On Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at 12:25:51 AM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
> > wrote in message
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> > On Sun, 23 Sep 2018 17:59:02 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>"cshenk" > wrote in message
> ...
> >>> This came out pretty good.
> >>>
> >>> Apologies for being an eye-ball measure cook but the below should be
> >>> pretty close.
> >>>
> >>> 1lb stew beef, cut to about 1/2 inch cubes
> >>> 28oz can diced tomatoes (with juice)
> >>> 4oz can mushrooms (with juice), fresh would be fine but I had cammed
> >>> 4 small carrots (about 1.5 cups small chopped)
> >>> 2 large potatoes (about 1.5 cups cubed)
> >>> 1/2 medium onion (1/2 cup, more would be fine)
> >>> 1/2 ts bourbon smoked black pepper
> >>> 1/2 ts roasted granulated garlic
> >>> 1/4 ts chipotle and ground black pepper (use less for some tastes)
> >>> 2 beef bullion cubes (a salt free mexican version)
> >>> 1 cup water
> >>>
> >>> This was very flavorful and develops even better with longer cooking or
> >>> fridge then reheat. If you do not like very spicy, consider starting
> >>> with 1/8ts of the chipotle pepper blend as you can always add more
> >>> later. The use of canned mushrooms is just right for us, but fresh
> >>> would also work. I happened to only have canned on hand at the time so
> >>> used that.
> >>>
> >>> There is an alternative version of this. Add a can of corn and measure
> >>> the liquid as part of the water. I prefer the simplicity without the
> >>> corn but the classic version of this uses either canned, fresh scraped,
> >>> or frozen corn (about 1 cup).
> >>>
> >>> The tomato can should be diced or stewed and broken up. Sauce will not
> >>> work here.
> >>>
> >>> Smile, not many recipes posted here but I keep them rolling at times!
> >>
> >>Why will sauce not work here? I sometimes put tomato sauce in my stew.
> >
> > There's not nearly enough meat to call that beef stew.
> > I've never in my life cooked a beef stew with less than 3-4 pounds of
> > beef. No one who knows how to cook prepares ANY stew for just one
> > meal.
>
> I actually have made it for one meal but it takes some doing. I've been
> trying to have leftovers because they generally don't get eaten. I would
> also add at the minimum, celery and green beans. Maybe some peas or lentils
> or if I don't use much meat, then I might add some cooked dried beans.

U are not making stew...you are emptying your left-overs and crap like beans
and such like dross into a melange of yuck.
Your gardener must have a "cast-iron stomach" as he would need one as you
welcome him with your "inventions".

Sorry to be so critical but try and stay with the more conventional ingredients
if you are going to label it "beef stew".

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