Sqwertz wrote:
>
> Gary wrote:
> > With the remaining half of strip steak, I left in the small
> > chunks. This morning, I pan-seared them and tossed into my
> > crockpot. Added some onion, potato, carrots, mushrooms, some msg,
> > salt, pepper and 2 cups of strong beef broth. This will simmer
> > for hours to get that beef super tender. Should turn out to be a
> > small batch of nice beef stew. If necessary, I'll thicken it a
> > bit at the end.
>
> What a waste of timer and energy to slow cook 6 ounces of beef stew.

Got a delicious quart out of it. 5oz beef plus beef broth and
extra amount of vegetables, listed above.

Got almost 4 pints of good stuff and no effort once it all got
thrown into the crockpot. It worked for me. I was just
playing around with that 11oz strip. I normally will cook a
larger batch.