"Roy" > wrote in message
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> 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
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>> >>> 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".
>
> ====


Definition:

Beef stew - a stew made with beef prepared by stewing with vegetables