I found they don't carry the little kits of dehydrated veggies that I usually use to do stew in our crock pot. This called for drastic measures, ie: I'd have to actually engage in actual chef-like activities. So armed with a fresh veggies, I put everything together yesterday morning to cook during the day. Tracy discovered she had the day off, after forgetting she'd scehduled it, so she made bread in our bread maker during the afternoon. The result was stew the way I like it, brown, meaty and thick enough that you could use your spoon for a flagpole. Very nice for a cold rainy evening.
Royce's Not-Bad-For-a-Throwtogether Beef Stew
Mix the following together in a large crock pot.
2 lbs. cubed roast beef
8 cups water
4 chopped celery stalks
5 chopped carrots
1 cup chopped mushrooms
1 large onion (chopped, big surprise)
1 package McCormick Beef Stew Seasoning
Cook on low heat in the crock pot for 8 to 10 hours. During the final half-hour drop in 1 or 2 cubed potatoes, and mix in a cup or so of flour or cornstarch to thicken the mixture. Serve with fresh bread.
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Date: 2009-11-24 03:58 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-11-24 10:34 pm (UTC)Nummy I'll have to give this one a go.
heres mine: (I don't own a crockpot so I make it up on the stove.)
500grams cubed beef
2 large carrots sliced up
2/3 cup frozen peas
potatoes... the equivilant of 6 or 7 large ones diced in good sized chunks.
1 litre of vegetable stock
2 beef oxo cubes OR 2 heaped teaspoons of powdered beef stock
Braise beef in a big pot. Chuck in everything else and top up with water. leave to simmer for whatever... an hour or so. the longer you leave it the sloppier the potatoes get and the thicker the stew consistency is. Check every so often to top up with boiling water from the kettle.
Serve whenever you're ready to eat. Great for freezing and reheating at work.
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Date: 2009-11-25 02:00 am (UTC):)
I'll be making turkey gravy from scratch tomorrow if you would like to experiment further. Every boy should know how to make a proper roux -- and you'll say goodbye to seasoning packets. :)
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Date: 2009-11-25 02:12 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-11-25 02:13 am (UTC)