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Default When to add potatoes to a stew.
On 3/4/2014 8:01 PM, wrote:
> On Tuesday, March 4, 2014 3:19:06 PM UTC-8, Emrys Davies wrote:
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>> I do a mutton back chop stew with carrots, swede, turnip, onions and celery
>> and, although I am very pleased with it, I would just like to add some
>> potatoes as an experiment. I use a slow cooker and it takes about seven
>> hours to cook this meal. Then I add pearl barley and lentils to it and let
>> them cook for a further twenty minutes. At what stage should I add the
>> potatoes?
>
> I have experimented with different times, and finally decided I prefer
> stew without potatoes, because of the starch they release into the liquid.
> So I will cook them separately.
>

We're all different. That's what I like about adding the potatoes at the
beginning of a stew. The starchiness.

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