On Saturday, April 20, 2019 at 3:38:51 PM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Apr 2019 07:19:09 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
> >On Saturday, April 20, 2019 at 8:42:30 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> >> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >> >
> >> > I never put potatoes in stew.
> >>
> >> I always put some in a beef stew.
> >> Main thing to me is to sear the meat before going into
> >> the crockpot (which I use)
> >
> >That's also vital for pot roast.
> >
> >I cook both stew and pot roast in the oven.
> >
> >Cindy Hamilton
>
> That makes it too difficult to add ingrediants by how long they need
> to cook, and to reseason... anyway that's a holdover from long ago
> from before stovetop cooking became a reality and real Dutch ovens
> were state of the art.

I don't add ingredients. I saute a mirepoix, add garlic and seasonings,
then beef and wine. No other vegetables; my husband doesn't like them.

Cindy Hamilton